Shareif Johnson
Sharief Johnson is a young up-and-coming American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and producer. Johnson began his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions throughout the tristate! After winning the nationally recognized “Sway's Comedy Search” competition, he had his first national radio interview with Sway in the Morning/Shade 45/SiriusXM. After the competition, the world-famous Carolines on Broadway took notice of Johnson and awarded him his first headlining show in their Breakout Artist Comedy Series! His acting career took off shortly after in 2019 after a few commercials and feature film appearances. Johnson can be seen in his first feature film appearing next to the late great rapper known as Pop Smoke in the movie, “Boogie”. He can also be seen as the lead in the hit TV show, "Evil Lives Here," as “Greg”. Most recently, Johnson was cast for a recurring role in the Mogul Curtis Jackson A.K.A 50 Cent's Power Book 3 Raising Kanan as “Damon”. He has already filmed two seasons on the hit show and has been enjoying his success in stand-up, film, and television. Sharief Johnson owes his success to hard work, dedication, consistency, his team, and, most importantly, his fans and God!
- Thursday November 14th 07:30PM
- Neko White Presented by the New York Comedy Festival
- Funny, smart, fresh, and magnetic, Neko White is a star. A comedian born and raised in Harlem, Neko has brought his unique perspective and sharp comedy from New York to international audiences. Beginning his career at just fourteen years old, the then high school freshman was sitting in class when a teacher asked, “Does anyone have a talent?” Something in Neko’s mind said, “Go tell jokes!“ He went up in front of his classmates and it worked. And, as they say, the rest is history. As a stand-up, Neko has been featured on Netflix’s "Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends," Cracked Comedy Club, TruTV’s "Laff Tracks," AXS TV’s "Gotham Comedy Live," STARZ’s "New York’s Funniest," and Kevin Hart’s LOL Network. He was named one of the "New Faces" in the Just For Laughs Festival, performed in Netflix is a Joke Festival, and won Carolines’ prestigious March Madness competition. Neko released a comedy album titled "Marscellus," then produced one of the most original filmed specials in recent memory with his self-released "Dark Out." Shot with no audience, a pitch-black background, and recorded with an old-fashioned microphone, Neko’s special received critical acclaim. One publication said "Dark Out" made Neko one of the “innovators changing comedy.” Neko also self-produced his first hour special, "Neko White: Introducing Me.” He was the subject of the award-winning documentary, “One Mic.”Neko is an accomplished television personality. He hosted Vice News’ popular series, "How To Be A Person" and has been a regular guest on MTV2’s "Hip Hop Hollywood Squares" and Comedy Central’s "Dark Humor." Neko made his film acting debut in the movie "Midlife."Part of the New York Comedy Festival.
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