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 social media superstars Dormtainement as they discuss coming together as a group, social media comedy throughout the years, and what life has been like living in Hollywood.
After pursuing every opportunity that they could in the dirty south, the Dormtainment team would pack their bags and move to Los Angeles to pursue better opportunities in writing, producing and starring in their own television show. Not one to give up on his amazing music, Mike made a big splash in 2016 with the release of his album titled RnWannaB creating a large following on Soundcloud and Spotify.
Once arrived in Los Angeles, Dormtainment would immediately receive their own Comedy Central Digital show entitled Six Guys One Car that would be featured on Youtube. This would lead to a content production deal with Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network.
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.
