‘I don’t pander, but I adapt to my environment’: Comedian shares perspective on being Black in Utah

02/25/2022

SALT LAKE CITY — Finding the “funny” when talking about race is something that many professional comedians do through stand-up.

That includes veteran entertainers like Arvin Mitchell, a St. Louis Native who has called Utah home for the last three years.

Mitchell moved to the Salt Lake City area from Los Angeles after he was hired as a cast member and writer for family-friendly comedy show “Studio C,” which is produced by BYUtv.

“I came, and I adapted,” Mitchell explained.

According to U.S. Census Data, Black or African American people make up less than 2 percent of the total population in Utah.

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