Karlous Miller
Stand-up comedian · Atlanta, GA

Karlous Miller

Who Karlous Miller is

Karlous Miller is a stand-up comedian from Oxford, Mississippi, who worked there as a firefighter before moving to Atlanta in 2005 to do comedy full time. He is a longtime cast member of MTV's Wild 'N Out, competed on the eighth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, has done stand-up on BET's Comic View and HBO's All Def Comedy, and has a half-hour stand-up special on Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network. With DC Young Fly and Chico Bean he co-created and co-hosts The 85 South Show, a podcast that also tours arenas and has a Netflix special, 85 South: Ghetto Legends, and he has twice co-hosted BET's Hip Hop Awards.

At a glance

Born
1983
Based in
Atlanta, GA
Came up through
Last Comic Standing and BET ComicView
Stand-up specials
85 South: Ghetto Legends
Podcasts
The 85 South Show
On screen
Wild 'N Out, Last Comic Standing, Comic View and 10 more
Next on stage
5 November 2026 — Huntsville Levity Live, Huntsville, AL

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Career timeline

  1. 1983Born
  2. 2013Wild 'N Out (cast member, MTV, from 2013) On screen
  3. 2014Last Comic Standing (contestant, season 8, NBC, 2014) On screen
  4. 2014Comic View (BET, 2014) On screen
  5. 2015The 85 South Show (co-creator and co-host with DC Young Fly and Chico Bean, podcast, from 2015) Podcast or book
  6. 2016Joking Off (MTV, 2016) On screen
  7. 2017All Def Comedy (HBO, 2017) On screen
  8. 2017Family Time (De'Andre, Bounce TV, 2017) On screen
  9. 2020BET Hip Hop Awards (co-host, 2020–2021) On screen
  10. 2025Haunted Heist (film, 2025) On screen

Questions about Karlous Miller

Where is Karlous Miller performing next?

Thursday 5 November 2026, 7:00 PM at Huntsville Levity Live, Huntsville, AL, 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?

85 South: Ghetto Legends.

What podcast do they host?

The 85 South Show.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Wild 'N Out, Last Comic Standing, Comic View, All Def Comedy, Joking Off and Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes, among 13 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (competed) and BET ComicView (stand-up).

Where are they based?

Atlanta, GA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1983.

Who are some comedians like them?

DC Young Fly (also in BET Hip Hop Awards), Corey Holcomb (also came through BET ComicView), D'Lai (also in Laugh Out Loud Network), Gary Owen (also in Comic View) and T. Murph (also in Comic View).

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 →

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026