Tony Woods is an American comedy writer and stand-up comedian known for being a mentor to Dave Chappelle and others.
[2] Woods was born in New York, raised in Charlotte, North Carolina until he was seven, and moved to Washington D.C. when he was 10 years old.
[3] Much of his earliest comedy work was on international stages, touring Europe and the Middle East.
[3][6] Woods is a DC-area comedian who frequently performs observational comedy in what the New York Times calls "a laid-back, meditative style, a mellow brand of cool.
"[1] He will frequently use wordplay and malapropisms to make points about larger issues.