‘The Blackening’ Star Dewayne Perkins on His Gay Horror Spoof Character and Mining His Coming-Out Story for Comedy

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‘The Blackening’ Star Dewayne Perkins on His Gay Horror Spoof Character and Mining His Coming-Out Story for Comedy
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Perkins recounts introducing his boyfriend to his father, who asked “ ‘Who’s that guy?’ I was like, ‘That’s my boyfriend.’ He said, ‘You’re gay?' And I said, ‘Oh my God, I forgot to tell you.’ ”

Perkins’ origin story began in Chicago, where he played high school football — as a way, he has said, to be with the cool kids — before becoming a part of the school’s improv team. But it was during his freshman year at DePaul University that he joined Second City and never looked back. He later became a member of another Chicago based improv group, 3Peat, and wroteas a sketch.

From left: Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jermaine Fowler and Dewayne Perkins inIn between his improv group and stand-up, Perkins started writing for television series including. In 2021, he earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding writing for a variety series for his work onThe New York TimesFor his stand-up routines, Perkins’ coming-out story has been golden.

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