DeWayne Jamarr Colley

Kountry Wayne (born DeWayne Jamarr Colley on December 9, 1987) is an American comedian, actor and content creator who grew up in Millen, Georgia. He is known for his digital sketches featuring original characters, along with cameos from actors, musicians and athletes including Ludacris, Mike Epps and Lamar Odom. He released his first book, Help Is On the Way: Stay Up and Live Your Truth, in April 2023, with a foreword written by actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer.

Wayne made his television debut in September 2018 on MTV's battle rap improv series Wild 'N Out, created and hosted by Nick Cannon. He starred in the BET original Christmas movie Holiday Heartbreak in December 2020, executive produced and starred in the comedy feature Strange Love, which premiered on Amazon Prime in February 2022, and portrayed Painted Duck DJ in the Peacock original film Praise This in April 2023. He co-hosts the reality series I Love Us with Kym Whitley, which premiered on BET+ in June 2022, and released a comedy album, Help Is on the Way, in 2018.

In 2021 Wayne was named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch," alongside Hannah Einbinder, Ayo Edebiri and Quinta Brunson. He continues to perform stand-up, headlining his second national theater tour, Help Is on the Way, produced by Live Nation in 2023, and performing at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles in 2022. In May 2023 he taped his first one-hour comedy special, A Woman's Prayer, in Washington, D.C. Wayne is the father of 10 children, is a vegan who does not smoke or drink, and cites Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor as his comedic influences.