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Devonte West: How Faith Took Him From 9–5 to Viral Skits | What's The WRD
Sunday, 28 September, 2025
🎙️ What’s The Wrd sits down with Devonte West, the viral skit creator behind characters like Darnell, to talk about his journey from college football → accounting → comedy, balancing faith with entertainment, and how grief turned into breakthrough.In this episode, Devonte opens up about:00:13:30 – Walking away from accounting during COVID to chase skits00:16:26 – Studying skits like game film (athlete mindset applied to content)00:24:20 – Why fans love “Darnell” & his funniest characters00:25:11 – NBA trash talk skit inspiration00:32:07 – The tension between worship and comedy00:39:03 – Losing his mom & how that tested his faith00:44:20 – Noah’s Ark story & building when no one believes00:55:00 – His vision for a Martin-style show & legacy in comedy
