Orlando Baxter wants to make it clear that his skin is not made out of solar panels during his performance on Conan last night.
Orlando Baxter exploded onto the Boston comedy scene in 2005, and was quickly established as one of the areas hottest young comics. His fresh perspective and unique relatability soon made this former high school teacher a fan favorite and led to a string of finalist positions in a host of contests and festivals including The New York Comedy Contest, NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity, The Boston Comedy Festival, and The Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland. In 2012 he toured across the U.S. with national headliner Jo Koy, as the opening act in the Lights Out tour, before making TV appearances on AXS TV’s Gotham Live. In 2016, Baxter’s talent took him back overseas where he debut his show Suspension, Detentions, and Summer Vacations at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
