PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth native is living proof that if you dream big and work hard — the sky is the limit.
Comedian Nicholas Gordon, is known as Cletus Kassady on stage.
“I’ve been doing this for about 20 years now,” Gordon said. “I went to Norfolk State in 2000. I went there to be a P.E. teacher… But I ended up meeting some people there who were in the entertainment industry. That shifted my focus.”
He later found comedy and says “it’s been an uphill fight ever since, but I love it!”
Gordon has traveled the country touring with big names like KeKe Wyatt.
“I’ve had the ability to move. I could live in New York, I could live in L.A., I could live in Atlanta. I specifically chose to stay here and try to make it from right here. Then I can show other people they can make it from here,” said Gordon. “I watch all of the city council meetings. I watch all the school board meetings. I’m really an advocate for the City of Portsmouth.”
After years of working in comedy clubs or in arenas, people can now watch Gordon as ‘Deacon Charles’ on the BET+ Original Series ‘Churchy.’
“Deacon Charles is very quirky,” Gordon said.