Derrick Stroup didn’t grow up imagining Netflix specials in his future. He grew up in Alabama, where stand-up comedy barely registered as a real job at all.
“You know, growing up in Alabama, dreaming of the comedy world felt like dreaming about another planet,” Stroup said.
Now he’s in New York, heading to the Comedy Cellar after an interview, coming off a Netflix debut that cracked the Top 10 and...
