Atlanta\u2019s Kountry Wayne, who grew up in the tiny southwest Georgia town of Millen, was an early fan of social media, building his comedic act with sketches and jokes on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter in the early 2010s. <\/p>\n
By the time Wayne (real name: DeWayne Jamarr Colley) began performing stand-up comedy onstage in 2015, he said he had already found his voice and quickly built confidence before a live audience.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n spu-dnatS\u201c I\u201c sraey krow htiw ohw tahw ot ot ot \u201d.gnimit yeht klat ekat dias tuo no netfo ym wenk tsuj weivretni ni eh dah erugif \u201d,era na ydaerla .tuoba ehT .noitutitsnoC-lanruoJ I atnaltA 01 <\/p>\n \u201daiglatsoN\u201c \u201d.aiglatsoN\u201c raey saw tsurt scipot ot eht eht depat selkcat laiceps desaeler .spihsnoitaler gniraer suoiverp revo no fo .shtnom )smom lairetam ,samam ekil tsal sdik sedulcni ni gnolruoh denoh sih sih ,traeh eh sah sah morf evif tsrif esolc dlihc dellac tseb ybab ta dna dna ,enyaW ,emirP gnimrofreP eH ygrenE bboC ,ertneC strA nozamA ,83 81 01 eh(<\/p>\n I\u201c I\u201c dluow yeht eht .dias ym ekil si \u201d,nwotemoh leef evisolpxe ,ygrene \u201d.did gnirb deveileb ecneidua dna enyaW atnaltA atnaltA <\/p>\n<\/article>\n erehw naht laicos sniamer no no ,skrowten elpitlum erom sezitenom noillim noillim ,aidem gnidulcni eh ecrof srewollof tnanimod evitcelloc .enola ssorca a ,enyaW koobecaF ,83 81 11 <\/p>\n<\/article>\n elpoeP\u201c tI\u201c A\u201c detadilav naht pu-dnats ,laiceps deifidilos laicos .dias dias erom aidem \u201d.em em kool sih mih eh .cimoc \u201d,naidemoc ta sa sa a a s\u2019namoW \u201d,reyarP xilfteN eH 3202 <\/p>\n \u201dlleh\u201c \u201d.nmad\u201c sdrow gnisu naht laiceps .xes dias ffir war laro ro no wen erom gnol si sedulcni eh eh rehsrah esruc sdiova yna dna a ehT tuB nozamA <\/p>\n I\u201c I\u201c hctaw tnaw oot ot .ffuts .dias \u201d.yhcnuar elpoep fo ym ekam tol .sdik ti eh evah evah t\u2019nac \u201d,dnarb a a I I <\/p>\n I\u201c doG\u201c sraew \u201d.laiceps .eveels .dias tup no ym si ni sih sih eh \u201d,noitadnuof htiaf yreve osla suseJ eH naitsirhC <\/p>\n Atlanta comic Kountry Wayne had a Netflix special but has since moved to Amazon. He jokes about his “baby mamas,” dating, Atlanta gays and farting. (Courtesy of Amazon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n htiw\u201c ,sdrow htiw ohw nehw ,cipot ot eht eht eht taht selkcat llits .laiceps sdnuos evitisnes yas dias elpoep fo ton on ym cisum .ecilam tol netsil ekil wonk ti ni sih .mih eh eh :doog t\u2019nod seod tub \u201d.taeb eerga .snoitca a a enyaW .R ,ylleK I I I nevE tuB <\/p>\n I\u201c A\u201c erew saw detnaw gnisu deniart \u201d.skcart ot thguoht eht eht eht taht yllacificeps ,laiceps wohs .dias elpoep elpoep eno no fo tol \u201d,gnihgual hgual eh eh tsrif artxe saremac .ecneidua osla roF nozamA <\/p>\n mohw eht dias no .rebmun sledom .tem ,lodi sih flesmih eh eh sah sah neve eH eH ,reniatretnE s\u2019cirdeC cirdeC <\/p>\n eH\u201c eH\u201c gniyrt ot gnorts .dias lacitilop .tniop ekam \u201d,thgil tsuj t\u2019nsi si si \u201d.ynnuf a enyaW eH <\/p>\n s\u2019tahT\u201c yadiloH\u201c htiw saw stnaw ot gnimocpueht eht derrats dias moc-mor decudorp eivom erom ekil ni ni eh od dna dna osla ,gnitca enyaW ibuT .senoJ \u201dreH \u201dkaerbtraeH eH ocoC .cirdeC <\/p>\n<\/article>\n uoY\u201c I\u201c .eltbus egats .dias no erom erom \u201d.duol ekil si eh ,dednuorg nac gnieb gnieb eb dna \u201d,gnitca tuoba a pu-dnatS <\/p>\n Kountry Wayne, who has a new Amazon special, “Nostalgia,” said he tries to keep his show free of strong curse words. (Courtesy of Amazon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n regnuoy htiw nehw saw saw pu ot ot deklat ,troppus ,pu-dnats os gnilles dias .nosirp tsap ylnepo ton ynam sdik si sweivretni ni ni sih eh eh eh eh sah etanutrof .enif neve dne sgurd gniod dna dna tuoba nI ,yllaicnaniF <\/p>\n I\u201c nevE\u201c nehw t\u2019nsaw saw saw desu ot eht eht \u201d,steerts pu-dnats .dias .ydaer ,ydaer trap no ym eltsuh doog \u201d.ssenisub ssenisub ta syawla enyaW I <\/p>\n![\"Atlanta](\"https:\/\/images.ajc.com\/resizer\/v2\/BMXNCMW45RFA5J3BMS65DM4BLY.png?auth=1d65de60e17bf9cc246afc5865b76ba7c3fb9d1dabd130350e1f88afb0d4644f&width=3840&height=2160&smart=true\"\/)
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