Yard was born on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands[3] and raised in Frederiksted.
[4] He studied computer programming at Hunter College, and later worked briefly as a union representative, involved in organizing a strike at the Museum of Modern Art, before first trying standup comedy when he was 24.
[7] On The Nightly Show, he became known as one of the show's leading contributors, serving as a comic "foil" to host Larry Wilmore,[8] and for his role in political skits such as his portrayal of a talking gun named "Hand Gun"[9] and his recurring "Y Files" segments parodying conspiracy theories.
[10] In 2008 he married plus-size model and actress Mia Amber Davis, who died of a blood clot after knee surgery in 2011.
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