Keith Lucas (comedian)

Keith Lucas: Born September 13, 1985
Born Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Years active 2012–present
Known for Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Comedy career
Medium Stand-up, film, television
Genres Observational comedy, black comedy, satire, surreal humor, alternative comedy, political comedy
Subject(s) African-American culture, American politics, current events, war on drugs, pop culture, race relations, racism, self-deprecation

Keith Lucas[1] is a twin brother of Kenny Lucas and part of the Lucas Brothers.[2] He is an American stand-up comedian,[3] actor, writer,[4] and producer. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in High Point, North Carolina. Keith graduated with honors from the College of New Jersey in 2007 with a degree in philosophy[5] and attended Duke University School of Law until the middle of his third year of law school, when he moved to New York to pursue stand-up comedy.[6] He is younger than his twin brother Kenny.[7]

Keith made his late-night debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in 2012.[8] The pair created the animated series Lucas Bros. Moving Co.,[9] starred on truTV's Friends of the People and appeared in 2014's 22 Jump Street. Two years later, they starred on Fox's The Grinder and on the Netflix original series Lady Dynamite.

The Lucas Brothers released their first comedy special: "On Drugs" on Netflix in April 2017.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The Lucas Brothers on Jumping From Law School to Comedy". Vimeo. The Village Voice. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Kozell, Isaac. "Embracing the Middle with The Lucas Brothers". Split Sider. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Seikaly, Andrea. "10 COMICS TO WATCH: The '22 Jump Street' scene-stealers have 'Friends of the People' and a Fox pilot in the pipeline". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Schilling, Dave. "The Lucas Brothers Are the Next Big Thing in Identical Twin Stoner Comedy". Vice. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "The College of New Jersey Facebook". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Mancuso, Vinnie. "The Lucas Brothers: Twins, Comedians and Friends of the People". The Observer. Observer. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "SOCIAL STUDIES: THE LUCAS BROTHERS". The Couch Sessions. March 6, 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2017. The Couch Sessions: [Laughs] So, who's the oldest [sic]? Kenny: I'm a little older by like 5 or 10 minutes. I don't know exactly.
  8. ↑ "The Lucas Brothers". The Late Show With Jimmy Fallon.
  9. ↑ "Keith Lucas, IMDB". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Backle, Ariana. "The Lucas Brothers figure out how to end police brutality in new Netflix special". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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