The Humor Mill April 2015 | Page 30

There’s nothing new about this Jersey native who’s become a staple in the center of LA’s comedy scene. Some may know him as Na’im Lynn, but everyone refers to him as…The Next Big Thing. Growing up in a small town named Hillside, two miles east of Newark Liberty Airport, Na’im used Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy for Muses. It wasn't long before Na'im developed a knack for out-of-thisworld comedy. “When you follow a lot of comedy you're gonna develop a sense of humor,” he said. “You're gonna find yourself trying to be funny. And I'm intelligent too, so if you can put the two together you'll have a successful comedian and that's where I am today.” Success couldn’t be sweeter. Best known as the opening act for his friend, famed comedian Kevin Hart, Na'im travels the world over as part of Hart's 3-man comedy crew, The Plastic Cup Boyz. The nonstop tour has produced three genius comedic movies – “Seriously Funny,” “Laugh at my Pain,” “Let Me Explain” (Na'im appears in the latter two films) and has prepped the world for the official release of the #PCB. After getting his start by winning a showcase with NBC, the former aspiring physical therapist ditched that career and a job at US Airways to pursue his passion. That stepping stone created a ripple effect that has had him riding a wave of success ever since with spots on the LeBron James-produced “Survivor’s Remorse” on the Starz network, BET’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” “The Arsenio Hall Show” and his very own Comedy Central special “The Half Hour: Na’im Lynn” live from Boston. He recently headlined the Plastic Cup Boyz special, which premiered and is currently airing on Comedy Central. Na’im and the rest of the #PCB are touring on Hart’s latest installment, the “What Now?” tour.