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Derrick Gaines

Derrick Gaines

Derek Gaines is a stand-up comedian and actor based in New York City, known for roles in The Last O.G. and The King of Staten Island and his Tubi special "Goodlum."

Sep 13, 2026

Adulthood with Ian Lara

Adulthood with Ian Lara

VOL 177 | Fame-Adjacent with Derek Gaines: Showmanship & Success Dysmorphia

Sep 13 · 57m

Ian Lara
Ian LaraHOST
10:59
Yeah,
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
10:59
short dude.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
11:00
Dude! But he'd do the club.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
11:04
And then I went down there, and then...
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
11:07
Well, the day after I turned 19.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
11:09
Because I heard about it when I was 18.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
11:10
So the day after I turned 19, I did my first open mic at the Laugh House.

24 MINS LATER

Ian Lara
Ian LaraHOST
35:17
I need
In Godfrey We Trust

In Godfrey We Trust

694. She Faked Being a Producer and ROBBED Me | Derek Gaines, Akeem Woods, and Vishnu Vaka

Aug 15 · 1h 8m

GodfreyHOST
23:04
I was watching her, she was like, "They're really fucking her shit up." And I was like-
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
23:07
You know what it is? There's probably too much purple in it.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
23:09
Because when I saw the trailer, I thought it was Wakanda, 'cause it was so much purple in the trailer.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
23:13
They need to change the purple to orange or something, some other color.
GodfreyHOST
27:49
What does that mean?
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
27:50
It's the play off of my first special on, uh, Netflix, YouTube, when, you know, my, that joke went viral about me being cul-de-sac Black.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
27:57
Shout out to the suburbs.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
27:58
I'm basically your, uh, the, the pan- the, uh, demographic you talking about, the Black educated.
The Stand Comedy Club presents: 10 For 10 Podcast

The Stand Comedy Club presents: 10 For 10 Podcast

Derek Gaines On Bombing, Puking & Quitting Jazz College | 10 for 10

Jul 21 · 42m

KieranHOST
6:38
Did you feel like yourself that second time out? After the first time...
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
6:43
A bomb, right? So I felt that.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
6:45
But what was so funny about it, I was like, well, damn, that's what a bomb feels like? I thought it was supposed to be worse than that.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
6:50
And it wasn't.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
6:51
Because it was like, yeah, I messed up.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
6:52
They didn't talk to you.
Derrick Gaines
Derrick GainesGUEST
6:53
Oh, you might not have been the guy that night.

19 MINS LATER

KieranHOST
26:14
hard last night no i'm good i'm not gonna throw it don't worry about it i'm good

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