A native of Durham, North Carolina, Corey Manning quickly found himself a home in the comedy scene delivering sidesplitting, high-energy entertainment. Highly imaginative and extraordinary, Corey immediately grabs the audience's attention and keeps them laughing with his distinctive style. Corey was a semi-finalist and regularly hosts Boston Comedy Jams for the Boston Comedy Festival, and is the first comedian to be Certified as an Artist by the City of Boston. He has also hosted celebrity fundraisers featuring NFL & NBA players, National Recording Artists, and Actors. Corey was recently featured in Jamie Foxx’s LAFFAPALOOZA! 2006 New Faces of Comedy, was a contestant in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival, and had a very successful début of his one-man play of Confessions of a… Blackman.

Prior to his comedy work in Boston, Corey graduated from North Carolina Central University, with a major in Theatre. He has performed in numerous plays but his favorite, most prestigious, and continuing role is that of a father to his son, Corey Jr.

You can now catch Corey on the morning show on Boston’s Choice 102.9FM, co-hosting hosting BIG FUNNY SUNDAY in Dorchester, at Police Post VFW, on American Legion Highway. But for up to date information, go to www.myspace.com/corey_manning or www.coreymanning.com to see where he’s performing next.

COMEDY/ACTING CREDITS:

•    Confessions of a… Black Man; Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
•    Host for the New England Def Comedy Jam Auditions
•    LAFFAPALOOZA New Faces in Urban Comedy 2006
•    Certified Artist of the City of Boston
•    Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival 2007 & 2008
•    Boston Movie & Comedy Festival; semi-finalist; Host/Producer Boston Jams
•    Boston’s CHOICE 102.9 FM; Radio Personality
•    BOOOMTV, Comedy Show, BNN –TV; Actor, Writer, Assistant Producer
•    Commercial Stand-in; NBA Paul Pierce promo spot for the 2005 NBA Play-offs
•    THE FUN ROOM; Producer, Host, Headliner, DJ, Bouncer, Waiter, etc.
•    Worked with Bill Bellamy, Mo’Nique, Bobby Collins, Tracy Morgan, Frank Santorelli, Gary Gulman, Tommy Davidson, Kenny Rogerson, Lavell Crawford, Adele Givens, Kevin Knox, Bruce Bruce, DJ Hazard, Sheryl Underwood, Tony V., John Witherspoon, Stephanie Peters, Dean Edwards, Michael Blackson, Kelly McFarland, Talent, Alonzo “Hamburger” Jones, Rasheed, Dewayne Perkins, John Lassiter, Rick Younger, Rob Stapleton, Mark Simmons, Amos Quick, Willie E. “Robo Cop”, Amos Quick, Daren ‘DS' Saunders, Howard G., Johnothan Gates, Marshall Brandon, Chris Tabb, Jim McCue, Smokey, Cory Fernanez, McGriff, Turae, Vanessa Fraction and Del Harris

CLUB CREDITS:
 
•    Black Comedy Explosion; Dorchester, MA
•    Black Rep; Providence, RI
•    Boston Comedy Club: NY, NY
•    Beantown Comedy Vault; Boston, MA
•    Charlie Goodnights; Raleigh, NC
•    Club Candle Light; Greensboro, MD
•    Comedy Store; Los Angeles, CA
•    Comedy Café; Atlanta, GA
•    Comedy Connection of Boston; Boston, MA
•    Comedy Connection of Maine; Portland, MN
•    Comedy Connection of Rhode Island; Providence, RI
•    Comedy Studio; Cambridge, MA
•    Holiday Inn Comedy Night; Glen Burnie. MD
•    Joey's Comedy Club; Livonia, MI
•    New York Comedy Club; New York, NY
•    Nick’s Comedy Stop; Boston, Brockton, & Saugus, MA
•    Stanford and Son’s; Kansas City, Kansas
•    Uptown Comedy Corner, Atlanta, GA
•    Vibez; Hartford, CT
•    Willie Mays SkyBox, Emeryville, CA

COLLEGE CREDITS:
 
•    Amherst
•    Brandeis University
•    Bryant College
•    Duke University
•    Harvard University
•    Johnson and Wales University
•    North Carolina Central University
•    Northeastern University
•    Providence College
•    Roxbury Community College
•    University of Massachusetts
•    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill