Mo Alexander

Alexander was born in south Memphis, near Stax Records, and raised by his mother (a grade-school teacher) and his grandmother. He grew up Catholic and attended Memphis Catholic Middle and High School; he later described himself as a "computer/theater nerd who also played sports", including performing as a cheerleader and school mascot. == Career ==

Alexander is known for his dark comedy, which often takes on issues of racism and American politics. He performed at his first open mic in 1993, at age 22. He became a full-time professional touring comic in 1996 after his grandmother died, and he decided to leave Memphis and go on the road for six months. and the Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2016. He has also headlined at comedy festivals including the Asheville Comedy Fest, Altercation Comedy Festival, and North Carolina Comedy Festival. After self-releasing his earlier albums, Alexander signed with Dan Schlissel's Stand Up! Records in 2019. '. He played a prison librarian in the 1998 psychological thriller A Letter from Death Row, written, directed and starring Poison frontman Bret Michaels. He played both a shriner and the shriner's wife in the video for the Ray Stevens song "Shriner's Convention", which appeared in Stevens' 1995 movie Get Serious. == Discography==

• Mo Files (2000) • Evolution (2006) • Nappy Headed Hoes and Other FCC Infractions (2008) • Just in Case the Mayans are Right (2012) • Got Clots (2016) • Possum Blues (original mix) 7" single (Stand Up! Records, 2022) • Mo’ Possum Blues (Stand Up! Records, 2022) == Filmography ==

Film • Get Serious (1995) • A Letter from Death Row (1998) Television • Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (1999) • Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City: Memphis (2017) • Punching Below the Bible Belt (2020) Selected podcast appearances • Big Time Podcast (October 17, 2017) • Gender Fluids, "Mo Alexander: An Old School Kinky Dude" (October 3, 2018) • The Orbit Spaceman Show (June 6, 2019) • Memphis Famous Podcast, Episode 2 (March 30, 2020) • Learning to Fail, Episode 40 (May 5, 2020) • Alert Spoilers, Episode 9 (June 29, 2020) • Jon D. Podcast, Episode 16 (September 8, 2020) and Episode 45 (September 13, 2022) • The Dork Forest, Episode 686 (August 16, 2022) • Behind the Bits Podcast, Episode 122 (September 7, 2022) == References ==