Preacher Lawson (born March 14, 1991) is an American comedian. He is known for being a finalist on the 12th season of '' America's Got Talent''. He returned for '' America's Got Talent: The Champions'', where he finished in 5th place overall.

Early life

Preacher Lawson was born in

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...

, on March 14, 1991. Lawson moved to 20 different locations before he was 10 years old. He lived the longest in

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

. Lawson started work as a comedian in Orlando, Florida, and considers it to be his hometown. Even in the lowest points of his life (both financially and emotionally), Preacher says that he always remembers how his mother would make living in a car seem like a luxury. Preacher started writing jokes when he was 16 for about a year, then performed for the first time at age 17. He won the 2015 Funniest Comedian In Florida and the 2016 Seattle International Comedy Competition. Between March 2016 and May 2017, Lawson appeared on 4 episodes of Kill Tony (146, 149, 163, 212).

Career

2017: ''America's Got Talent''

Lawson appeared on season 12 of America's Got Talent in 2017 and made it through successive elimination rounds, reaching the finals, where he was one of the final 10. He also appeared in that year's ''America's Got Talent Live!'' show in Las Vegas that was part of the winner's prize.

2019: ''AGT & BGT: The Champions''

Lawson was invited to compete on America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2019. He advanced to the finale after he received the most votes from the superfans of the United States. In the finale, he came in the top 5 and came in 5th place overall. He also competed in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions later in 2019, and advanced through to the final after he received the most votes from the superfans in the audience. He finished in the top 7.

YouTube career

Lawson also runs a YouTube channel, where he posts travel vlogs, vegan and vegetarian cooking guides, and music videos, all with a comedic twist. As of the 25th of November 2021, his channel has attracted over 23 million views and over 630,000 subscribers. A passionate vegan, Lawson also posts videos discussing the ethical dimensions of his diet. He also used to run a channel named Box Of Chocolates, which was a skit-creating channel.

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