Chris Redd’s first one-hour comedy special Why Am I Like This? premiered in November of last year and is currently streaming on HBO MAX. He co-created and is set to voice a lead role in a yet-to-be titled project from Broadway Video and Audible, and stars opposite Eddie Murphy in Candy Cane Lane. Redd is the co-creator, writer, and star of Peacock’s scripted comedy series, Bust Down. He was a repertory player on NBC’s Saturday Night Live for 5 seasons.
Redd received the Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the SNL song Come Back, Barack. In 2019 Redd released his debut stand-up album, But Here We Are. He appeared in the 2016 film Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and opposite Kathy Bates in the Netflix original comedy series Disjointed and was featured in the series Wet Hot American Summer, NBC’s Will & Grace, Netflix’s Love, Comedy Central’s Detroiters and Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. He portrayed the character of ‘Gary Williams’ on the NBC comedy Kenan for two seasons.