Ralph Harris

Ralph Harris, born Ralph Louis Harris, is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer raised in Philadelphia and now based in Los Angeles. He started doing stand-up in 1985 after seeing Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live and built a career of more than thirty-five years on the road, on TV and in film. He reached a new generation of fans when he finished fifth on NBC's Last Comic Standing season 5 in 2007.

Harris has two cable TV specials, Comedy Central Presents and the HBO Comedy Half-Hour, and appeared in the variety series Comedy from the Caribbean in the early 1990s. He starred as Josh Jerrico in the ABC TGIF sitcom On Our Own (1994-95), made his feature film debut in the Golden Globe-winning Dreamgirls and co-starred in Evan Almighty. His television credits include Seinfeld, Living Single, In Living Color, Nick Freno, Parenthood and The Parent 'Hood, plus late-night sets on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His stand-up is character-driven and rooted in classic comedy storytelling, with influences he openly names: Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Redd Foxx and Jonathan Winters.

Ralph Harris continues to tour the country as a headliner at major U.S. comedy clubs, including Laugh Factory in Hollywood and the Bonkerz and Tommy T's circuits. New stand-up clips and interview segments are posted on his YouTube channel @RalphHarrisComedy and on Instagram @ralphharriscomedy.