Devon Walker (comedian)

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]

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

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]

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. 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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