Leonard Ouzts
Stand-up comedian

Leonard Ouzts

Who Leonard Ouzts is

Leonard Ouzts is a stand-up comedian and actor from Chesapeake, Virginia, who began performing in 2001. He was a New Face at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival in 2015, made his late-night debut on Conan in 2016, and has done stand-up on Comedy Central's Adam Devine's House Party and Epix's Unprotected Sets; his debut special, The Big Joker, came out on YouTube in 2023. He has acted in Netflix's Master of None and the films Set It Up, Like Father and Standing Up, Falling Down, and he co-founded the live show series Young, Black & Funny with Vincent Bryant.

At a glance

Came up through
Just for Laughs New Faces
Stand-up specials
The Big Joker
On screen
Conan, Adam Devine's House Party, Unprotected Sets and 3 more
Next on stage
27 November 2026 — Funny Bone Comedy Club - Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA
Official site
leonardouzts.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Career timeline

  1. 2016Conan (late-night debut, 2016) On screen
  2. 2016Adam Devine's House Party (stand-up, Comedy Central, season 3, 2016) On screen
  3. 2021Unprotected Sets (stand-up episode with Arlo Weierhauser, Epix, 2021) On screen
  4. 2023The Big Joker (2023, YouTube, 85 South) Special

Questions about Leonard Ouzts

Where is Leonard Ouzts performing next?

Friday 27 November 2026, 7:00 PM at Funny Bone Comedy Club - Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA, then 1 more date on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

The Big Joker.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Conan, Adam Devine's House Party, Unprotected Sets, Master of None, Abby's and Wild 'n Out.

Where did they get their start?

Just for Laughs New Faces (New Face).

Who are some comedians like them?

Kiry Shabazz (also in Unprotected Sets), Sarah Tollemache (also in Adam Devine's House Party), Mohanad Elshieky (also in Unprotected Sets), Sean Donnelly (also in Adam Devine's House Party) and Aziz Ansari (also in Master of None).

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 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026