Mark Curry
Stand-up comedian

Mark Curry

Also known as Marcus G. Curry

Who Mark Curry is

Mark Curry is a stand-up comedian, actor and host from Oakland, California, best known for playing Mark Cooper on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper from 1992 to 1997. His stand-up has been seen on HBO's One Night Stand and Def Comedy Jam and in his own Comedy Central Presents episode, and he was one of the hosts of It's Showtime at the Apollo in the early 1990s. He later hosted Comedy Central's Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, co-starred in Nick at Nite's See Dad Run, and toured with the Royal Comedy Tour and Sommore's Standing Ovation Comedy Tour.

At a glance

Born
1961
Came up through
Def Comedy Jam
Stand-up specials
Comedy Central Presents: Mark Curry
On screen
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, It's Showtime at the Apollo, One Night Stand and 6 more
Next on stage
9 October 2026 — Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

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. 1961Born
  2. 1991One Night Stand (stand-up, HBO, 1991) On screen
  3. 1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (Mark Cooper, ABC, 1992–1997) On screen
  4. 1992It's Showtime at the Apollo (host, 1992–1994) On screen
  5. 1999Comedy Central Presents: Mark Curry (1999, Comedy Central) Special
  6. 2000Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (host, Comedy Central, 2000) On screen
  7. 2000The Drew Carey Show (Robert Soulard, 2000) On screen
  8. 2003Coming to the Stage (host, BET, 2003) On screen
  9. 2006Def Comedy Jam (stand-up, HBO, 2006) On screen
  10. 2012See Dad Run (Marcus Barnes, Nick at Nite, 2012–2014) On screen

Questions about Mark Curry

Where is Mark Curry performing next?

Friday 9 October 2026, 8:00 PM — with Bruce Bruce, Sheryl Underwood, Tommy Davidson and Tony Rock (Atlantic City Comedy Festival) at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, 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?

Comedy Central Presents: Mark Curry.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, It's Showtime at the Apollo, One Night Stand, Def Comedy Jam, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and The Drew Carey Show, among 9 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Def Comedy Jam (stand-up).

When were they born?

In 1961.

Who are some comedians like them?

Bruce Bruce (on the same bill, 9 October 2026), Sheryl Underwood (on the same bill, 9 October 2026), Eddie Griffin (also in One Night Stand), Adele Givens (also came through Def Comedy Jam) and Ali Siddiq (also came through Def Comedy Jam).

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