Coming to the Stage is a series hosted by KevOnStage where he interviews guests who have inspired him as they share about their journey to where they currently are and where they plan to go.
In this week’s episode, KevOnStage interviews comedian/actor Comedian CP to learn about his journey to where he is now starring HBO Max’s Love Life and discover where he plans to go with his comedy career.
Christopher Powell, also known as Comedian CP, is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He appeared on Empire, Detroiters, All Def Comedy, and season two of HBO Max’s Love Life. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Powell worked in advertising before leaving in 2010 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. His monthly comedy show at Saint Andrew’s Hall, “The CP Show”, helped him gain wider prominence, in addition to posting comedic videos online. In 2015, Powell booked his first television role in a recurring role on Empire. Powell was also selected to perform stand-up on HBO’s All Def Comedy (2016). For two years, he was a cast member and writer on the Comedy Central series Detroiters (2017-2018). He was also a writer for Black Jesus.
Powell acted in a supporting role on season two of the HBO Max series Love Life in 2021.
Fredericks launched his own streaming app, KevOnStage Studios, featuring shows starring him and other All Def alumni. The service has already built up a nice collection of original, for-us-by-us programming. Real Comedians Challenge Show is the flagship program, with Fredericks and comedians Tony Baker, Angel Laketa Moore and Tahir Moore (no relation) engaging in various challenges — painting, songwriting, applying makeup on somebody, etc. — talking trash to each other until one of them is victorious at the end.
There are also other shows, such as Black People Don’t Do Improv, a bare-bones improv game show; Explain This, where Fredericks and Tahir Moore sharpen their roasting skills by doing deep dives on comedians’ old photos; and Black Card Off Layaway, with African American comic Keysha E. engaging in foreign-to-her, Black activities like playing spades and making potato salad.
Fredericks also has a heavy, social-media following, with his 1.3 million followers on Instagram usually ready for all the viral-video commentaries and other funny clips he drops on the page. With the fan base he has online, it explains why several of the cities on his tour, which also features Tahir Moore and Angel Laketa Moore, have already sold out. (The Friday and Saturday shows he’ll be doing at the Improv this weekend are full.
