Patrice O'Neal

Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O'Neal (born December 7, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and actor. He is known for his cutting, often confrontational crowd work during which he often plays couples against each other. He is a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey. O'Neal began his comedy career in Boston, Massachusetts where he lived from the age of one year-old. O'Neal’s first television appearance was on The Apollo Comedy Hour where he performed his Malcolm XXL bit. From there, he moved on to appearances on Showtime at the Apollo, FNight Videos, and a brief stint as a writer for the WWE. O'Neal had a string of TV guest star appearances on MTV’s Apt 2F, Assy McGee, Ed, Z Rock, Yes Dear, Arrested Development, Chappelle Show and The Office. O'Neal was a regular on the Fox series The Jury, and he starred in the Comedy Central animated program Shorties Watching Shorties, along with Nick DiPaolo.