Devon Walker (comedian)

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Devon Walker
Born (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991 (age 33)
Washington[1]
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • digital
EducationSt. Edward's University (MS)

Devon Walker (born February 13, 1991)

48th season.[4]

Early life

Devon Walker was born February 13, 1991[2][3] in Washington state. He grew up mainly in Austin, Texas, though he also spent part of his childhood in Pflugerville. He has a master's degree in organizational leadership from St. Edward's University.[1][5]

Career

Walker began his comedy career with his first open mic event in late 2014, as he was beginning graduate school.[5] He moved to New York City in 2018, where he hosted the monthly comedy show Dad with comics Alex English and Gary Richardson at The Jane.[6][7]

Walker gained early support from Comedy Central. In 2017, he was chosen for their Up Next showcase, and in 2019, he had his own special on Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring.[8] He has created and appeared in a number of the network's digital shorts. Walker was a writer for the animated Netflix comedy Big Mouth[9] and the 2022 Freeform comedy series Everything's Trash.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Goodwin, Richard (October 17, 2016). "Devon Walker: No Retreat, No Surrender". Comedy Wham. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Devon Walker". NBC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Beck, Lia (February 23, 2023). "The Cast of 'Saturday Night Live': Everything to Know". People. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  4. ^ White, Peter (September 15, 2022). "'SNL' Adds Four Featured Players For Upcoming Season 48". Deadline Hollywood.
  5. ^
    Hillviews Magazine. Texas State University. Archived
    from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Marshall, Joe (July 21, 2022). "Comedy Central's Devon Walker Debuts a New Hour at Sonic Comedy Lab". District Fray. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  7. Time Out New York
    . Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "DEVON WALKER: Saturday Night Live featured-player". NBC. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  9. ^ Marshall, Joe (July 21, 2022). "Comedy Central's Devon Walker Debuts a New Hour at Sonic Comedy Lab". District Fray. Retrieved 2022-10-08.

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