Devon Walker (comedian)

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Devon Walker
Born (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991 (age 32)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • digital

Devon Walker (born February 13, 1991) [1] [2] 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 . [3]

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Life and career

Walker was raised in the Texas cities of Austin and Pflugerville. He has a graduate degree. [4]

Walker began his comedy career in Austin around 2015. [5] He moved to New York City in 2018, where he hosts 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 and the 2022 Freeform comedy series Everything's Trash . [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Devon Walker". NBC. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ Beck, Lia (February 23, 2023). "The Cast of 'Saturday Night Live': Everything to Know". People . Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ White, Peter (September 15, 2022). "'SNL' Adds Four Featured Players For Upcoming Season 48". Deadline.
  4. ↑ Goodwin, Richard (October 17, 2016). "Devon Walker: No Retreat, No Surrender". Comedy Wham. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Marshall, Joe (July 21, 2022). "Comedy Central's Devon Walker Debuts a New Hour at Sonic Comedy Lab". District Fray. Retrieved 2022-10-08. Walker, a 7-year comedy veteran
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ "Dads". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  8. ↑ "DEVON WALKER: Saturday Night Live featured-player - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 2022-10-08.


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