Jermaine Fowler
Stand-up comedian

Jermaine Fowler

Who Jermaine Fowler is

Jermaine Fowler is a stand-up comedian, actor, producer and writer who produced and starred in his own Showtime stand-up special, Give 'Em Hell, Kid. He was an executive producer and the star of the CBS sitcom Superior Donuts, opposite Judd Hirsch, after CBS's entertainment president called him a rising young star, and he had a recurring role on HBO's Crashing. On film he appeared in Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You and in Coming 2 America. His track Chivalry Is Alive and Well was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in December 2024 and January 2025.

At a glance

Stand-up specials
Give 'Em Hell, Kid
On screen
Superior Donuts, Crashing, Sorry to Bother You and 11 more
Official site
jermainefowler.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: jermainefowler.com ↗.

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

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Their stand-up

Fowler moved to New York City at 20 and performed at open mics in Times Square, began touring comedy clubs and colleges in 2012 and starred in truTV's series Friends of the People in 2014. He was the announcer of the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on 17 September 2017, and in 2025 he starred opposite Tracy Morgan in the sitcom Crutch.

Career timeline

  1. 2014Friends of the People (truTV, 2014) On screen
  2. 201769th Primetime Emmy Awards (announcer, 2017) On screen
  3. 2018Sorry to Bother You (film, 2018) On screen
  4. 2021Coming 2 America (film, 2021) On screen
  5. 2021Judas and the Black Messiah (Mark Clark, film, 2021) On screen
  6. 2023A Murder at the End of the World (Martin Mitchell, 2023) On screen
  7. 2023Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (James Lafayette Jr., voice, 2023–2025) On screen
  8. 2024Ricky Stanicky (Wes, film, 2024) On screen
  9. 2025Only Murders in the Building (Randall, 2025) On screen
  10. 2025Crutch (Jake Crutchfield, 2025) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Jermaine Fowler performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: jermainefowler.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Give 'Em Hell, Kid.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Superior Donuts, Crashing, Sorry to Bother You, Coming 2 America, Friends of the People and BoJack Horseman, among 14 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Keith Lucas (also in Friends of the People), Kenny Lucas (also in Friends of the People), Aaron Kleiber (also in Judas and the Black Messiah), Adam Conover (also in BoJack Horseman) and Andrew Santino (also in Ricky Stanicky).

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 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026