Preacher Moss
| Preacher Moss | |
|---|---|
| Pseudonym | Preacher Moss |
| Birth name | Bryant Reginald Moss |
| Born | 1967 (age 49–50) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, satire |
| Subject(s) | Islamic humour, racism, Islamophobia, political humour, current events, American culture, human interaction |
| Spouse | Yasmin Moss (m. 2003) |
| Website | preachermoss |
Bryant Reginald Moss (born 1967), best known by his stage name Preacher Moss, is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He is best known as one third of comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny.
Born Bryant Moss in Washington, D.C., United States to African American parents, Clifford Moss and Mary Moss. He began practicing comedy at the age of seven, when he earned the nickname "Preacher" for his imitations of the pastor at his family's church. He was brought up as a Christian in a Maryland suburb and was sent to a local military academy for his schooling.
Moss started out doing sketch comedy when he was 17 and by his early 20s he began to make his way to comedy clubs.
In 1988, at the age of 20, he converted to Islam. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in journalism and a took a job teaching emotionally disturbed children in Milwaukee, while continuing to do standup comedy.
In 1994, Moss was the opening act for a comic Darrell Hammond, Hammond hired him as a writer. In order to develop his comedy skills, Moss moved to Los Angeles. There, he continued to teach special education classes and worked as a writer for comedians, including Damon Wayans and George Lopez.
Moss moved on to perform at mainstream comedy venues. Moss wrote his own show, titled End of Racism. Beginning in 2000, he toured hundreds of national college campuses and high schools performing, teaching, and discussing poverty, racism, multiculturalism, civil rights, and critical race theory. He performed "End of Racism" for four years when he got an idea for another kind of progressive comedy experience which addressed another kind of prejudice, that was spreading rapidly throughout non-Islamic communities in post-9/11 America.
In May 2004, Moss and other Muslim comedians Azhar Usman and Azeem Muhammad (later replaced by Mohammed Amer in 2006) launched a comedy tour titled Allah Made Me Funny, Allah Made Me Funny toured 30 U.S. cities during its first year, and also in Canada, Europe, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.
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