Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas[1] (born September 13, 1985), collectively referred to as The Lucas Brothers,[2] are American identical twin brothers who work together as comedians,[3] actors, filmmakers, writers,[4] and producers.
They made their late-night debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in 2012, and have appeared as guests multiple times after.[10][11] The duo created the animated series Lucas Bros. Moving Co..[12] They starred in truTV's series Friends of the People. They appeared in the feature film 22 Jump Street (2014). In July 2014, they made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2014" list.[13] The brothers also appeared in episodes of the highly acclaimed Fox TV series The Grinder in 2016 and have played themselves in the Netflix series Lady Dynamite.
The Lucas Brothers released their first comedy special, On Drugs, on Netflix in April 2017.[14]Paste ranked it as the 9th best comedy special of 2017.[15]
They are also developing a comedy project with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who directed 22 Jump Street.[17] In addition, they are set to write and star in a semi-autobiographical film to be produced by Judd Apatow.[18]
^"Social Studies: The Lucas Brothers". The Couch Sessions. March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2017. Kenny: I'm a little older by like 5 or 10 minutes. I don't know exactly.
^ abKuperinsky, Amy. "The Lucas Brothers wrote Judas and the Black Messiah. The N.J. duo is just getting started.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 19, 2021. Accessed March 11, 2022. "When they were growing up in Newark, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were pillars of the school curriculum.... They later moved to Irvington with their mother, but attended several different high schools — High Point Central, Newark’s St. Benedict’s and Science High — before graduating from Irvington High.... The desire for a reliable income was part of what drove him to the idea of becoming a lawyer (the Lucas Brothers had studied philosophy at TCNJ before graduating in 2007)."
