Darryl O’Flynn Lenox (January 28, 1966 – April 16, 2023) was an American comedian who lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
His father was a Vietnam War veteran who left when Lenox was four; he and his four sisters were raised by his mother and stepfather.
[6][8][3] Lenox also lived in Los Angeles, New York City, and Florida, but thought of Vancouver as home.
The tone of his comedy shifted when he found that jokes about American racial issues were often lost on Canadian audiences.
[3] He was kicked out of Canada in 2005 for an alleged work permit violation, but returned in 2010 after the issue was determined to have been a mistake.
[24] His television appearances included Conan O'Brien's Conan,[25] The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, BET's ComicView,[26] A&E’s Evening at the Improv, Comedy Central Presents, Live at Gotham, and Jamie Foxx’s Laffapalooza.
[1][9][2][3] In 2022, Lenox appeared on an episode of This American Life to discuss how going blind shifted his trust in strangers.
[36] Lenox named his 2021 album Super Bloom after the desert phenomenon of sudden, massive blossoming of flowers after heavy rains.
[38] Shawn Conner of the Vancouver Sun praised the album's positivity, saying "If there's a theme, it's that there is usually a silver lining somewhere.
[5][6][37][3][7] He worked with Third World Eye Care Society, a charity devoted to helping the visually impaired in impoverished nations.