Fate can be a very strange road when striving to reach their dreams.
For stand-up comedian and actor Langston Kerman, his interesting journey has led him not only to one of his biggest dreams but also to his greatest achievements courtesy of the No. 1 streaming service on the planet. The Oak Park, Illinois native took to social media Monday morning to announce that his debut Netflix comedy special titled Bad Poetry would be released on August 20th.
“In an insane turn of events I have special coming out on @netflix on 8/20 — in less than a month. It’s called Bad Poetry and I’m very proud of it. It was directed by a gentleman named @johnmulaney with whom I share an undeniable bond as demonstrated in the second picture. Please save the date like you would for a wedding or a colonoscopy. It’s going to be silly.“– via @langstonkerman
The special, directed by friend and fellow comedian John Mulaney, was filmed during the recent Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival.
Langston Kerman is an LA-based comedian, writer, and actor.
He is best known as one of the stars and creators of the Peacock series Bust Down. Langston has also appeared in other great series like The Boys on Prime Video, Insecure on HBO, the ABC series Bless This Mess, and South Side on HBO Max, where he was also a writer.
Kerman’s Comedy Central Half-Hour Special aired in September 2018 along with the release of his debut comedy album Lightskinned Feelings.
Langston was also the head writer and EP of Pause with Sam Jay on HBO. Langston was a part of Chris Rock’s writing staff for the 2016 ACADEMY AWARDS, and in 2015, he was honored as a ‘New Face’ at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.
He’s currently co-hosting My Momma Told Me podcast alongside David Gborie as part of Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players network.
Langston joins an elite set of rising stars and comedians recently making their comedy special debuts on Netflix the past 12 months, including Hannah Berner, Chad Daniels, Ralph Barbosa, & Matt Rife.
Langston Kerman’s Bad Poetry is set to begin streaming on Netflix on August 20th.
