Wyatt Cenac

Wyatt Cenac is an award-winning comedian, writer, and producer. Born in New York City and raised in Dallas, his love for comedy began as a child watching The Cosby Show. He started performing at open mics in Raleigh while attending UNC at Chapel Hill. After interning for SNL in New York City and graduating UNC, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his comedic dreams. Cenac began his writing career on FOX’s King of the Hill, but his big break came in 2008 when he returned to New York and joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as both a writer and correspondent, becoming the first Black man to do so. During his time there, he earned three Emmys for Outstanding Writing. His Netflix standup Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn earned a Grammy nomination when it was released on vinyl in 2014. In 2017, he wrote, directed, and starred in the Emmy-nominated web-series aka WYATT CENAC on First Look Media. He later created and hosted HBO’s Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas, a socially conscious late-night show tackling issues like policing and education. Cenac has also starred in Barry Jenkins’ Medicine for Melancholy and appeared in shows like Bob’s Burger and Inside Amy Schumer.