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Kareem
“Plug”
Chapman
Comedy Central Hart of the City · HBO Comedy Wings finalist · Available for MC & feature spots
As seen on & featured at
Upcoming Shows
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Bring Plug to You
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Now streaming on Angel
Bad Dad, Great Father
Plug’s stand-up special is streaming now — including the night he dropped his phone in a porta-potty and found out anxiety isn’t just something comedians made up.
More stand-up specials
Sets & clips
Latest Shorts
Latest News
Tour dates, new specials and merch drops, straight from Plug.
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Now streaming on Prime Video: How Racism Ended
Read more →: Now streaming on Prime Video: How Racism EndedPlug wrote, produced and co-directed How Racism Ended, an Applause Network comedy now streaming on Prime Video.
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The Trophy Case Podcast
Read more →: The Trophy Case PodcastPlug co-hosts The Trophy Case, real conversations with athletes: some made it, some didn’t, and some are on their way.…
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The King’s Guard — signed copies
Read more →: The King’s Guard — signed copiesPlug’s book, signed on request. Order your signed copy on the Merch page, where car chargers and beer glasses are…
Meet Plug
Kareem “Plug” Chapman started doing stand-up in Los Angeles in 2010 and has been working rooms across the country ever since.
He was featured on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City with Kevin Hart and was a finalist in the American Black Film Festival’s Comedy Wings competition, sponsored by HBO. He wrote, produced and co-directed the Applause Network comedy How Racism Ended, now on Prime Video, and his stand-up special Bad Dad, Great Father is streaming on Angel.
Now based in Atlanta, Plug hosts, features, and headlines for clubs, colleges, corporate events, and private parties. He’s also the author of The King’s Guard.
Featured on
Comedy Central
Hart of the City
Featured comic on the Atlanta episode (Season 1, Episode 1) of Kevin Hart’s stand-up showcase.
HBO · ABFF
Comedy Wings Competition
Finalist at the American Black Film Festival’s HBO-sponsored comedy competition.
Laughing Skull Lounge
Stand-Up Instructor
Leads the six-week stand-up class at Atlanta’s Laughing Skull Lounge, with more than 400 students taught.
Dry Bar Comedy
Clean Stand-Up Set
Plug’s set “I’m a Bad Dad but a Great Father” on Dry Bar Comedy, the home of clean stand-up. Watch it on YouTube.
On the road
Learn Stand-Up from Plug
Two ways to learn from a working comic: in a room full of new comics in Atlanta, or one-on-one online.
In person · Atlanta
Group Comedy Classes
Six Saturdays at Laughing Skull Lounge. Write a 5–8 minute set and perform it at a graduation show. $450.
Private · Online
Online Comedy Coaching
Six one-hour sessions built around your material and goals, with personalized homework every week.
Merch
Signed copies of Plug’s book The King’s Guard, car chargers and beer glasses are available now. Hats are coming soon.
Book Plug
Clean or edgy, ten minutes or an hour, Plug fits the room. Tell us about the event and you’ll hear back within 24 hours.
- Comedy clubs — host, feature, headline
- Corporate events and holiday parties
- Colleges, churches, and fundraisers
- Emcee, roasts, private parties, film & TV
Get the dates first
New shows, new clips, presale codes. A couple of emails a month, tops.