Deon Cole is an American actor, comedian, and comedy writer. Originally based out of Chicago, he is best known as a member of the writing staff of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009-2010) and subsequently Conan (2010-present) and also for being a cast member on the sitcom Angie Tribeca (2016-present). He has appeared frequently in comedic bits for both broadcasts and has, along with the rest of the staff, received two Primetime Emmy nominations. He first got into comedy when a friend bet him $50 that he would not get up on stage one night in Chicago.

Cole has also performed stand up on other programs such as John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Mash Up and Lopez Tonight. Cole created his own production company, Coled Blooded, to produce Deon Cole's Black Box a sketch comedy show, Deon Cole's Black Box. It premiered on June 10, 2013 on TBS but was canceled on October 25, 2013. Currently Cole has a recurring role on the ABC sit-com Black-ish.

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