Shawn Banks

Shawn Banks was born in Alton, IL, a small suburb just 20-minutes from St. Louis, Missouri a rocks throw across the Mississippi River. Known for witty observations and dead-on impersonations of many, comedian Shawn Banks has been exploding in comedy clubs and theaters across the country. Shawn's most recognizable asset when he takes the stage is his presence. At 6'3; 300+ pounds, Shawn is built like a Defensive Tackle, you can definitely tell that the ELEPHANT IS IN THE ROOM. Shawn's brand of comedy can be explained as "Happy-Sarcastic" with stories and slanted point of views on everyday life. Shawn has taken his Family-Fun humor and auditioned and landed stand-up spots on the TOM JOYNER SKY SHOW at the WALT-DISNEY Milk-House in front of 4000+ people. The show is also heard by over 10-million listeners across the country daily. Shawn was also a Finalist for COMEDY CENTRAL'S South Beach Comedy Festival & Open Mic Fight. Shawn also won $1000 and a first place bid in NESTLE-PURINA'S Pet Comedy Challenge and competed and WON 2nd place overall and $5000 CASH in St. Louis, MO. In 2009 Shawn was a semifinalist on NBC hit series "America's Got Talent" and was also seen on the 2nd Season of "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes" on TV One. Shawn does not stop with just comedy, he has been seen on the Big Screen in Summit Entertainment's "NEVER BACK DOWN"; the BIO Networks Celebrity Ghost Stories and in TV One's Celebrity Crime Stories portraying NOTORIOUS BIG. Shawn Banks has performed with many top comics in today's