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If comics were made up of ingredients, and you took a dab of Richard Pryor with a dash of Jerry Lewis, a teaspoon of Marilyn Monroe and a cup of Whoopi Goldberg, you’d get a dynamic dish known as CoCoa Brown. CoCoa brings an energy to the stage that no female comedienne I’ve ever seen possess. Hailing from Newport News, VA., this comedienne is definitely on the rise to stardom.
With animated facial expressions, body gestures and the material to back it up, audiences are taken on a hilarious voyage through the eyes and mind of Brown. Whether she’s talking about herself, relationships or the world we live in, Brown offers a variety that appeals to all. One-dimensional she is not and you will never see the same set twice. “Once I get rolling, I feed off of my crowd, I love bringing them into my world,” explains Brown. “I believe in being able to give the crowd what they want and I’m able to take my set in any direction at the drop of a dime.” Versatile Brown can deliver on command a squeaky clean ‘there’s-deacons-in-the audience’ type of show and then make a 360-degree turn and give a show that would make even Redd Foxx blush.
Delivering an honest and humorous show, with her motto, "I don't tell jokes, I tell the truth!", audiences not only get a great show, but they feel as though they have gained a friend, that will "keep it real". She has a style that relates to both women and men, young and old that definitely crosses racial lines. Brown’s energy and warmness on and off the stage has earned her a large and loyal following!
Brown has performed in front of a variety of audiences including the Kennedy Center Honors Richard Pryor, the Def Comedy Jam Tour, as well as winning the coveted DC Comedian of the Year Award only after 1 year in the comedy business. She was a crowd favorite on Bill Bellamy’s “Who’s Got Jokes” competition on TVOne, she garnered nine consecutive seasons on BET’s Comic View, twice being voted “Funniest Female” on the popular show and was reigning champion in the Comedy TKO on Showtime at the Apollo. She also was a featured comedian on the Starz in Black comedy series “The 1st Amendment”, produced by Martin Lawrence and Comedy Central’s “Comic Groove” with Tracy Morgan. She just taped the hot new BET comedy show, "One Mic Stand", hosted by Kevin Hart and will be on the 2008 season f HBO's Def Comedy Jam.
Her film credits include “Lakeview Terrace” with Samuel L. Jackson, “American Carol” with Kelsey Grammar, “Hittin’ the Bricks” with Dr. Dre, “Blue Moon”, “Robbin’ in da Hood” and “Mahogany Blues”. She also appeared in the cutting edge comedy “Biting Personalities that was applauded at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival”. Cocoa is currently filming the Indie film, Lucy Broken Hearted, in which she has the co-lead role.
Cocoa has worked on many TV projects in which she always brings her unique personality through in all her characters. Her television credits show the wide range Cocoa is capable of playing. From concerned parent on“The Young and The Restless,”, to the sassy receptionist on NBC’s “Las Vegas” to the baker with allergies to chocolate on “ER” . But Cocoa will always stay true to her love for “funny” and sketch comedy. She’s been Star Jones on Nick Cannon’s “Short Circuitz”, a “spooky” beautician on Ashton Kutcher’s “Room 401" and a Judge from hell on “Next”, all on MTV, to Morgan Freeman’s Mom and Barack Obama’s BIGGEST fan on Frank Caliendo’s sketch show, “Frank TV”, to the most un-reporter on the news sketch show “Chocolate News”, created by David Allen Grier, on Comedy Central. She also said what EVERYONE wanted to say about Delicious’ "assets" on the second season of VH1's “Flava of Love”.
Commercially she has appeared in a wide range of national and regional advertisements. Cocoa was the 2006 spokesperson for SBC-AT&T Wireless internet, she made you choose Foster Farms chickens after choking an imposter in the Foster Farm campaign and as the cell phone obsessed Mom for Albertson’s supermarkets.
She is also currently writing her book and preparing her one-woman show, “Confessions of a Suicidal Diva" as well as working on the TV project "Unwanted Advice", a new and off the chain version of "Candid Camera" with fellow funnyman, comedian Tony Roberts. Ms. Cocoa Brown is one busy young lady, but she ain't complaining.. she is doing what she loves!
Cocoa is also a popular columnist, writing for publications like Honey and In the Mix magazines on a monthly basis, and has written numerous half hour comedy scripts, including the smash hit webisode series “The Raynecat Show”, in which Cocoa plays the crazy, keeping it too real character of “ LaTanya”. Her episode, “Church in a Box” can be seen on the popular outlet, YouTube, which is getting major hits each day.
But stand up comedy is Cocoa’s first love and she continues to tour throughout the country performing at clubs and colleges. She has also traveled abroad to Europe and Asia as well as to the Caribbean and Latin America where she continues to receive rave reviews. Cocoa’s mantra is “Making the world laugh, one truth at a time”, and she is doing it and doing it well..
"I just want to live each day being true to myself, my family, my friends and my fans..life is too damn short for excuses!" Cocoa Brown
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"American Carol" - Supporting - Dir. David Zucker
"Lakeview Terrace" - Supporting/ Sony - ScreenGems
"Hitting the Bricks - Supporting/ New Line Cinema
"Date Devil" - Lead/Puregrass Films
"Mahogany Blues" - Supporting/ Dir. Tymeka Coney
"Appetite for Destruction" - Supporting/ Dir. Ford Austin
"Robbin’ in da Hood" - Supporting / Dir. Quake/Maverick Films
"Blue Moon" - Supporting / Dir. Xavier Jackson
Frank TV Guest Star TBS
Breaking Bad Guest Star AMC
Chocolate News Guest Star Comedy Central
The Raynecat Show Series Regular LA Sammy Prod.
Next Guest-Star MTV/Renard Young
ER Co-Star Warner Brothers
Short Circuitz Guest Star MTV/Nick Cannon
Comics Unleashed w/Byron Allen Guest Star Tribune Entertainment
“Flava of Love” Guest Star VH1
“Ballin” Guest Star K.Tulo/ESPN/LTN
The First Amendment Guest Star M. Lawrence/Starz
Las Vegas Guest Star NBC/Universal
“Card Party” Sketch Show Series Regular Comedy Central
Guy Torry’s Comedy Special Series Regular Union Ent./Showtime
The Young & The Restless Guest-Star Dir. Noel Maxam
Comic View Series Regular BET/Ruby Red Prod.
It’s Showtime At The Apollo Series Regular Inner City Theatre Group
Phaturday’s Comedy Special Guest Star Dir. Kenya Owens
Comic Groove Guest Star Comedy Central
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The Laugh Factory, Los Angeles, CA
Caroline’s , New York, NY
The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA./London, England
Boston Comedy Club, New York, NY.
House Of Comedy, VA. Beach, VA./Columbia, SC.
The Comic Strip, New York, NY
Riddles Comedy Club, Chicago, IL.
Comedy Connection, Laurel, MD. / Boston, MD.
The Comedy Factory, Baltimore, MD./Rotterdam, Holland
The Funny Bone, Kendall, FL./ St. Louis, MO.
The Improv, Nationwide
Comedy Zone, Charlotte/Greensboro, NC.
The Comedy Café, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Our Lady of 121st Street Supporting Dir: Gloria Gifford.
The Johari Players, Richmond, Va. 1990-1997 .
"Rumpshaker" Wrecks-N-Effect
"Sittin’ On Chrome" Masta Ace
"I Got Skillz" Mad Skillz
"Whoa" Black Rob