Lil Duval
Who Lil Duval is
Lil Duval (Roland Powell) is a comedian, actor and recording artist from Jacksonville, Florida, who took his stage name from the county he hails from. He rose through MTV's Guy Code, VH1's Hip Hop Squares, BET's Comic View and Wild 'n Out, and films including Scary Movie 5 and Meet the Blacks. His first stand-up special, Lil Duval's Living My Best Life, filmed before a live audience in Atlanta, came out in May 2021 and streams on ALLBLK, building on his 2018 hit single Smile (Living My Best Life). He has toured arenas on the We Them Ones tour with Mike Epps and DC Young Fly, and in November 2026 he headlines the Baltimore Comedy Factory (6–7 November) and the Miami Improv (13–15 November).
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Lil Duval's Living My Best Life, Dat Boy Funny and Put Your Hands on Me
- On screen
- Guy Code, Hip Hop Squares, Comic View and 9 more
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Lil Duval's Living My Best Life ALLBLK and RLJE Films, 2021
- Dat Boy Funny DVD, 2003
- Put Your Hands on Me DVD, 2005
On screen
- Guy Code MTV
- Hip Hop Squares VH1
- Comic View BET
- Wild 'n Out
- Tales BET
- Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup featured comic
- Scary Movie 5 film
- Meet the Blacks film
- The House Next Door the Meet the Blacks sequel, film
- Grow House film
- The Trap film
- The Contract ALLBLK, film
Comedians like Lil Duval
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.
- Damien Lemon also in Guy Code
- Michael Blackson also in Meet the Blacks
- DeRay Davis also in Hip-Hop Squares
- Karlous Miller also in Comic View
- Katt Williams also in Scary Movie 5
- Andrew Schulz also in Guy Code
- Chris Distefano also in Guy Code
- Donnell Rawlings also in Guy Code
Career timeline
- 2003Dat Boy Funny (DVD, 2003) Special
- 2005Put Your Hands on Me (DVD, 2005) Special
- 2021Lil Duval's Living My Best Life (ALLBLK and RLJE Films, 2021) Special
Questions about Lil Duval
Where is Lil Duval performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Lil Duval's Living My Best Life, Dat Boy Funny and Put Your Hands on Me.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Guy Code, Hip Hop Squares, Comic View, Wild 'n Out, Tales and Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup, among 12 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Damien Lemon (also in Guy Code), Michael Blackson (also in Meet the Blacks), DeRay Davis (also in Hip-Hop Squares), Karlous Miller (also in Comic View) and Katt Williams (also in Scary Movie 5).
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.
Sources
- Baltimore Comedy Factory — Lil Duval ~ Special Event ↗ Headlining 6–7 November 2026 (first show Friday 6 November, 7:30 PM); bio: Roland Powell, professionally known as Lil Duval, comedian, actor and recording…
- Miami Improv — Lil Duval ↗ Headlining 13–15 November 2026 (first show Friday 13 November, 7:30 PM), with the same biography (read 6 October 2026)
- The Improv — Lil Duval ↗ Comedian page: named after Duval County, Jacksonville; a regular at Atlanta's Uptown Comedy Corner; a featured spot on Cedric the Entertainer: Starting…
- AMC Networks — 'Lil Duval's Living My Best Life' acquired by ALLBLK and RLJE Films ↗ Release of 14 April 2021: his first stand-up special, filmed before a live audience in Atlanta, on VOD Tuesday 4 May 2021; the 2018 single Smile (Living My…
- AMC Networks — ALLBLK reveals trailer for 'Lil Duval's Living My Best Life' ↗ Release of 23 April 2021: the special will also stream on ALLBLK (read 6 October 2026)
- Deadline — Danny Trejo and Rick Ross cast in Meet the Blacks sequel The House Next Door ↗ Published 8 November 2017: comedians Lil Duval and Michael Blackson among the returnees from Meet the Blacks in its sequel The House Next Door, shooting in…
Updated 6 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026