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Many years ago, an energetic young man named Chucky
Jenkins had a life-changing dream that comedy would lead people to
salvation. It all started when he met a man named
James Stephens III on his lunch break
while getting his car washed. At this time, Jenkins was an officer in
the army and was stationed in his hometown of Seattle, Washington.
One
night, Chucky was hanging out at the comedy club where James
was doing his set. James always thought that Chucky was funny when he
joked about everyday life situations and decided to pull Chucky on stage
for an impromptu set. Extremely nervous and at a loss for words, Chucky
was reluctant to speak into the microphone. James asked him to simply
talk about himself and the things they would discuss while hanging out.
Well, he did just that and had the audience in tears. A star was in the making.
While Chucky Jenkins was attending Miles College in
Birmingham, Alabama, he met fellow comedian, Sinbad.
That night Sinbad was scheduled to do a show at The Comedy Club-Stardome,
and he invited him to come along. Sinbad pulled him on stage and
once again, Chucky brought the house down. He was instantly hired as
the emcee of the club and two months later he was performing in clubs
across the country and overseas. He eventually landed a guest
appearance on the NBC hit sitcom, "A Different World," and even opened
for Sinbad on his Brain Damage Tour date in Birmingham. The most
important thing Chucky learned from both James Stephens III and
Sinbad is
that you don't have to curse and talk about inappropriate subject matter
to be funny.
Now, Chucky Jenkins was a Christian and his material
consisted only of clean jokes. However, his comedy had no references to the victorious
lifestyle he was leading offstage. One night in 1991, God moved on this
eager servant and Chucky began to preach instead of doing his normal
set. Soon afterwards, he landed the opening spot at a Winans concert.
This milestone sent Chucky running vigorously toward his dream and
hasn't looked back since. "People are looking for more than a laugh or a
temporary relief, but a life-changing laughter," he says.
Chucky Jenkins removed himself from the mainstream
comedy scene and began to perform with major Gospel artists like
Fred Hammond, Dr. Bobby
Jones, Yolanda Adams,
Kirk Franklin,
CeCe Winans,
Dottie Peoples,
Shirley Caesar,
Bishop
T.D. Jakes, The Gospel Gangsters, Pastor Creflo Dollar, Jr., God's
Property, Hezekiah Walker,
Helen Baylor, T-Bone, Debbie &
Angie Winans, Bishop Eddie Long, Dr.
Bobby Jones, MC Hammer, Ben Tankard,
Newsboys, Nu Wine, A-1 Swift,
Marvin Sapp, Dr. Myles
Munroe, and many more!
God has since taken him back to where he started to
do ministry, while sharing the stage with top comedians on shows like BET's "Comic View" and Jamie Foxx's "Laffapalooza." While touring
overseas in Germany and Holland, Chucky Jenkins landed on the
stand-up comedy show, "The Laugh Factory." Originally, he was not
scheduled to headline the show, but on opening night his act blew away
the competition – and he did it without using profanity or
inappropriate subject matter.
"God brought me out of the darkness to shape and mold
me to prepare me to go right back into the darkness, so I could reach
not only audiences, but other comedians and share the message of
salvation," says Chucky. "My goal is to take Christian comedy to the
mainstream, to do comedy that the whole family can enjoy and in the end,
introduce people to Christ."
Chucky Jenkins has uniquely
mastered the art of comedy, tied in with the art of ministry. With his
sidesplitting wit and hilarious sketches, based on life experiences,
church family matters and bible stories, he ministers to his audience,
while making them laugh all the way to the alter. He keeps his audiences
in stitches with crazy song parodies and with his outrageously funny
portrayals, such as that of Moses as Forest Gump.
His talents landed him a guest appearance as the 1999 Host of
the Stellar Awards. His God-given calling for comedy has people
asking him 'Why comedy?' His response is "In Proverbs 17:22, the answer
is clear: Laughter is like medicine and it heals broken spirits. I use
my gift to give God the glory and introduce people to him."
Chucky Jenkins is the doctor
with the prescription that ministers to your soul as you laugh your
sadness away. All things are possible in the name of the Lord!
Chucky Jenkins may be available for your next special event!
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Rating:
DG
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here.Born:
Nov 23, 1965
Born and raised:
..in Washington state
..in Seattle
Based:
..in Georgia
..in Atlanta
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