Corey Holcomb
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Corey Holcomb

Who Corey Holcomb is

Corey Holcomb is a Chicago-born stand-up comedian, radio host and actor who took up stand-up in Chicago after a short college basketball career. Billing himself as the "Ghetto Dr. Phil", he builds much of his act around relationships gone wrong, and he has been a regular on Comic View, Def Comedy Jam, Last Comic Standing and Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out. His specials include The Problem Is You (2004), Your Way Ain't Working (2012) and The Book of Coreythians (2023); he voiced Robert Tubbs on The Cleveland Show, played Boonie on Adult Swim's Black Jesus and hosts his own internet show, The Corey Holcomb 5150 Show.

At a glance

Born
1969
Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Came up through
Def Comedy Jam, Last Comic Standing and BET ComicView
Stand-up specials
Corey Holcomb: The Problem Is You, Comedy Central Presents: Corey Holcomb, Corey Holcomb: Your Way Ain't Working and 1 more
Podcasts
The Corey Holcomb 5150 Show
On screen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, Wild 'n Out and 2 more
Next on stage
16 October 2026 — Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead, PA
Official site
coreyholcomb.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Def Comedy Jam, Last Comic Standing and BET ComicView:

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Comedians like Corey Holcomb

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1969Born
  2. 2001The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (stand-up, NBC, 2001) On screen
  3. 2004Corey Holcomb: The Problem Is You (2004) Special
  4. 2004Last Comic Standing (2004) On screen
  5. 2005Comedy Central Presents: Corey Holcomb (2005, Comedy Central) Special
  6. 2005Wild 'n Out (cast member, seasons 2–8, 2005–2017) On screen
  7. 2009The Cleveland Show (voice of Robert Tubbs, 2009–2013) On screen
  8. 2012Corey Holcomb: Your Way Ain't Working (2012) Special
  9. 2014Black Jesus (Boonie, Adult Swim, 2014–2019) On screen
  10. 2023Corey Holcomb: The Book of Coreythians (2023) Special

Questions about Corey Holcomb

Where is Corey Holcomb performing next?

Friday 16 October 2026, 7:00 PM at Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead, PA, then 8 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Corey Holcomb: The Problem Is You, Comedy Central Presents: Corey Holcomb, Corey Holcomb: Your Way Ain't Working and Corey Holcomb: The Book of Coreythians.

What podcast do they host?

The Corey Holcomb 5150 Show.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Last Comic Standing, Wild 'n Out, The Cleveland Show and Black Jesus.

Where did they get their start?

Def Comedy Jam (a regular), Last Comic Standing (on the show) and BET ComicView (a regular).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1969.

Who are some comedians like them?

Don DC Curry (also in Black Jesus), Lavell Crawford (also came through Def Comedy Jam), Karlous Miller (also came through BET ComicView), Craig Robinson (also came through Def Comedy Jam) and J. B. Smoove (also came through Def Comedy Jam).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026