Karlous Miller

Karlous Miller
Birth date	April 2, 1983
Birth place	Oxford, MS
Occupation	Comedian, actor, rapper
Season(s)	5-present
Years active	2004-present

Karlous Miller is an American comedian, actor, and rapper who is best known for being one of the recurring cast members since Season 5 of the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out on MTV, VH1 and MTV2. He also had roles on Comic View, Hell Date, Yo Momma, Bill Bellamy's "Who Got Jokes", and Black Card Revoked. Miller has also gathered attention as one of the main hosts for the podcast 85 South Show with his fellow cast members DC Young Fly, Chico Bean, and former cast member Clayton English.

Biography

Miller was born and raised in Oxford, Mississippi. He soon moved to Atlanta to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. He then landed a role on MTV's "Yo Momma" and was featured on season two as one of the semi-finalists of Bill Bellamy's "Who Got Jokes". In 2008, Karlous was featured on the second season of the BET prank-dating series, Hell Date. He's also worked with headlining comedians and artists such as Katt Williams, Daniel Tosh, Case, Gucci Mane, Doug Benson, Dem Franchise Boyz, and Jermaine Dupri. In 2013, Miller became a recurring cast member on the fifth season of the improv comedy show, Wild 'N Out on MTV2.

Also since 2015, himself, Chico Bean, and DC Young Fly host a podcast called the "85 South Show”. The podcast would become an internet success and lead to them starting their own streaming service “Channel 85”. Miller also has a 30 minute comedy special that is available on comedian Kevin Hart's "Laugh Out Loud Network”.

In 2018, Miller announced in an interview with “The Breakfast Club” that he was no longer a cast member on “Wild 'N Out” and that he had been fired from the show. Though after the news of his firing broke out, fans of the show demanded that Miller return to the show. As during the production of Season 13, Miller returned back to the show as a recurring cast member.

In October 2020 and 2021, he, along with his fellow cast members DC Young Fly and Chico Bean hosted the BET Hip-Hop Awards.

In June 2023, Miller and the rest of “85 South” premiered their comedy special “Ghetto Legends” on Netflix.

In June 2024, Miller joined the the third season cast of College Hill: Celebrity Edition on BET.

Trivia

• He has appeared in every episode in Seasons 5, 8, 10, and 11, 11 episodes in Season 6, 13 episodes in Season 7, 15 episodes in Season 9, 22 episodes in Season 12, 10 episodes in Season 13, 21 episodes in Seasons 14 and 18, 20 episodes in Season 15, 18 episodes in Seasons 16, 19, and 20, 14 episodes in Season 17, and 2 episodes so far in Season 21.
• He is most known on the show for his "Sucka MC Battles" with fellow cast member, Chico Bean.
• He appeared as one of the Team Captain in Season 12, Season 13, and Season 20.
• He was fired from the show after Season 12 but returned to the show during production of Season 13.
• He was entirely on the Old School team in Season 15, Season 17, Season 18, Season 19 and Season 21.
• He has appeared in the movie “How High 2” with his fellow cast members DC Young Fly, Teresa Topnotch and DeRay Davis.
• His zodiac sign is Aries.
• He has worked with Gucci Mane.
• He has eight siblings.
• He worked as a firefighter in his hometown before becoming a comedian.
• He has a son from a previous relationship with comedian Ashima Franklin.

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