Ahead of her February 11th live appearance at Los Angeles’ iconic venue, The Wiltern, comedian Anjelah Johnson stopped by the Power 106 studios to chop it up with Power Mornings host Letty about her much-anticipated show.
Having been in Los Angeles for over 20 years, the Bay Area native reflects on what the city means and how she remembers listening to her cousin, Joe Grande, on Power back in the day.
Anjelah came up in Cali, where she first focused on her role as a cheerleader for the Raiders, which led her to act, and eventually to her comedy career.
Anjelah goes on to speak about the religious reasoning why she decided to change her name’s spelling and much more.
By the end of the decade, Comedy Central would release her first stand-up comedy special entitled Anjelah Johnson: That’s How We Do It.
The success from the special would immediately turn Anjelah into one of the hottest latin comedy acts in the country. Since then, Johnson-Reyes has released three more comedy specials including Homecoming Show, Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy, and Mahalo & Goodnight.
She also appeared in the films Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Our Family Wedding, and provided her voice for the live-action adaptation of Marmaduke.
In 2022, Johnson-Reyes released her first book titled My Who Do I Think I Am?: Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams, a hilarious and thoughtful memoir that explores questions of identity, belonging, and her two dreams as a kid: to be an actress and to be a chola.
Checkout Anjelah Johnson-Reyes LIVE as part of the Who Do I Think I Am? tour HERE
