Godfrey

Godfrey Chukwuma Ndubuisi Danchimah Jr. (born July 21, 1969), known mononymously as Godfrey, is an American comedian and actor who has appeared on BET, VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films, such as Soul Plane, Original Gangstas, Zoolander, and Johnson Family Vacation. He was also a spokesperson for 7 Up during their "7up yours" advertising campaign, and a cast member on the first season of The It Factor, a reality television series.

He is also known for performing the voices of Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Tall (season 2) in The Mr. Men Show, and hosting the FOX game show Bullseye. Danchimah also hosted his own radio show on SiriusXM until he parted ways with the show in July 2019. He has hosted the podcast In Godfrey We Trust on the Gas Digital Network since 2018.

Biography Godfrey Danchimah Jr. was born to Nigerian parents of Igbo descent. They immigrated to the US to escape the Nigerian Civil War. Godfrey is a nephew of Nigerian musician Sonny Okosun.

Godfrey was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on July 21, 1969. Soon after, the family settled in Chicago where Godfrey grew up. He attended Lane Technical College Preparatory High School and received an academic scholarship to the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he majored in psychology.

At the University of Illinois, he made the varsity football team and performed at a traditional talent show for new team members.

Career

Godfrey honed his stand-up skills at the All Jokes Aside comedy club in Chicago in the early 1990s. In 1995, Godfrey made his New York debut at Carolines on Broadway and the Comic Strip Live and was soon signed by the William Morris Talent Agency. He began working regularly in television, first behind the cameras as a warm-up comedian for Cosby and Soul Man. His first on-camera appearance featured him performing stand-up comedy for NBC's Friday Night Videos, followed by more small television and film roles. In 2000, Godfrey appeared in the Aspen Comedy Festival and on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He also played a comical role in the movie Soul Plane, acting as an African pilot. He has also been in numerous episodes of BET's Comic View.

A self-styled karate master, he continues to do film and television work alongside his stand-up career in New York. His first one-hour special, "Godfrey: Black by Accident" was shot for Comedy Central on January 22, 2011, at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City to a standing room only audience.

As a guest of Mike Ward's show called "F*ck les variétés", part of the Just for Laughs 2012 festival of Montreal, his performance was highly acclaimed. In the following year, he had his own solo show called "The Godfrey Complex" in the same festival for a whole week.

His second one-hour special, "Godfrey: Regular Black" was filmed for Showtime in Chicago, his home town, on August 12, 2016.

Filmography and discography Stand-up comedy releases +Solo albums and TV specials Title Release date Debut medium Premium Blend: Godfrey 2000 Television (Comedy Central) Comedy Central Presents: Godfrey February 18, 2005 Godspeed March 25, 2008 Audio CD Black by Accident August 27, 2011 Television (Comedy Central) Regular Black August 12, 2016 Television (Showtime) Rebel With a Cause January 14, 2026 Theatrical film +Collaborative albums and TV specials Title Release date Debut medium Just For Laughs: The Archives – Volume 23 October 15, 2018 Audio streaming Just For Laughs: Premium – Volume 11 November 23, 2018 Just For Laughs: Select – Volume 8 January 19, 2019 Comedy In Color: Volume 1 December 10, 2021

Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Original Gangstas Marcus Joe's Apartment Cockroach (voice) Chain Reaction Chidi Egbuna 2000 In the Weeds Stan 2001 30 Years to Life Comedian Zoolander Janitor Derek 2004 Johnson Family Vacation Motorcycle Cop Soul Plane First Officer Leslie Gaemon The Cookout Jasper 2005 Virginia Griffin Short Fuse Dogan 2006 Phat Girlz Akibo 2007 A Dennis the Menace Christmas Santa/Bob The Angel Video Careless Sabio 2008 Stand Up Dante Show Stoppers Final Judge Bum Boot Camp Bum Short Don't Shoot the Pharmacist! Kevin The Sweep Jerome Unemployed Jamal 2009 Omar Saved from Cheating Omar Short 2010 Sexcut TV Actor A Man, a Woman, a Genie, a Gun Genie 2016 Like Lambs Officer Michaels The Hudson Tribes Mayor Joubert Lafitte 2019 Rapid Eye Movement Marcus Crawford 2020 The Binge Hags' Father The Truth About Santa Claus Herbie 2021 Americanish Gabriel Jackson 2023 The Perfect Find Jimmy Unbraided Narrator (voice) Short 2024 Athazagora Stan the Driver Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Midnight Mac HBO Executive Episode: "Episode #1.1" 1999 LateLine Mfune Umbwebwe Episode: "The Minister of Television" 2000 Thunderbox Himself/Host Main Host Rock of Ages 2001 30 by 30: Kid Flicks 2002 The It Factor Himself Main Cast I Bet You Will Himself/Host Main Host Late Friday Himself Episode: "Episode #2.6" It's Showtime at the Apollo Episode: "Queen Latifah/Godfrey" Third Watch Ricky Episode: "Blackout" 2003 The Celebrity Look-Alike Show Himself/Host Main Host I Love the '80s Strikes Back Himself Recurring Guest 2004 I Love the '90s Recurring Guest Retrosexual: The 80's TV series 2005 I Love the '90s: Part Deux TV series Black in the 80s Recurring Guest Comedy Central Presents Episode: "Godfrey" I Love the '80s 3-D Episode: "1985" I Love the Holidays TV series 2006 BET's Top 25 Countdown Episode: "Moments in Black History" I Love Toys TV series I Love the '70s: Volume 2 Recurring Guest Celebrity Paranormal Project Episode: "Pearl's Story" 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s Main Guest 2006–14 Comics Unleashed Recurring Guest 2007 What I Learned About... From the Movies Episode: "Sports" 2008 I Love the New Millennium Recurring Guest NESN Comedy All-Stars Episode: "Episode #1.4" truTV Presents: World's Dumbest... Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 2008–09 The Mr. Men Show Mr. Stubborn & Mr. Tall (voice) Main Cast 2009 30 Rock Rick Episode: "The Bubble" Z Rock Pure Dark Episode: "Z Will Rock You" Black to the Future Himself Episode: "Hour 4: The 00s" 2009–11 Comedy.TV Episode: "Episode #1.7" & "#1.18" 2010 Undateable Main Guest 2010–11 Louie Guest Cast: Season 1–2 Latino 101 Main Guest 2010–12 Laugh Factory Recurring Guest 2011 Love Lust Episode: "Love Lust & Secret Societies" The Heart, She Holler N-Word The Robot Episode: "Fear Is Dog Spelled Bassackwards" 2012 20/20 Himself Episode: "Best in TV: The Greatest TV Shows of Our Time" Just for Laughs: All-Access Episode: "Episode #1.6" 2012–18 The Ha!ifax Comedy Fest Recurring Guest 2013 Juste pour rire Episode: "Gala Fuck les Variétés" PITtv Episode: "Godfrey: Shout-Out!" Insane Clown Posse Theater Episode: "Godfrey" Inside Joke at Moontower Episode: "Episode #2.2" & "#2.26" Upload with Shaquille O'Neal Himself/Co-Host Main Co-Host 2014 Deadbeat Shaky Hands Recurring Cast: Season 1 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Adam Church Episode: "Reasonable Doubt" Black Dynamite Al Sharpton (voice) Episode: "Roots: The White Album" 2014–16 Steven Universe Kofi Pizza (voice) Recurring Cast 2015 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Himself/Panelist Recurring Panelist: Season 1 Bullseye Himself/Co-Host Main Co-Host ASSSSCAT 3000: New York Himself Episode: "Godfrey" World's Funniest Himself/Panelist Episode: "Cat's Entertainment" Get Your Life Himself Episode: "Girl Get Your NYPTSD" Benders Rajon Tucker Recurring Cast 2016 King Bachelor's Pad Himself Episode: "Angry Neighbor" Above Average Presents Eric Simms Episode: "The Kicker: For Fans. For Fun." 2017 What's Your F@#King Deal?! Himself Episode: "Brad Williams, Nick Vatterott and Godfrey" Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Plaid Jeff Main Cast: Season 2 2017–18 StarTalk Himself/Co-Host Episode: "Episode #4.12" & "#4.16" Lucha Underground FBI Agent Winter Recurring Cast: Season 3-4 2018 This Week at the Comedy Cellar Himself Recurring Guest Glimpse Christian White Episode: "Esperanto" Our Cartoon President Recurring Cast: Season 1 2019 CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival Himself Episode: "Just My Luck" King Bachelor's Pad Episode: "Joker Parody" 2020 Tournament of Laughs Episode: "And A Round of 32 We Go, Part 2" 2021 Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready Episode: "Godfrey" Harlem Cole Thompson Episode: "Saturn Returns" Wild 'n Out Himself/Cast Member Main Cast: Season 16–18 That Damn Michael Che Calvin Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 South Side Delonte Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 2022 We Need to Talk About Cosby Himself Episode: "Part 1–4" Episode: "Hit and Run, Just for Fun" Dark Side of Comedy Episode: "Richard Pryor" Human Resources Mr. Beef (voice) Recurring Cast: Season 1 2023 I'm a Virgo A.I. Voice (voice) Recurring Cast My Dad the Bounty Hunter Ja Boluu (voice) Episode: "This is Doloraam"

Documentaries Year Title 2002 Comedian 2009 Dane Cook, 30 Premeditated Acts 2010 I Am Comic 2011 Stars & Music 2012 40 Greatest Feuds 3 The Science of Doctor Who 2023 Out of the Loop