Langston Kerman

Langston Kerman is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for portraying the role of Jared on HBO's Insecure. He has acted in programs including High Maintenance, Bless This Mess, and The Boys. His first comedy album, Lightskinned Feelings was named to Vulture's list of 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018. [1][2]

Langston Kerman
Kerman at the 2015 Just for Laughs comedy festival
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Boston University (MFA)
OccupationComedian, writer, actor
Known forInsecure
Notable work
Lightskinned Feelings
Websitewww.langstonkerman.com

Early life and education

Kerman was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. His mother is African American and his father is white and Jewish.[3] He received his bachelor's degree in English from University of Michigan in 2009. After college he taught poetry at his former high school for one year.[3] Kerman later received an MFA in poetry at Boston University and then decided to pursue a full-time career in stand-up comedy.[4][5]

Career

Kerman has acted in shows such as on Adam DeVine's House Party, High Maintenance, Strangers, and Comedy Bang! Bang!.[5] He was selected by host Chris Rock to write for the 2016 Academy Awards.[1]

In 2016, he appeared in his first recurring acting role as Jered on the first season of Issa Rae's scripted comedy series Insecure. The role led to wider notoriety.[6]

In September 2018, Kerman was featured in his own Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special, Lightskinned Feelings. On the same day he also released an hour-long comedy album of the same name, which was recorded at Punchline Comedy Club in San Francisco.[1] It was named to Vulture's 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018.[2]

Kerman has a voice-over role in IMDb's 2019 animated series You're Not a Monster.[7] He also appeared in the 2019 Comedy Central series The New Negroes,[8] and is a writer for the series South Side, also on Comedy Central.

He was a series regular on the second season of Bless This Mess,[9] and appeared in a recurring role on the second season of The Boys.[10]

In August 2020 Kerman began hosting a comedy podcast, My Momma Told Me, on the iHeartRadio Network. He discusses various Black conspiracy theories that he and his guests learned from their mothers.[11]

Personal life

Kerman married his wife on October 5, 2019.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Teen Saw Student Short
2016 10 Crosby Cute Guy Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Clear History Coffee Shop Patron TV movie
2014 My Crazy Love Freddy 1 episode
2015 The Battery's Down 1 episode; web series
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Party Guy 1 episode
2017 Strangers Jake
2018 High Maintenance 1 episode
2018 Insecure Jered 7 episodes
2018 Singularity Ethan Unsold pilot
2019 Sherman's Showcase 1 episode
2019 South Side Adam Bethune 2 episodes
2019 You're Not a Monster Dr. Edgar Martinez / Pazuzu /

Headless Horseman

 3 episodes
2019–2020 Bless This Mess Brandon Series regular
2020 The Boys Eagle the Archer 4 episodes

Writer
Year Title Notes
2012 Just for Laughs: All Access 1 episode
2015 Storytime Short
2016 Adam DeVine's House Party 1 episode
2016 88th Academy Awards TV special
2018 Straight Up, Stand Up 1 episode
2018 The New Negroes 1 episode
2019 South Side 1 episode; also story editor
2020 BET Awards 2020 TV special

References
  1. Roach, Yusuf. "Langston Kerman's Dynamic Entry: In Conversation About His New Special and Album". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "The 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. McDermott, John. "A Conversation with Langston Kerman, the 'Insecure' Star and Slam Poet-Turned-Standup-Comic". Mel Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. Castleberry, Tony. "Learning lessons with Langston Kerman on his first trip to the Carolinas". WECT. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. CrowdTorch. "Langston Kerman from HBO, Insecure and Comedy Central". drafthousecomedy.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  6. "'Insecure' Star Langston Kerman Shares Life As 'Rent-A-Boo' Guy". Black America Web. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  7. Milligan, Mercedes (2019-07-09). "IMDb's First Scripted Series Is Animated Comedy 'You're Not a Monster'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  8. Hosking, Taylor; Friedlander, Emilie (2019-04-26). "Comedy Central's 'The New Negroes' Is Perfect for the Black TV Renaissance". Vice. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  9. Petski, Denise (2019-09-16). "'Bless This Mess': Langston Kerman Joins As New Series Regular; Lennon Parham & David Koechner Promoted". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  10. White, Brett (2020-09-08). "Who Plays Eagle the Archer on 'The Boys'? Meet Langston Kerman". Decider. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  11. "Introducing: 'My Momma Told Me with Langston Kerman'". Listen Notes. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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