Joe was born in Chicago and raised in Virginia Beach. He graduated from Norfolk State University with a B.A. Degree in Sociology. Joe moved to Washington DC and started working as a case worker in a halfway house and later as a probation counselor. While working there Joe would perform stand up comedy at the Comedy Cafe. One of Joe’s fellow comedians was a young Dave Chappelle. Dave and I would sit in the back of the club waiting to do our five minutes. Sometimes I would give Dave a ride home and we would talk about how our shows went.
Joe moved to the New York area to pursue comedy fulltime. Shortly after moving there, he was booked to do Showtime at the Apollo. I was scared to death because the Apollo was a rough audience and you better entertain them. Sinbad introduced me and then it was on. I went out there and tore the Apollo up! After that, I appeared on a lot of other shows and toured up and down the east coast.
Joe has gone on to work with comedy greats like Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, and Tommy Davidson to name a few. He has also written for D.L. Hughley, star of the television show the Hughleys.
Joe’s television credits include:
* BET Coming to the Stage * BET Comic View * HBO Def Comedy Jam * Showtime at the Apollo * Apollo Comedy Hour * Uptown Comedy Club
