Sherrod Small is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He currently co-hosts the podcast ''Race Wars'' with comedian Karen Margolis.
Early life
Small was born and raised in the
Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York, by his mother and two sisters. Small is a cousin of
Chris Rock.
Career
Small is a regular at the
Comedy Cellar
The Comedy Cellar is a comedy club in Manhattan where many top New York comedians perform. It is widely considered to be the best comedy club in the United States. It was founded in 1982 by then stand-up comedian, and current television writer/ ...
and
Comic Strip Live
The Comic Strip Live is the oldest stand-up comedy showcase club in New York City, located at 1568 Second Avenue (between 81st and 82nd Streets).
History
The Comic Strip was opened in 1976. Richard Tienken and Robert Wachs were two of the club ...
in
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
. Sherrod was a regular on
VH1's ''The Best Week Ever'' and served as a regular guest and stand-in host of
Fox News
The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...
's late-night satire program ''
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
''Red Eye'', also known as ''Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld'' from 2007 to 2015 and ''Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue'' from 2015 to 2017, was an American late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on Fox News, which aired at 3:00 a.m. ET Tuesday throu ...
''.
He has appeared on ''
Tough Crowd
''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'' is a comedic talk show which aired on Comedy Central from 2002 to 2004. The show featured host Colin Quinn and a panel of comedian guests, discussing politics, current events, and social issues.
Show history an ...
'', ''
Premium Blend
''Premium Blend'' was a stand-up comedy series created and directed by Paul Miller that aired on the American cable television channel Comedy Central from 1997 to 2005. In 2005 the show was changed, and now known as "Live at Gotham".
The show w ...
'', and ''
The Chris Rock Show
''The Chris Rock Show'' was a weekly, Friday night, late-night talk show featured on HBO. It was created by comedian and namesake Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Progr ...
''.
From 2012 to 2014, Small was an infrequent guest on the ''
Opie and Anthony
''Opie and Anthony'' was an American radio show hosted by Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia that aired from March 1995 to July 2014, with comedian Jim Norton serving as third mic from 2001. The show originated in 1994 when Cumia took part in ...
'' radio show. Following
Anthony Cumia's firing on July 3, 2014, Small took a more regular role on its successor, ''
Opie with Jim Norton
''Opie with Jim Norton'' was an American radio show hosted by Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Jim Norton that aired from July 2014 to September 2016. The show was broadcast from New York City and aired weekdays from 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m ...
''.
On July 27, 2016, he and comedian
Christian Finnegan debuted as co-hosts of ''Black and White'', a comedy/talk show on
A&E that explores issues of race relations in America. The show was cancelled in September 2016.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
American stand-up comedians
People from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
African-American male comedians
Comedians from New York City
American male comedians
People from Brooklyn
1973 births
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people