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| name = Preacher Moss | image = | image_size = 220 | caption = | pseudonym = Preacher Moss | birth_name = Bryant Reginald Moss | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1967}} | birth_place = Washington, D.C., United States | death_date = | death_place = | medium = Stand-up, television, film | nationality = American | active = 1994–present | genre = Observational comedy, satire | subject = Islamic humour, racism, Islamophobia, political humour, current events, American culture, human interaction | influences = Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor, George Lopez | influenced = | spouse = {{marriage|Yasmin Moss|2003}} | domesticpartner = | notable_work = | signature = | website = {{URL|preachermoss.com}} | footnotes = }} Bryant Reginald Moss (born 1967), best known by his stage name Preacher Moss, is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He is best known as one third of comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny. Early lifeBorn Bryant Moss in Washington, D.C., United States to African American parents, Clifford Moss and Mary Moss. He began practicing comedy at the age of seven, when he earned the nickname "Preacher" for his imitations of the pastor at his family's church. He was brought up as a Christian in a Maryland suburb and was sent to a local military academy for his schooling. Moss started out doing sketch comedy when he was 17 and by his early 20s he began to make his way to comedy clubs.[1] In 1988, at the age of 20, he converted to Islam. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in journalism and a took a job teaching emotionally disturbed children in Milwaukee, while continuing to do standup comedy.[2] Writing careerIn 1994, Moss was the opening act for a comic Darrell Hammond, Hammond hired him as a writer. In order to develop his comedy skills, Moss moved to Los Angeles. There, he continued to teach special education classes and worked as a writer for comedians, including Damon Wayans and George Lopez.[2] Stand-up careerMoss moved on to perform at mainstream comedy venues.[1] Moss wrote his own show, titled End of Racism. Beginning in 2000, he toured hundreds of national college campuses and high schools performing, teaching, and discussing poverty, racism, multiculturalism, civil rights, and critical race theory. He performed "End of Racism" for four years when he got an idea for another kind of progressive comedy experience which addressed another kind of prejudice, that was spreading rapidly throughout non-Islamic communities in post-9/11 America.[3] In May 2004, Moss and other Muslim comedians Azhar Usman and Azeem Muhammad (later replaced by Mohammed Amer in 2006) launched a comedy tour titled Allah Made Me Funny, Allah Made Me Funny toured 30 U.S. cities during its first year, and also in Canada, Europe, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.[4][5] Moss has performed at the Global Peace and Unity Event in the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London organised by Islam Channel.[6] He has also performed at the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations banquet in Oklahoma City in 2010.[7] Preacher can be seen in the upcoming documentary, The Muslims Are Coming!, which features a group of Muslim American comedians touring the U.S. in an effort to counter Islamophobia. Television careerIn March 2013, Moss started the process of securing funds to develop a pilot for a sitcom Here Come the Muhammads.[1][8] In October 2013, production for the sitcom started.[9] Comedy styleMoss talks about his conversion from Christianity to Islam.[10] He uses his experiences of being black and Muslim in America as a vantage point for asides on race and religion.[11] Personal lifeIn 2003, Moss married Yasmin, an Indian Muslim living in Toronto, Canada. When not on tour, he lives in Long Beach, California, and frequently visits his mother's home in Washington, D.C.[2] Awards
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References1. ^1 2 {{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.illumemagazine.com/zine/articleDetail.php?Paging-Dr.-Huxtable-Here-Come-the-Muhammads-13959|title=Coming to Your Television: The Muslim Cosby Show|work= |location= |publisher=Illume|date= |accessdate=November 1, 2013}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3057100048.html|title=Contemporary Black Biography|publisher=Encyclopedia.com|date= |accessdate=August 28, 2011}}Preacher Moss 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://endofracism.com/about/|title=About|publisher=End of Racism Comedy & Lecture Tour|date=September 11, 2011|accessdate=August 28, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205060331/http://endofracism.com/about/|archivedate=December 5, 2011|df=mdy-all}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.bass-schuler.com/allahmademefunny.php4|title=Allah Made Me Funny Tour|publisher=Bass/Schuler Entertainment|date=|accessdate=August 29, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174653/http://www.bass-schuler.com/allahmademefunny.php4|archivedate=July 24, 2011|deadurl=yes|df=mdy-all}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allahmademefunny.com/about/index.html|title=About Allah Made Me Funny|publisher=Allah Made Me Funny|date=|accessdate=October 1, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930093019/http://www.allahmademefunny.com/about/index.html|archivedate=September 30, 2011|df=mdy-all}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobalunity.com/08/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115&/|title=Performers|publisher=Global Peace and Unity Event 2008|date=October 2008|accessdate=August 28, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130204014719/http://www.theglobalunity.com/08/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115&/|archivedate=February 4, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Preacher Moss 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cairoklahoma.com/press/pressreleases/cair-ok-celebrates-4th-anniversary-with-annual-banquet|title=CAIR-OK: Celebrates 4th Anniversary with Annual Banquet|publisher=Council on American-Islamic Relations – Oklahoma|date=January 3, 2010|accessdate=August 28, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163127/http://www.cairoklahoma.com/press/pressreleases/cair-ok-celebrates-4th-anniversary-with-annual-banquet|archivedate=December 18, 2014|df=mdy-all}} 8. ^{{cite news |last=Rosenberg|first=Alyssa|url=http://www.thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2012/03/16/446493/a-new-experiment-in-muslim-comedyand-self-distribution/|title=A New Experiment in Muslim Comedy—And Self-Distribution|work= |location= |publisher=ThinkProgress|date=March 16, 2012|accessdate=November 1, 2013}} 9. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.muslimentertainment.com/here-come-the-muhammads-be-part-of-history-by-producing-the-first-muslim-cosby-show/|title=Here Come the Muhammads.., Be part of history by producing the first "Muslim Cosby Show|work= |location= |publisher=Muslim Entertainment|date=October 3, 2013|accessdate=November 1, 2013}} 10. ^{{cite news |last=Fry|first=Ted|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/html/movies/2008223159_mr03allah.html|title="Allah Made Me Funny": Stand-ups riff on being Muslim in America|work= |location=Seattle|publisher=The Seattle Times|date=October 3, 2008|accessdate=November 1, 2013}} 11. ^{{cite news |last1=Brussat|first1=Frederic|last2=Brussat|first2=Mary Ann|url=http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=18449|title=Film Review: Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert|work= |location= |publisher=Spiritual Practice|date= |accessdate=November 1, 2013}} External links
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