Darryl Lenox is an American comedian who appeared on Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central, WTF with Marc Maron, Starz (TV channel), BET, and A&E (TV channel). He lives in Vancouver, B.C., where he founded the entertainment company Ellison Rains. His stand-up special, Blind Ambition was filmed at The Vogue Theater in Vancouver, BC and aired on Starz network. Lenox is signed to Stand Up! Records. Prior to his debut on Starz, Darryl has been seen on A&E’s “Evening at the Improv,” BET’s “Comic View,” “Best of BET’s Comic View Special,” “Best of Just for Laugh’s Comedy Festival New Year’s Eve Special,” Comedy Central’s “Jamie Foxx’s Laffa Polooza,” and Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham.” He has performed at numerous comedy festivals including Montreal’s JFL, HBO Comedy Arts Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, Chicago Festival, and Vancouver Comedy Festival, and has received such notable titles as Winner of Seattle Comedy Competition and Winner of Best New Play at Vancouver Fringe Festival. Lenox grew up in Las Vegas and lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, and Vancouver, Canada. He has toured the US and Canada for over 20 years, headlining comedy clubs. He is currently the founder and CEO of Ellison Rains, LLC. For over 25 years, Lenox has experienced degenerative sight loss, rendering him legally blind. Much of his material focuses on his personal experience surrounding his relationship with his diminishing eyesight and the associated observations and challenges. Early life Lenox was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of his earliest memories was when he went to Seattle, Washington in search of his father and soon after decided to move there, where he remained until 1993. Then he moved to Los Angeles, Surrey, British Columbia, and later moved to New York and later Vancouver, B.C. Early career Lenox said, “You know you are doing something right when you can cry about it.” Most of the comedian's early career in stand-up was performed in Canada. In 2005, following the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, Lenox traveled to Florida intending to return. With no work permit, he was denied access by the border patrol and excluded from the country for a year, leaving all of his belongings in his Canadian apartment. Stand-up success Lenox has been performing in comedy clubs throughout the United States and Canada since the early 1990s. Some of his career accomplishments include opening for Chuck Berry and Maxi