Langston Kerman is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He has acted in programs including Insecure, High Maintenance, Bless This Mess, and The Boys. Kerman is a writer and co-star on HBO Max's South Side. His first comedy album, Lightskinned Feelings, was named to Vulture's list of 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018.[1][2]
Langston Kerman | |
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![]() Kerman at the 2015 Just for Laughs comedy festival | |
Born | (1986-09-10) September 10, 1986 (age 36) |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Michigan (BA) Boston University (MFA) |
Occupation | Comedian, writer, actor |
Known for | Insecure |
Notable work | Lightskinned Feelings |
Children | 1 |
Website | www.langstonkerman.com |
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]
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 recognition.[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 also a writer and recurring actor for the HBO Max series South Side.
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 created the 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]
Kerman co-created and co-stars in the 2022 Peacock series Bust Down.[12]
Kerman is married.[13] He and his wife have one child (b. 2021).[14]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Teen Saw | Student | Short |
2016 | 10 Crosby | Cute Guy | Short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Just for Laughs: All Access | — | 1 episode; writer |
2013 | Clear History | Coffee Shop Patron | TV movie |
2014 | My Crazy Love | Freddy | 1 episode |
2015 | Storytime | Self | Short; also writer |
2015 | The Battery's Down | 1 episode; web series | |
2016 | Adam DeVine's House Party | — | 1 episode; writer |
2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Party Guy | 1 episode |
2016–2018 | Insecure | Jered | 7 episodes |
2016 | 88th Academy Awards | — | TV special; writer |
2017 | Strangers | Jake | 1 episode |
2018 | High Maintenance | 1 episode | |
2018 | Singularity | Ethan | Unsold pilot |
2018 | Straight Up, Stand Up | — | 1 episode; writer |
2018 | The New Negroes | — | 1 episode; writer |
2019 | Sherman's Showcase | 1 episode | |
2019 | You're Not a Monster | Dr. Edgar Martinez / Pazuzu / Headless Horseman | 3 episodes |
2019–2020 | Bless This Mess | Brandon | Series regular |
2019; 2021 | South Side | Adam Bethune | 3 episodes; also writer and story editor |
2020 | BET Awards 2020 | — | TV special; writer |
2020; 2022 | The Boys | Eagle the Archer | Recurring role |
2022 | Bust Down | Langston | Main role; also co-creator, executive producer, and star |
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