"Funniest Comedian JOHN HENTON vs DAI HENWOOD"

John Henton (born November 23, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. Henton is best known for his roles as Overton Wakefield Jones on the FOX sitcom Living Single and as Milsap Morris on the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys. Henton was born in East Cleveland, Ohio. He is a graduate of Shaw High School. In 1982, Henton had a day job working at a paint warehouse and was taking computer classes in the evenings. He decided to perform at an amateur night at a Cleveland comedy club. On his second performance, Henton won the amateur night contest. Henton was a stand-up comedian in the Cleveland area for a few years. He took his comedy on the road for a year and won the 1991 Johnny Walker National Comedy Search. Henton was spotted by The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson comedy executive Jim McCawley, who booked him to perform on the show on June 5, 1991. As Henton finished his set, he looked to Carson for his approval. Carson, Ed McMahon, and guest Tony Bennett all waved Henton over to take a seat on Carson's guest couch. During a commercial break, Carson asked Henton if he had an agent. Henton said he didn't, and Carson told him, "Well you will after tonight." Henton appeared on Comic Strip Live ten days later, and he was booked for a second performance on The Tonight Show on October 11. Henton's comedy special, John Henton: Comedy with an Attitude, aired on Showtime in January 1993. Henton played the role of Overton Wakefield Jones on the Fox sitcom Living Single. He also played Milsap Morris on the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys. Henton has made guest appearances on other sitcoms One on One, The Parkers, For Your Love, Hannah Montana and Love That Girl!. In September 2000, Henton was involved in a serious car accident that "destroyed his left eye socket, shattered both of his legs, broke nine teeth and ripped up his stomach". His face was badly deformed by the incident, though extensive plastic surgery restored most of his facial structure.

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Dafydd Morgan "Dai" Henwood (born 7 February 1978) is a New Zealand comedian. He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on Three but also performs stand-up comedy. Henwood was born in 1978 to father Ray and mother Judge Carolyn Henwood. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player, Dick Jones. Henwood studied Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in eastern religions, before winning 'Best New Face' on TV2's Pulp Comedy in 1999, the Billy T Award in 2002 and the Fred Award in 2007. In 2004 and 2005, Henwood toured the shows The Hot Stepper and Champagne Table Tennis, and performed at the Tokyo Comedy Store and in Melbourne and around Britain. He has subsequently performed seasons in both Auckland and Wellington during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival including "Dai-Namic Scenarios" (2007 & 2008), "Shabba" (2009), "Dai Another Day" (2009), "Ideals vs. Reality" (2010), "Fonzie Touched Me" (2011) and "Adapt Or Dai" (2013). In 2008 he was invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and recorded for a televised Gala special. Henwood spent a period on TV3's Sunrise morning show, as the gadget guy, giving humorous reviews of the latest gadgets. He subsequently rose to prominence after featuring on television station C4 hosting "Insert Video Here", then went on to host two series of a comedy travel show "Roll The Dai" on the same network. Since August 2009 Henwood has been captain of "Team Two" on TV3's weekly panel comedy show "7 Days", filming over 150 episodes in that time. Henwood has recorded two DVDs titled Dai Another Day, released by EMI in late 2009 and "Adapt or Dai" released by Universal Music in 2013. In 2016 he was presented with the Rielly Comedy Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand.

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