Michael Blackson
Who Michael Blackson is
Michael Blackson, billed as "The African King of Comedy", is a Ghanaian-born comedian and actor who began developing his act in Philadelphia's comedy clubs in 1992. A set at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles led Ice Cube to cast him in Next Friday, and he has appeared on BET's ComicView, HBO's Def Comedy Jam and P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy, in the Meet the Blacks films and as the star of the Zeus series Dr. Blackson. He released the sketch comedy CD Modasucka, Welcome to America in 2005, and in January 2023 he opened his own academy for the children of Agona Nsaba in Ghana's Central Region. He headlines the Baltimore Comedy Factory on 16–17 October 2026 and the Louisville Comedy Club on 6–7 November.
At a glance
- Albums
- Modasucka, Welcome to America
- On screen
- Next Friday, Meet the Blacks, The House Next Door and 4 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
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
Albums
- Modasucka, Welcome to America sketch comedy CD, 2005
On screen
- Next Friday film
- Meet the Blacks film
- The House Next Door the Meet the Blacks sequel, film
- Dr. Blackson the therapist, Zeus, 2018
- ComicView BET
- Def Comedy Jam HBO
- Bad Boys of Comedy HBO
Comedians like Michael Blackson
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.
- Don DC Curry also in Next Friday
- Lil Duval also in Meet the Blacks
- Bruce Bruce also in ComicView
- D'Lai also in ComicView
- Lavell Crawford also in ComicView
- Sommore also in ComicView
- Mark Viera also in ComicView
- Michael Rapaport also in Next Friday
Questions about Michael Blackson
Where is Michael Blackson performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Next Friday, Meet the Blacks, The House Next Door, Dr. Blackson, ComicView and Def Comedy Jam, among 7 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Don DC Curry (also in Next Friday), Lil Duval (also in Meet the Blacks), Bruce Bruce (also in ComicView), D'Lai (also in ComicView) and Lavell Crawford (also in ComicView).
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 — Michael Blackson ~ Special Event ↗ Headlining 16–17 October 2026 (first show Friday 16 October, 7:30 PM); bio: 'The African King of Comedy'; began in Philadelphia's comedy clubs in 1992,…
- Louisville Comedy Club — Michael Blackson ↗ Headlining 6–7 November 2026 (first show Friday 6 November, 7:00 PM), with the same biography (read 6 October 2026)
- The Improv — Michael Blackson ↗ Comedian page with the same biography (Philadelphia 1992, Next Friday, Modasucka, Welcome to America 2005, Bad Boys of Comedy) (read 6 October 2026)
- Deadline — SVOD network Zeus announces new series ↗ Published 24 October 2018: Ghanaian-born comedian and actor Michael Blackson (Next Friday), the African King of Comedy, stars in the Zeus original series Dr.…
- 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 (read 6…
- MyJoyOnline — Ghanaian-American comedian Michael Blackson commissions his school in Agona Nsaba ↗ Published 4 January 2023: he commissioned his academy at Agona Nsaba in Ghana's Central Region, built for the children of the community (read 6 October 2026)
Updated 6 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026