Craig Robinson
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Craig Robinson

Who Craig Robinson is

Craig Robinson is a Chicago-born actor, comedian and musician who began doing stand-up and taking classes at The Second City while in college, and taught in Chicago schools before going into comedy full time. He made his mark on the stand-up circuit at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival in 1998, appeared on Def Comedy Jam, and headlines clubs and festivals both solo and with his band, the Nasty Delicious. He is best known as Darryl Philbin on NBC's The Office (2005–2013), hosted Last Comic Standing in 2010 and starred in the Peacock series Killing It.

At a glance

Born
1971
Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Came up through
Def Comedy Jam and Last Comic Standing
On screen
Def Comedy Jam, The Office, Last Comic Standing and 10 more
Next on stage
8 October 2026 — Helium Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN
Official site
mrcraigrobinson.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

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Craig Robinson

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. 1971Born
  2. 2005The Office (Darryl Philbin, NBC, 2005–2013) On screen
  3. 2007Knocked Up (Club Doorman, 2007) On screen
  4. 2008Pineapple Express (Matheson, 2008) On screen
  5. 2009Eastbound & Down (Reggie Mackworthy, 2009, 2012) On screen
  6. 2010Last Comic Standing (host, season 7, 2010) On screen
  7. 2010Hot Tub Time Machine (Nick Webber-Agnew, 2010; sequel 2015) On screen
  8. 2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Doug Judy, 2013–2021) On screen
  9. 2013This Is the End (himself, 2013) On screen
  10. 2020The Masked Dancer (host, 2020–2021) On screen
  11. 2022Killing It (star and executive producer, Peacock, 2022–2023) On screen

Questions about Craig Robinson

Where is Craig Robinson performing next?

Thursday 8 October 2026, 7:30 PM at Helium Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Def Comedy Jam, The Office, Last Comic Standing, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mr. Robinson and Ghosted, among 13 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Def Comedy Jam (stand-up) and Last Comic Standing (host).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1971.

Who are some comedians like them?

Seth Rogen (also in Knocked Up), J. B. Smoove (also came through Def Comedy Jam), Bill Bellamy (also came through Def Comedy Jam), Lavell Crawford (also came through Def Comedy Jam) and Rich Vos (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