Kenny Lucas
Half of a deadpan twin duo running on academic stoner logic.
1 special · 2017
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A Kenny Lucas set is entirely dependent on the physical presence of his brother, Keith. They stand side by side, passing a single premise back and forth in a quiet, flat monotone. One will start a thought about systemic inequality, and the other will finish it with an observation about smoking weed on their lunch break. They never raise their voices. They never speed up. The cadence feels less like a rehearsed performance and more like eavesdropping on two guys sinking into a couch at two in the morning.
Specials
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On Drugs with Keith Lucas & Lucas Brothers
Identical twins deliver low-key stoner comedy in matching denim.
Netflix · 49 min
On stage
They took the oldest gimmick in live entertainment, the twin act, and made it strange. Even as they have ascended to writing an Oscar-nominated film, their stage persona remains stubbornly quiet and low-energy. They are the natural counter-programming to high-energy theater comics.
The jokes run on a specific collision of college philosophy and weed logic. Kenny will drop a reference to French existentialism with the exact same detachment he uses to describe a neighborhood bully. They never break the quiet to check if the crowd is on board. The only danger of playing a room at this speed is that sometimes the momentum drops so far the set actually stalls. When a bit misses, they do not try to win the crowd back with volume. They just stare out into the lights and wait for the next thought to arrive.
Kenny started doing standup solo after walking away from his final year of law school, but he quickly realized the act needed Keith. They have shared a stage ever since.
Turning points
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Dropping Out of Law School for Standup
After attending NYU and Duke Law School, Kenny and Keith Lucas abandoned corporate law careers and took the stage together in December 2009.
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Release of On Drugs Special on Netflix
The duo released their debut hour special The Lucas Bros: On Drugs on Netflix, which earned recognition from major outlets as one of the top specials of the year.
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Oscar-Nominated Story for Judas and the Black Messiah
Completing a ten-year development journey, the Lucas brothers co-wrote the story for the acclaimed historical drama about Fred Hampton and William O'Neal.
At a glance
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The Sklar Brothers
The pioneering twin standup duo whom the Lucas brothers cite as their comedic muses and key inspiration for performing as a pair.
Also on screen
- 2013–2015
- Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
- 22 Jump Street
- 2014–2015
- Friends of the People
- Lady Dynamite
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- The Grinder
A clip to start with
Lucas Bros - Twin Discrimination