RODNEY LANEY
Born and raised in Paterson New Jersey, Rodney's comedy career started capriciously in 1988. While in the Air Force, stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio, he accompanied a fellow airman, an amateur comic, to a comedy club. His friend bombed, but Rod took the stage and received thunderous applause. It was instant addiction; for Rodney it was the stage, for his friend it was,
Well, you know.
For the next decade, he performed at open mikes, private parties, and wherever he got the chance. His professional career began in 1997. He commenced performing in clubs and colleges from New York to California. He was featured at Chris Tucker's Comedy Club in Atlanta, during "Laffapalooza" and Judy Carter's comedy showcase
in Big Bear California. He mostly appears in NYC, at the Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, Comix, HA and Dangerfield's.
Rodney has completed pilots for Comedy Central, MTV, A&E and has been seen on HBO, Fox News Channel's "Red Eye," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," CBS, Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," and in London on the BBC's "The World Stand's Up." He has been seen on truTV’s "The Smoking Gun Presents", the HD channels "comedy.tv,"
and "LOL Lounge" as TBS Presents A Very Funny Festival: Just for Laughs Chicago. He has also appeared at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He was recently seen on ASX TV's "Gotham Comedy Live."