Kahlil Ashanti

Kahlil Ashanti began his career as a teenager performing in community theater and open mic nights at comedy clubs throughout the midwestern United States He then enlisted in the United States Air Force winning the 1993 Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest which earned him the opportunity to tour with the elite Air Force Entertainment troupe Tops In Blue in 1994 and 1995 as a comediandanceractor After being honorably discharged in 1996 Kahlil performed his own magiccomedy dinner theater show at Caesars Magical Empire Caesars Palace Las Vegas from 19972000 in Japanese as well as English Upon his arrival in Los Angeles in 2001 he began writing his critically acclaimed one man show Basic Training which premiered Off Broadway on October 13 2008