Reginald D Hunter
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Reginald D. Hunter is an American stand-up comedian from Albany, Georgia. He now lives and works in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Stand-up comedy
A RADA-trained actor, Hunter's comedy career was launched when, having performed his first comedy set as a dare, he received £10 and realized that this was a far better way of earning a living than becoming a waiter or cleaning offices (the only other options open to him at the time).
His relaxed demeanor and thoughtful subject matter often mean Hunter is likened to a philosopher onstage[citation needed].
He appeared at the 2006 Manchester Comedy Festival alongside fellow American comedian Doug Stanhope and British eccentric Russell Brand
His show, Reginald D Hunter: Pride & Prejudice & Niggas, has recently begun in London as part of a run from the 4th-23rd of december. During the build up to this run, his advertising took a knock when the poster was banned from the London Underground due to it containing the word 'Niggas'[1], although he is not too concerned about how it will affect his audience numbers.
He has attracted some criticism. For example, the left-wing journalist Johann Hari called him "a black Bernard Manning, locating his audience’s ugliest side and giving it a rough massage. He almost seems to be deliberately pandering to a racist stereotype – the black man who belittles rape and attacks Jews." [2]
[edit] Awards
Hunter was nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2002 (Perrier Best Newcomer Award Nomination), 2003 and 2004 (Perrier Award Nominations).
He won the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy in 2006 for his show Pride And Prejudice And Niggas.
[edit] Television
In 2005 he made his television debut on Channel 4, in a show entitled Blackout. TV credits include:
- The 11 O'Clock Show (Channel 4)
- Does Doug Know (Channel 4)
- Boozy Britain (Channel 4)
- Comedy Store Stand-up (Channel 5)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4)
- Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two)
