Dewayne Perkins
Upcoming: 1 show on 9 November 2026 in Brooklyn.
Who Dewayne Perkins is
Dewayne Perkins is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor who started stand-up in 2017 and tours his one-man show How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You. His stand-up has been seen on Comedy Central, Netflix and LOGO, and he has played Comedy Central's Clusterfest, SF Sketchfest, NBC's Breakout Comedy Fest, the Comedy Cellar, the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory and Zanies.
He was a Just for Laughs New Face in Montreal in 2019 and has been named to Variety's 10 Comics to Watch, Vulture's Comedians You Should and Will Know and the New York Times' list of queer young comics redefining American humor. As a writer he worked on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Saved by the Bell and co-wrote and starred in the film The Blackening, with Emmy, WGA and NAACP Image Award nominations for his work, and he created, directed and stars in the web series I Swear We're Friends.
Is Dewayne Perkins on tour?
Upcoming shows confirmed Yes. Dewayne Perkins has 1 show on 9 November 2026 in Brooklyn. No named tour is on record.
Last checked 3 November 2026.
Dewayne Perkins tour dates 2026
- Monday 9 November 2026, 7:30 PM (How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You) at The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY · the listing ↗
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Is Dewayne Perkins coming to my town?
Upcoming: New York (Brooklyn). No California or Florida dates are on record right now (checked 3 November 2026); follow Dewayne Perkins and your town to hear when one is booked.
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Recent shows
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At a glance
- On screen
- The Blackening, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Saved by the Bell and 2 more
- Next on stage
- 9 November 2026 — The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY
- Official site
- dewayneperkins.com ↗
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- The Blackening film, co-writer and actor
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer
- Saved by the Bell writer
- The Studio actor
- I Swear We're Friends web series, creator
Comedians like Dewayne Perkins
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.
- Jermaine Fowler also in The Blackening
- Seth Rogen also in The Studio
Questions and answers
Where is Dewayne Perkins performing next?
Monday 9 November 2026, 7:30 PM (How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You) at The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Blackening (film, co-writer and actor), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (writer), Saved by the Bell (writer), The Studio (actor) and I Swear We're Friends (web series, creator).
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Jermaine Fowler (also in The Blackening) and Seth Rogen (also in The Studio).
Are you Dewayne Perkins?
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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.
Sources
- Official site (Comedy) ↗ Stand-up since 2017; touring How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You; stand-up on Comedy Central, Netflix and LOGO; Clusterfest, SF Sketchfest, NBC's Breakout Comedy Fest, the Comedy Cellar, the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory, Zanies; New York Times (2022), Variety's 10 Comics to Watch (2020), Just for Laughs…
- Official site ↗ Comedian, writer and actor; I Swear We're Friends, which he created, directed, co-wrote and stars in; writer on The Blackening, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Saved by the Bell; actor in The Studio and The Blackening (as of 2 November 2026)
- New York Comedy Festival ↗ Writer, producer, actor and comedian; Variety's Comics to Watch, Vulture, the New York Times; Emmy, WGA and NAACP Image Award nominations; The Bell House, 9 November 2026 (as of 2 November 2026)
Updated 3 November 2026 · the record checked 2 November 2026