Jerry Wilson

My family comes first they keep me grounded and give my life meaning. I believe that if you have dreams follow them, and that is what I plan on doing. I am a stand-up comedian from Pittsburgh, Pa. I have been doing stand-up for over 10 years now....but never taking it seriously until this year. I started a family at a young age and knew that I had to work to support my family...so comedy went on the back burner because I did not consider it a job, just a hobby. In 2004 I figured I was funnier enough to audition for BET's Coming To The Stage.........so myself and 2 other comedians drove to philly to audition....and I was right I was picked. That was one of the best feelings ever. I went to LA and taped the show in September and it aired in October of 2004. Anything that I felt was short lived because I was deployed to Iraq in January 2005, giving me a whole new set of responsibilities and worries. Fuck comedy I had to worry about how my family was going to make it without me, how I was going to make it without them, would I live or die....etc. Once in Iraq that is home so after a while you learn to deal with it, and 6 months before I came back home I did a Comedy Show for the Troops even though I was one myself. They appreciated it and I was happy to be back on stage after a year of not telling any jokes. I came home and things were harder than I expected them to be, reajusting to family, your job, and that civilian life as the army would call it, so comedy was the last thing on my mind until February 2007......I was feeling better and stronger than ever........and hit the stage and I have been killin them ever since. At this point and after all that I been through.........I think that was god's whole point..he put me in the worse possible situation and I came back out strong.......so look out for me people because I guarantee you I will make it in this game that we call COMEDY!!!!!!!!!!!