Dewayne Perkins
Dewayne Perkins is an Emmy-nominated American comedian, writer, producer and actor. Some of Perkins’ writing and producing credits include: NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Netflix’s The Break with Michelle Wolf, Peacock’s Saved By The Bell and the Amber Ruffin Show, to which he was nominated for an Emmy. As an actor he has appeared on Peacock’s Saved By the Bell, Netflix’s The Upshaws, and Lionsgate/MRC’s The Blackening, a feature he wrote and co-produced that premiered at TIFF.
Guest Appearances
March 24, 2025
On today’s episode, Laci is joined by stand-up writer, actor, and comedian Dewayne Perkins (The Blackening, One of Them Days) to dive into the con of the century, unraveling the web of lies and false promises spun by John Ackah Blay-Miezah.
October 3, 2024
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Dewayne Perkins joins us to discuss the Bling Ring, a group of teenagers who stole nearly $3 million from celebrities like Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and many more in 2008.
October 3, 2022
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Dewayne Perkins joins us to discuss the Bling Ring, a group of teenagers who stole nearly $3 million from celebrities like Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and many more in 2008. Plus, a Thai YouTube star known as Nutty is accused of conning thousands of her fans out of $55 million dollars in a foreign exchange trading scam. Stay schemin’!
Sources:
https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/youtuber-nutty-natthamon-khongchak-wanted-for-defrauding-followers/
https://meaww.com/you-tube-star-nutty-flees-thailand-after-conning-more-than-6000-fans-for-5-32-million-dollars
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/e9cc0cc3-dbf1-4fab-8367-5fc7c05608e6
https://allthatsinteresting.com/alexis-neiers
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2132285/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15039492/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
May 19, 2020
Andrew and Tawny talk about Andrew becoming a baby before throwing to a chat with comedian and writer Dewayne Perkins! They talk about the line between enjoying culture and appropriation, potentially insensitive tattoos, and more! Stay safe out there and call in if you have a racism question: 323-389-RACE
February 9, 2020
Dewayne Perkins (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins Edgar and Jacquis to discuss the type of luck that is required to succeed in the biz, a case of mistaken identity, twitter, and more.
This episode is brought to you by Luminant Music and The Athletic.
September 30, 2019
The Boys help DEWAYNE PERKINS make sure he has the best jokes.
This episode is sponsored by My Sheets Rock (www.mysheetsrock.com/THEBOYS), Harry’s (www.harrys.com/handbook) and Indochino (www.indochino.com code: HANDBOOK)