Isiah Kelly has been performing his comedy on stage since he was 10 years old. So, no surprise there as to how he landed on Netflix’s Verified Stand Up. Isiah is one of the contestants in the brand-new two-part special ready to take the mic and become viewers’ new favorite comedian. Fans who knew him from before particularly loved to see him bring his comedic genius onto the larger platform. Keep reading and we shall share with you more; even his family background, dating life, career, and net worth-related details.
Isiah Kelly Netflix’s Verified Stand Up
Isiah Kelly has been really excited about his participation in Netflix’s Verified Stand Up. He has been teasing his trailer and promoting himself incessantly on social media and wherever he gets to.
Even prior, he had made a decent name for himself by coming up in the comedy world with colleagues such as comedian J.J. and Brandon T. Jackson and under the tutorship of his father and other iconic comics such as Katt Williams and Mike Epps.
Fast forward to 2023, he has a multi-dimensional career and has performed all over the country. The last time we checked, he was on the road with comedian Lavell Crawford. His fans are glad that he continues to fire up stages all across the States with his unique brand of comic relief.
The father-son duo as we are told have also been currently working on a few movie roles as well as the long-anticipated Father & Son comedy tour featuring their comic acts and hip-hop artists. The two have been traveling the country teaching children how to resolve conflicts and how to use their talents to take themselves to the next level.
Isiah’s solo credits thus far include — BET, Comedy Central, Showtime at the Apollo, Who’s Got Jokes (hosted by Bill Bellamy), The Tom Joyner Show, Shaq Comedy All Star Jam, Chocolate Sundaes (hosted by Tommy Davidson) on Showtime, Gotham Comedy Live and the movie Cookout 2. He also got featured on the Gospel Comedy All Stars 2 DVD along with his father, Gerald Kelly.
How Much Is Isiah Kelly’s Net Worth?
Isiah Kelly reportedly had less than $300K net worth as of December 2023.
While bringing home money for himself, he also always makes time to give back to his community. His BIO on the internet describes that he volunteers his talents to help teach young people how to become comedians with the Microphones Up, Guns Down initiative.
Isiah Kelly Age
Isiah Kelly was born in 1991. So, he turned 32 years old in 2023.
Who Is Isiah Kelly’s Father?
Isiah Kelly’s father Gerald Kelly is a comedian himself. He is known to have a multi-dimensional career as an actor and standup comic, producer, and screenwriter. The patriarch also is the CEO of Microphones Up Guns Down. This is actually the initiative, Gerald and Isiah launched together, in an effort to decrease violence, back in March 2016.
What’s more, Gerald is known among his audience as the “NY King of Comedy” and Russell Simmons also calls him the “Black Jackie Gleason”. The patriarch is also known to have been born in the Bronx, New York, as the eldest of four and raised by a single mom.
On many occasions, Isiah and his dad have been spotted together promoting their comedy. Long before, in December 2018, they were already challenging the likes of Wayans to comedy battles.
Who Is Isiah Kelly’s Mother?
Isiah Kelly’s mother is LaMara Hunter-Kelly (AKA Mara Hunter). Even though LaMara marks her relationship status as ‘married’ on Facebook, we are not sure if it is true because until last year on Mother’s Day, Isiah was hoping for her to find a boyfriend. He took to social media a glimpse of him taking her on the soul train cruise with him hoping to find her a boyfriend there.
On her Facebook, Isiah’s mother reveals that she is the owner of Hunter Kelly Entertainment & Consulting, LLC. Also, she mentioned that she worked at World Emblem and Baystate Health in the past. Between 2015 and 2021, the matriarch studied at Belhaven University. It is also known that LaMara has always lived in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Isiah Kelly Wife
Isiah Kelly seemed single as of the time of this writing, as even on his Facebook he marked his relationship status as just that. Except for this, Isiah has not given away anything related to his dating life topic on social media. He most probably had not married though, as of December 2023.
Isiah Kelly Height
Isiah Kelly stands below 5’7” in height.
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Where Is Isiah Kelly From?
Isiah Kelly was born in New York City, New York. As of 2023 though, he had been residing in Los Angeles, California.
At one point in 2015, he was “really” torn between if he wanted to live in New York City or Los Angeles. He maybe went with LA because that is where he has been living lately.
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When Is Isiah Kelly’s Birthday?
Isiah Kelly’s birthday is on September 25th, making him Libra.
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Is Isiah Kelly On Instagram?
Indeed, Isiah Kelly can be found on Instagram. As of early December 2023, his IG @isiahkelly included 2,995 posts and 19.8K followers. He also has been showing glimpses of his life on ‘Isiah Kelly’ Facebook and on TikTok @isiahkelly.
