Tony Roberts

Tony T. Roberts (born April 18, 1963) is an American comedian. He has appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's ComicView, and It's Showtime at the Apollo. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was raised by his mother Annette Roberts along with his younger siblings Yvette and Terry. He went to Henry Ford High School and graduated in 1981 along with his lifelong friend Perry Conway, who helped and managed him with his comedy.

Roberts first stepped onto the stage at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, Michigan. In February 2006, he was picked to participate in the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. He has performed his stand-up all over the world and in most of the major clubs in the States, from New York to Los Angeles, including the Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, Caroline's, the Boston Comedy Club, the Fox Theatre, and the Regal Theatre. He has been part of the BET Comedy Tour, the Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam Tour, and the USO Tour. He was the recipient of the BET Robin Harris Award for Most Original Comic and took 2nd place in the Oakland Comedy Competition.

In addition to stand-up, Roberts has appeared in films including B. Cole's "A Get2gether," Damon Dash's "Death of a Dynasty," and Coke Daniels' "Gangsta rap," which was entered in Sundance 2007. He landed national Burger King commercials and toured with the inspirational musical stage plays "If These Hips Could Talk" and "Ain't Nothing Like Family." His stand-up is featured on two interlude tracks on the Styles P album Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman).