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Tony Woods is an American comedy writer and stand-up comedian known for being a mentor to Dave Chappelle and others. He was an original member of Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam and P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy.

Early life

Woods was born in New York, raised in Charlotte, North Carolina until he was seven, and moved to Washington D.C. when he was 10 years old. His teens were spent in Silver Spring, Maryland. He served in the Navy as a corpsman from 1989-1991 during Desert Storm. He has often said that if he hadn't been a comedian he would have been a dentist.

Career

Woods did his first stand-up at the Comedy Cafe in Washington D.C. when he was 23 years old. Much of his earliest comedy work was on international stages, touring Europe and the Middle East.

Woods is a DC-area comedian who frequently performs observational comedy in what the New York Times calls "a laid-back, meditative style, a mellow brand of cool." He will frequently use wordplay and malapropisms to make points about larger issues. When Dave Chappelle won the Mark Twain Prize, Woods was the first person he thanked, saying that Woods " it absolutely right." Woods says he does not have any particular style and his comedy doesn't have a formula. He frequently will not even write down the jokes for his performances.

References

1. ^ "He Helped Make Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle". The New York Times. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
2. "Tony Woods from HBO's Def Comedy Jam, Comedy Central Presents & Funny or Die at Drafthouse Comedy in DC". Drafthouse Comedy. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
3. ^ Fraley, Jason (26 August 2020). "Tony Woods, DC comedy vet and Dave Chappelle mentor, cracks up Birchmere". WTOP. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
4. Castleberry, Tony (27 July 2018). "Comedian Tony Woods makes rare return to southeastern NC". WECT. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. ^ Tuccio-Koonz, Linda (2020-12-02). "Chappelle mentor Tony Woods at Bridgeport's Stress Factory". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
6. ^ "Interview with Comedian Tony Woods, FLOW Entertainment". FLOW Entertainment Group, LLC. Retrieved 2021-02-05.

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