Comic, TV and radio host and writer Rodney Perry will take The Comedy Zone stage at Walton Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
The term "gotta laugh to keep from crying" could easily be any comedian's mantra but for Perry, the track to the top has taught him to laugh out loud at all his naysayers. A U.S. Navy veteran, his first entertainment job in Hollywood was serving as writer and warm-up guy for Kym Whitleyʼs BET show "Oh Drama," and opening shows up for George Lopez, Cedric the Entertainer and Steve Harvey.
Perry is a comedian at heart, but has enjoyed co-hosting competitive TV shows like "Who's Got Jokes" or talk shows like BETʼs "The MoʼNique Show." He is proud of his starring role as Harold in Tyler Perryʼs "Madeaʼs Big Happy Family," according to a press release from the Walton Arts Center.