Kountry Wayne
Also known as Wayne Colley
Who Kountry Wayne is
Kountry Wayne is a comedian and actor from Millen, Georgia, who built a large audience from 2014 with viral social-media sketches of his own characters, often with celebrity cameos, before taking his act to theaters on the 150-date Child Support Tour and the Live Nation-produced Straight Out The Mud and Help Is on the Way tours. His first Netflix stand-up special, Kountry Wayne: A Woman's Prayer, taped at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., premiered in 2023, and Variety named him one of its 10 Comics to Watch in 2021. He has acted in BET's Holiday Heartbreak, Strange Love and Peacock's Praise This, co-hosts BET+'s I Love Us, and wrote the book Help Is on the Way (2023).
Kountry Wayne tour dates 2026
19 shows from 10 October to 20 December 2026 in Ontario, Wellington, Baltimore, Birmingham and 1 more city.
- Saturday 10 October 2026, 7:00 PM at Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA · Tickets ↗
- Saturday 10 October 2026, 9:30 PM at Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA · Tickets ↗
- Sunday 11 October 2026, 6:00 PM at Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA · Tickets ↗
- Friday 16 October 2026, 7:00 PM at Palm Beach Improv, Wellington, FL · the listing ↗
- Friday 13 November 2026, 7:30 PM (Kountry Wayne ~ Special Event) at Baltimore Comedy Factory, Baltimore, MD · the listing ↗
- Friday 13 November 2026, 10:15 PM (Kountry Wayne ~ Special Event) at Baltimore Comedy Factory, Baltimore, MD · the listing ↗
- Saturday 14 November 2026, 7:00 PM (Kountry Wayne ~ Special Event) at Baltimore Comedy Factory, Baltimore, MD · the listing ↗
- Saturday 14 November 2026, 9:45 PM (Kountry Wayne ~ Special Event) at Baltimore Comedy Factory, Baltimore, MD · the listing ↗
- Sunday 15 November 2026, 7:00 PM (Kountry Wayne ~ Special Event) at Baltimore Comedy Factory, Baltimore, MD · the listing ↗
- Friday 20 November 2026, 7:00 PM (Special Event) at Stardome Comedy Club, Birmingham, AL · the listing ↗
- Friday 20 November 2026, 9:15 PM (Special Event) at Stardome Comedy Club, Birmingham, AL · the listing ↗
- Saturday 21 November 2026, 7:00 PM (Special Event) at Stardome Comedy Club, Birmingham, AL · the listing ↗
7 more dates, to 20 December 2026
- Saturday 21 November 2026, 9:30 PM (Special Event) at Stardome Comedy Club, Birmingham, AL · the listing ↗
- Sunday 22 November 2026, 7:00 PM (Special Event) at Stardome Comedy Club, Birmingham, AL · the listing ↗
- Friday 18 December 2026, 7:00 PM at Comedy Off Broadway, Lexington, KY · the listing ↗
- Friday 18 December 2026, 9:30 PM at Comedy Off Broadway, Lexington, KY · the listing ↗
- Saturday 19 December 2026, 6:30 PM at Comedy Off Broadway, Lexington, KY · the listing ↗
- Saturday 19 December 2026, 9:00 PM at Comedy Off Broadway, Lexington, KY · the listing ↗
- Sunday 20 December 2026, 7:00 PM at Comedy Off Broadway, Lexington, KY · the listing ↗
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At a glance
- Born
- 1987
- Stand-up specials
- A Woman's Prayer
- Albums
- Help Is on the Way
- Books
- Help Is on the Way: Stay Up and Live Your Truth
- On screen
- Wild 'N Out, I Love Us, Holiday Heartbreak and 2 more
- Next on stage
- 10 October 2026 — Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA
- Official site
- kountrywayne.com ↗
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- A Woman's Prayer 2023, Netflix
Albums
- Help Is on the Way 2018
On screen
- Wild 'N Out MTV, from 2018
- I Love Us co-host with Kym Whitley, BET+, 2022
- Holiday Heartbreak BET film, 2020
- Strange Love Amazon Prime film, 2022; also executive producer
- Praise This Painted Duck DJ, Peacock film, 2023
Books and writing
- Help Is on the Way: Stay Up and Live Your Truth book with Mim Eichler Rivas, 2023, Harmony
Comedians like Kountry Wayne
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.
- Mia Jackson also in I Love Us
Career timeline
- 1987Born
- 2018Wild 'N Out (MTV, from 2018) On screen
- 2018Help Is on the Way (2018) Album
- 2020Holiday Heartbreak (BET film, 2020) On screen
- 2022I Love Us (co-host with Kym Whitley, BET+, 2022) On screen
- 2022Strange Love (Amazon Prime film, 2022; also executive producer) On screen
- 2023A Woman's Prayer (2023, Netflix) Special
- 2023Praise This (Painted Duck DJ, Peacock film, 2023) On screen
- 2023Help Is on the Way: Stay Up and Live Your Truth (book with Mim Eichler Rivas, 2023, Harmony) Book
In the news
- Kountry Wayne is interviewed on Deadline's Comedy Means Business Podcast. Deadline · 17 August 2026
Questions and answers
Where is Kountry Wayne performing next?
Saturday 10 October 2026, 7:00 PM at Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA, then 18 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.
Are they on tour in 2026?
Yes: 19 shows from 10 October to 20 December 2026 in Ontario, Wellington, Baltimore, Birmingham and Lexington.
What stand-up specials have they released?
A Woman's Prayer.
Have they written a book?
Yes:Help Is on the Way: Stay Up and Live Your Truth.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Wild 'N Out, I Love Us, Holiday Heartbreak, Strange Love and Praise This.
When were they born?
In 1987.
Who are some comedians like them?
Mia Jackson (also in I Love Us).
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Sources
- Wikipedia ↗ Born 9 December 1987 in Millen, Georgia; digital sketches; Wild 'N Out debut in September 2018; Holiday Heartbreak (BET, 2020); Strange Love (Amazon Prime,…
- Official site ↗ His Netflix stand-up special on fatherhood, gender dynamics and faith; upcoming dates at the Ontario Improv (9–11 October) and Columbus (23–24 October) (as…
- The Improv (Ontario) ↗ Bio: Wayne Colley; viral Facebook post in 2014; the 150-date Child Support Tour; Variety's 10 Comics to Watch (2021); Holiday Heartbreak; Wild 'N Out; I Love…
- Penguin Random House — Help Is on the Way by Kountry Wayne ↗ By Kountry Wayne with Mim Eichler Rivas, foreword by Cedric the Entertainer; published 18 April 2023 by Harmony (as of 29 September 2026)
Updated 10 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026