Nate Royal admittedly had a little material at his fingertips. He’d grown up in a single-parent family, spent a few years working at Silverdale Correctional Facility and has five children.
Royal, 31, recently won the local stop of “The Search for the One” national comedy talent search for Christian/gospel comedians at Pneuma Christian Center.
He’ll now vie with winners from Kileen, Texas; Columbia, S.C.; Birmingham, Ala., and Lynchburg, Va., in the final round of the competition on Friday at World Changers Church International in Atlanta.
Ivan Brown, executive director of Pneuma Christian Center, said Royal beat out 10 other comedians from points as far afield as Chicago, Cleveland (Ohio), Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The city and host facility were chosen by promoters No Joke Entertainment and Arrow Entertainment.
He said the event was witnessed by a crowd of about 500 and was hosted by Akintunde Warnock, one of the head writers for BET.