Red Grant
Who Red Grant is
Red Grant is a comedian, actor, writer, producer and director born and raised in Washington, D.C., whose career began in 1996 on the stage of the Apollo Theater in New York. His stand-up includes the Showtime special Caught Red Handed, Comedy Central's Red Grant Presents and Shaq's All-Star Comedy Jam, and he hosted Katt Williams' 100-city Golden Age Tour. He has acted in films including Leprechaun in the Hood, First Sunday and American Hustle, written for Snoop Dogg's Dogg After Dark and the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav, released the film Family Reunion through his company MOVIEOS with Lionsgate in 2000, and founded the youth nonprofit Beyond Your Block.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Caught Red Handed and Red Grant Presents
- On screen
- Shaq's All-Star Comedy Jam, Reality Bites Back, Snowfall and 2 more
- Official site
- redgrant.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: redgrant.com ↗.
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
- Caught Red Handed Showtime
- Red Grant Presents Comedy Central
On screen
- Shaq's All-Star Comedy Jam
- Reality Bites Back Comedy Central
- Snowfall
- Dogg After Dark writer
- Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav writer
Comedians like Red Grant
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.
- DeRay Davis also in Snowfall
- Isiah Kelly also in Shaq's All Star Comedy Jam
- Theo Von also in Reality Bites Back
Questions about Red Grant
Where is Red Grant performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: redgrant.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Caught Red Handed and Red Grant Presents.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Shaq's All-Star Comedy Jam, Reality Bites Back, Snowfall, Dogg After Dark and Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav.
Who are some comedians like them?
DeRay Davis (also in Snowfall), Isiah Kelly (also in Shaq's All Star Comedy Jam) and Theo Von (also in Reality Bites Back).
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
- Red Grant — official site, About ↗ Comedian, actor, writer, producer and director born and raised in Washington, D.C.; began in 1996 at the Apollo Theater; films Leprechaun in the Hood,…
- Red Grant — official site, Tour ↗ His tour page
- The Improv (Denver) — Red Grant ↗ Shows on 2–4 October 2026; same bio
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026