Stand-up comedian

Kym Whitley

On tour: 1 show on 13 October 2026 in Hollywood.

Who Kym Whitley is

Kym Whitley is a comedian and actor whose comedy career began when Redd Foxx told her she had the comedic goods, and whose first major job was the play Beauty Shop, which toured the country after opening in Los Angeles. She has had a recurring role on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, appeared in Married... with Children, Moesha and The Wayans Bros., and earned a Daytime Emmy nomination as Big Candi in The Bay.

Her films include The Nutty Professor, Next Friday, Along Came Polly and College Road Trip, and she voiced Melonee in Rango. She has been heard on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, wrote the autobiographical book The Delusion of Cinderella, and was a headliner of the Flyover Comedy Festival in St. Louis in November 2025.

Kym Whitley tour dates 2026

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At a glance

Podcasts and radio
Tom Joyner Morning Show
Books
The Delusion of Cinderella
On screen
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Married... with Children, Moesha and 7 more
Next on stage
13 October 2026 — Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA
Official site
instagram.com ↗

Specials, shows and podcasts

On screen

Podcasts and radio

Books and writing

Comedians like Kym Whitley

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Career timeline

  1. 2000Next Friday (film, 2000) On screen
  2. 2011Rango (voice of Melonee, film, 2011) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Kym Whitley performing next?

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 7:30 PM — with Dulcé Sloan, Kanisha Buss, Sydney Castillo and Tahir Moore (Just Pull Up ft. Dulcé Sloan, Camille Waters, Kym Whitley, Tahir Moore, Mandal, Sydney Castillo, Kanisha Buss, and more TBA) at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?

Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Have they written a book?

Yes: The Delusion of Cinderella.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Curb Your Enthusiasm (recurring, HBO), Married... with Children, Moesha, The Wayans Bros., The Bay (Big Candi; Daytime Emmy nomination) and Next Friday (film, 2000), among 10 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Willie Barcena (also in Moesha), Dulcé Sloan (on the same bill, 13 October 2026), Sydney Castillo (on the same bill, 13 October 2026), Tahir Moore (on the same bill, 13 October 2026) and Adele Givens (also in Moesha).

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Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026