DeRay Davis
Stand-up comedian

DeRay Davis

Also known as Deray Davis

Who DeRay Davis is

DeRay Davis is a stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago's South Side who broke through at the Laffapalooza festival in Atlanta and won Comedy Central's Laugh Riots competition. His specials include Showtime's DeRay Davis: Power Play and Netflix's DeRay Davis: How to Act Black (2017); he was a longtime cast member of Wild 'n Out, hosted Hip Hop Squares, and voiced skits on Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration. As an actor he is known as Ray the Hustle Guy in the Barbershop films and as Peaches on FX's Snowfall.

At a glance

Stand-up specials
Comedy Central Presents: DeRay Davis, DeRay Davis: Power Play and DeRay Davis: How to Act Black
On screen
Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Wild 'n Out, Empire and 3 more
Next on stage
5 October 2026 — Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA
Official site
deraydavis.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

Comedians like DeRay Davis

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Career timeline

  1. 2002Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business (Ray, films, 2002 and 2004) On screen
  2. 2005Wild 'n Out (cast member, 2005–2022) On screen
  3. 2006Comedy Central Presents: DeRay Davis (2006, Comedy Central) Special
  4. 201221 Jump Street (Domingo, 2012) On screen
  5. 2015Empire (Jermel, Fox, 2015) On screen
  6. 2017DeRay Davis: How to Act Black (2017, Netflix) Special
  7. 2017Hip Hop Squares (host, 2017–2019) On screen
  8. 2018Snowfall (Peaches, FX, 2018–2023) On screen

Questions about DeRay Davis

Where is DeRay Davis performing next?

Monday 5 October 2026, 9:30 PM (Improv Presents: MONDERAYS with Deray Davis & more) at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA, 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?

Comedy Central Presents: DeRay Davis, DeRay Davis: Power Play and DeRay Davis: How to Act Black.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Wild 'n Out, Empire, Hip Hop Squares, Snowfall and 21 Jump Street.

Who are some comedians like them?

Damien Lemon (also in Hip-Hop Squares) and Red Grant (also in Snowfall).

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