Brooklyn’s 50 Funniest People: Kenny DeForest

Kenny DeForest
Kenny DeForest, co-host of Comedy at the Knitting Factory, doesn’t want you to be comfortable. He wants you to think about race, about sex, about all the bullshit that keeps you comfortable. After five years in the Chicago comedy scene, DeForest is immune to discomfort (at least on stage). He thinks it’s hilarious to have to rapidly decide if you’re going to laugh when he says white men don’t get enough credit for letting women vote. “We didn’t