Reginald D. Hunter

Reginald Darnell Hunter
Birth name	Reginald Darnell Hunter
Born	1969 (age 42–43) Albany, Georgia, United States
Medium	Stand-up, Television
Nationality	American
Years active	1992-present
Genres	Social satire, Observational comedy
Subject(s)	Society, Culture, Human interaction
Website	reginalddhunter.co.uk

Reginald Darnell Hunter (born 1969) is an American stand-up comedian who is now mainly based in the United Kingdom.

Early life

Hunter was born in Albany, Georgia.

Stand-up comedy

Having initially travelled to Great Britain at the age of 27 as a classic theatre student training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Hunter became a comedian after performing his first comedy set as a dare. For this set, he received £10. Realising he enjoyed it, and there was money in it, Hunter diverted his attention from his acting ambitions and re-focused on stand-up.

He often deals in his stand-up about issues regarding race that he feels important^{[citation needed]}. Part of that is an attempt to reclaim the word "Nigga"^{[citation needed]}. He often uses the term in the titles of his shows; the title of his stand-up show, Reginald D Hunter: Pride & Prejudice... & Niggas attracted some controversy, and the poster was banned from the London Underground.

Awards

Hunter was nominated for the Perrier Award in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Edinburgh Festivals.

He won the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy in 2006 for his show Pride and Prejudice... and Niggas.^{[citation needed]}

Television

1992

Tales from the Crypt (HBO)

2005

In 2005 he made his television debut on Channel 4, in a show entitled Blackout. TV credits include:

• 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)
• Have I Got News for You (BBC One)

2007

• News Knight (ITV1)
• 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4)
• Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
• Red Dwarf (Dave)

2008

• Good News Week (TEN) AUS
• Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
• Spicks and Specks (ABC1) AUS
• Trexx and Flipside (BBC Three)

2009

• QI (BBC Four / One / Two)
• Good News Week (TEN) AUS
• Argumental (Dave)
• Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
• 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4)
• You Have Been Watching (Channel 4)
• Spicks and Specks (ABC1) AUS
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC One)
• It's Only a Theory (BBC Four)
• Live at the Apollo (BBC One)

2010

• The Bubble (BBC Two)
• Spicks and Specks (ABC1) AUS
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC One)
• You Have Been Watching (Channel 4)
• Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
• The Green Room with Paul Provenza (Showtime)

2011

• Stand and Deliver (RTÉ 2) IRL
• Have I Got News for You (BBC One)
• This Week (BBC One - UK politics show)
• Something for the Weekend (BBC)
• The Hour (STV)
• Dave's One Night Stand (Dave)
• Have I Got News For You (BBC)

2012

• The Graham Norton Show (BBC)

Radio

Hunter is one of the hosts of the E4 laughs at Edinburgh podcasts, showcasing the best comedy talent from the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.^{[citation needed]} He has also had numerous appearances on the BBC Radio 4 comedy show The Unbelievable Truth.^{[citation needed]}. Recently appeared on Midweek (BBC Radio 4) on 15 Nov 2011.

Stand-up DVDs

• Live (14 November 2011)

External links

• London Evening Standard 1 December 2006: 'Why should I be censored?' Retrieved 2012-02-04
• New3 Statesman 23 June 2011: Reginald D Hunter: “Old and middle-class people, if you scare them, they vote” Retrieved 2012-02-03
• Official website
• E4 Laughs at Edinburgh
• Reginald D. Hunter at the Internet Movie Database