Comedian Leonard Ouzts Releasing New Special ‘Lil Sumn Sumn’ With 800 Pound Gorilla

EXCLUSIVE: Virginia comic Leonard Ouzts‘s new special, Lil Sumn Sumn, is set to release exclusively on Gorilla Comedy+ on August 10 before heading to 800 Pound Gorilla‘s YouTube channel on September 10 at 7 p.m. CT.

In Lil Sumn Sumn, Ouzts blends family stories with discussion of dating struggles, pop culture takes, and assorted social observations. Growing up as a military brat in Chesapeake, Virginia, he reflects on life with a Navy father, living in Japan after 9/11, and navigating parents returning to college while raising him. Stories on family dynamics include being bribed with McDonald’s to keep secrets and coping with the loss of his mother before his father quickly remarried.

Currently based in New York City, Ouzts has been featured on platforms ranging from Comedy Central to HBO to MTV. He was named a New Face at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2015 and made his late-night debut on Conan to a standing ovation the following year. His debut comedy special, The Big Joker, is currently available to stream on 85 South’s YouTube channel.

Of his new hour, the comic said, “You ever been to Texas Roadhouse? Well this is MY cinnamon butter rolls while I finish cooking the main course! It’s just a ‘Lil Sumn Sumn’ to put on your stomach.”

Outside of stand-up, Ouzts has appeared on Netflix’s Master of None and NBC’s Abbey, also appearing in films like Standing Up and Falling Down (with Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz), Like Father (with Kelsey Grammer and Kristen Bell), and Set It Up (with Lucy Liu).

When he’s not on the road or on set, he hosts Young, Black, and Funny, a live comedy show series he co-founded with friend and fellow comic Vincent Bryant.