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
Education St. Edward's University (MS)

Devon Walker (born February 13, 1991) [2] [3] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In 2022, Walker joined the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the show's 48th season. [4]

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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 attended Texas State University and graduated with a degree in psychology [5] . He has a master's degree in organizational leadership from St. Edward's University. [1] [6]

Career

Walker began his comedy career with his first open mic event in late 2014, as he was beginning graduate school. [6] 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. [7] [8]

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 . [9] 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 [10] and the 2022 Freeform comedy series Everything's Trash . [7]

Personal Life

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References

  1. 1 2 Goodwin, Richard (October 17, 2016). "Devon Walker: No Retreat, No Surrender". Comedy Wham. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Devon Walker". NBC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "Comedy Express". hillviews.txst.edu. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  6. 1 2 Joyce, Matt (Fall 2023). "Bobcat alum Devon Walker's rapid rise to 'Saturday Night Live'". Hillviews Magazine . Texas State University. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Marshall, Joe (July 21, 2022). "Comedy Central's Devon Walker Debuts a New Hour at Sonic Comedy Lab". District Fray. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  8. ↑ "Dads". Time Out New York . 26 February 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  9. ↑ "DEVON WALKER: Saturday Night Live featured-player". NBC . Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  10. ↑ 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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