BIO
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 Chucky Jenkins met a man named James Stephens III on his
lunch break while getting his car washed. At this time, Chucky Jenkins
was an officer in the army and was stationed in his hometown of
Seattle, Washington.
One night, Chucky Jenkins was hanging out at the comedy club where
James was doing his set. James always thought that Chucky Jenkins was
funny when he joked about everyday life situations and decided to pull
Chucky Jenkins on stage for an impromptu set. Extremely nervous and at
a loss for words, Chucky Jenkins 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
Chucky Jenkins to come along. Sinbad pulled him on stage and once
again, Chucky Jenkins 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. Chucky Jenkins 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 Jenkins learned from
both James Stevens 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 Jenkins began to preach instead of doing
his normal set. Soon afterwards, he landed the opening spot at a
Winans concert. This milestone sent Chucky Jenkins 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, Angie & Debbie 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 Chucky Jenkins 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 Jenkins. "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. Chucky Jenkins keeps his audiences in stitches with
crazy song parodies and with his outrageously funny portrayals, such
as that of Moses as Forest Gump.
Chucky Jenkins 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!
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