ARVINMITCHELL

Arvin Mitchell grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, as one of 13 kids. With nine sisters and three brothers, he had a built-in audience and no guarantee there’d be anything left at dinner. He kept the jokes going at school until his mom showed up and gave him some career advice. If he was going to be a clown, he’d better get paid for it.

Arvin took that advice. He finished as first runner-up on BET’s Coming to the Stage, then joined J. Anthony Brown as the bartending co-host on Club Comic View. He went on to appear on Tony Rock’s The Funny Spot and Kevin Hart’s One Mic Stand, spent three years in the cast of Studio C beginning in 2019, and filmed two Dry Bar Comedy specials.

Onstage, Arvin can get a laugh with an impression, a family story, or a look that tells you exactly what somebody’s mama was thinking. He’s entertained U.S. troops overseas and taken his act to clubs, colleges, cruise ships, and churches. Turns out growing up in a house with 13 kids is pretty good training for a full room.