Derrick Comedy

Derrick Comedy was an Internet sketch comedy group from New York University. The group has a large YouTube following and was mentioned in Rolling Stone in July 2007. Their 2006 video Bro Rape has garnered over 10 million views, and as of 2016, their channel has amassed over 100 million total views. They have released videos online, performed sold-out shows at venues such as New York's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, produced the 2009 film Mystery Team, and have appeared on national television.

Derrick Comedy consisted of actors Dominic Dierkes, DC Pierson, and Donald Glover, who also writes original music as Childish Gambino. Derrick's director was Dan Eckman, and their producer was Meggie McFadden.

The members of Derrick Comedy met at New York University while performing for the sketch comedy group Hammerkatz NYU and directing Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz

They chose 'Derrick' because it was another name that started with 'D' other than Donald, Dominic or Dan.

Even though they are all experienced improvisers trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, all of Derrick's videos are tightly scripted. Some of their videos include "New Bike," in which a boy threatens to kill his parents if they do not get him a new bicycle; "Opposite Day," in which an office changes Fridays from "Casual Friday" to "Opposite Day," likely in response to the boss's wife's infidelity; "Girls are not to be trusted", in which a film student makes a series of movies chewing out his girlfriend; and "National Spelling Bee", in which every contestant in a spelling bee was told to spell the word "niggerfaggot".

Donald Glover used to be on the writing staff for 30 Rock. He also played Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. He was discovered and offered the part of Troy after series creator Dan Harmon attended a showing of Mystery Team. The entire troupe (with the exception of Glover) appears in the episode Romantic Expressionism as Pierce's joke writers. Glover now has a rapping career under the stage name Childish Gambino, having made three albums: Camp, Because the Internet, and most recently, "Awaken, My Love!".

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