Legal Name: Tonja D. Roberson
Stage name: Tonja “D” (The Ton of Fun)
Born January 5,1970 in Shreveport, LA. After graduating from high school in 1988; I enlisted in the Navy where I served honorably and retired after 26 years. Shortly after retirement, I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and went through a nasty divorce after 22 years of marriage. During my counseling sessions, I would keep my therapist in stitches talking about things that happened in my life. One day the therapist asked if I ever thought about doing comedy and I said, “yes.” She enrolled me in the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) Comedy Bootcamp class and my comedy career began at the age of 48. I am a preacher and a Sunday school teacher; and I have chosen to keep my comedy clean and classy. I have traveled to Germany and many other places bringing the good medicine of laughter.
Credentials include:
Graduate of ASAP Comedy Bootcamp class; Graduate of ASAP and PUSH Comedy Club Improv Class; ASAP Acting school. I starred in the independent film titled “The Patroller”; In the Veteran commercial “Call of Duty” which aired during Superbowl 2020; Performed at Funny Bone’s Clash of the Comics (10 times); Hosted Open Mic every Friday at Sweet JAM’s Café in Norfolk Virginia for 2 years; Was the opening act for comedians Shucky Ducky, Boogie B, and Ray Grady; I was the featured act for comedians Tanesha “Just Nesh” Rice, D Ellis (Dallas King of Comedy), K-Dub, Comedian Oscar P, Reginald “Bruh Man Ballard, Rodney Perry, Denny Live and Pierre. I am regular at the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club in Shreveport, LA; performed on the Michael Coylar Morning Show Comedy Corner; Kenan Thompson Ultimate Comedy Show, winner of a comedy showcase at Hope Flood’s Comics Rock Convention. A regular comic with the Gospel Company Entertainment (Saved and Silly; Queens of Clean Comedy); Host my own comedy room; Tonja D’s Fun Zone Comedy show every third Sunday of the Month. Showcased as one of the finalists for Sherri Shephard’s “Funny Over 50” contest in 2024.