21 Facts About Darryl Lenox

Darryl O'Flynn Lenox was an American comedian who lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Darryl Lenox's comedy was notable for its focus on the differences between Canadians and Americans, and on his struggle with blindness.

Darryl Lenox's father was a Vietnam War veteran who left when Lenox was four; he and his four sisters were raised by his mother and stepfather.

Darryl Lenox first performed stand-up at an open mic at Seattle's Comedy Underground.

Darryl Lenox lived in Los Angeles, New York City, and Florida, but thought of Vancouver as home.

Darryl Lenox became entrenched in the Vancouver comedy scene, including mentoring then-13-year-old Seth Rogen, who later said that Lenox was a crucial influence on his film Superbad; Lenox narrated the story in the audio version of Rogen's memoir Year Book.

Darryl Lenox 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.

Darryl Lenox headlined regularly at comedy clubs and festivals across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Darryl Lenox was the winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition in 1999.

Darryl Lenox won second place at both the 2000 San Francisco Comedy Competition and the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival.

Darryl Lenox performed at SXSW, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Great American Comedy Festival, Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival, HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, Chicago Comedy Festival, Foolproof Northwest Comedy Arts Festival, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Comedy Challenge, and Vancouver Comedy Festival.

Darryl Lenox was a celebrity judge twice on Canadian series Get Cooking With the Stars.

In 2022, Darryl Lenox appeared on an episode of This American Life to discuss how going blind shifted his trust in strangers.

Darryl Lenox was a guest panelist six times on Canadian radio comedy show The Debaters.

Darryl Lenox wrote and performed a one-man show, DNA, at several festivals; it won the Vancouver Fringe Festival's Best New Play award.

Darryl Lenox filmed Blind Ambition at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre in October 2010.

Darryl Lenox named his 2021 album Super Bloom after the desert phenomenon of sudden, massive blossoming of flowers after heavy rains.

Darryl Lenox was nearsighted from birth and became legally blind as a teen.

Darryl Lenox's sight deteriorated, exacerbated by an injury in 1997.

Darryl Lenox worked with Third World Eye Care Society, a charity devoted to helping the visually impaired in impoverished nations.

Darryl Lenox died of an aortic dissection on April 16,2023, at Vancouver General Hospital.