KevOnStage shares his unlikely path from church to comedy, choosing morals over money, keys to a long marriage, turning grief into laughter, taking chances, passion for community, culture and creates the best sports analogies for life.

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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“Money couldn’t motivate me because if you are led by money, your morals will be second….my morals come first and money is a bi-product of that. Fame is not fun.” KevOnStage We got a good one for you Pivot Family!! In this episode, Ryan, Channing and Fred sit down with comedian, entrepreneur, and creator Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, for an honest, hilarious, and heartfelt conversation about comedy, family, and carving your own lane in the entertainment industry. Kev opens up about his journey from church stages to digital stardom, the ups and downs of building a brand rooted in authenticity, and what it really means to balance faith, creativity, and business in today’s world. He opens up about his relationship with his wife, Melissa, together since they were teens and still going strong almost 30 years later. Not always easy to navigate, Kev shares how he had to learn to be vulnerable and not keep emotions bundled up, especially losing his brother unexpectedly and how he was able to release his grief during dark times while finding peace in humor and faith. Turning the worst heartache of loss into laughter may be one way of coping with tragedy, but Kev prides himself on his roots and sense of community, never wavering on his beliefs to chase money. From viral sketches to building his own streaming platform, Kev shares the lessons he’s learned along the way—and the moments that tested his belief in himself and how walking away from a steady job to move across country changed his trajectory. This conversation is filled with a lot of laughs, real talk, and wisdom on how to keep pivoting with purpose and always find a way to the other side. Pivot Family, don't forget to like, subscribe and comment- we love hearing from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kevin Fredericks was a churchy kid who loved comedy. No horror story, no bullying, no tragedy. He just loved making people laugh. So much so that as a kid, he overacted so much in a church player's Goliath that he bust his mouth open when he was slain by David. But folks laugh. And the last, Kev on stage was born. He's funny, but he ain't about no funny business. He's been with his wife, Melissa, since he was 16. And he explains that really makes his favorite activity so much more fun. He was in a solid job in Washington State, but that wasn't enough for him. So he came up with the plan, albeit a bad plan, but it was a plan. He was going to move to LA and become a star.
0:38.5	But we all know it doesn't really happen like that.
0:41.7	But with no regrets, he talks successful failures, the death of his brother, and the birth of great business ventures.
0:48.8	Kev has come to many forks in the road where his morals met money, but his morals always won.
0:54.6	He's learned to try and to fail and to forgive.
0:58.6	Okay, maybe not really forgive, at least not his brother who died while he was flying
1:04.0	and coach.
1:05.0	I know.
1:06.0	I'll let him explain.
1:07.0	Thank you for tapping into one of the funniest pivots yet as Kev on stage joins the boys right now.
1:12.6	Oh, there you is. What's up, man? Come on, man. Welcome, welcome, man. Welcome, welcome, man. Welcome, welcome. Keil, what's having, brother? Good to see you, man. You know, you're having me. Y'all just come to my studio. Yeah, yeah, you know. I didn't feel like, I felt like the man when I was able to say that.
1:27.6	Y'all was like, we need this spot?
1:29.6	I was like, you need a spot, man.
1:30.6	But then he said, Yeah, you know. Yeah, you know. I didn't feel like, I felt like the man when I was able to say that.
1:28.3	Y'all was like, we need this spot, I was like, you need a spot, man.
1:30.3	But then he'd say, thank y'all for having me. No, thank you for having us. We're having each other. I'm running the bar, y'all at the studio. Yeah, sure. Hold out. Nika some of my guy pinning it
1:41.3	I fought the head to witness it
1:42.3	Got my people feeling militant
1:44.3	Where I'm feeling got me up
1:45.3	On the mission got me up
1:47.3	Know I'm feeling got me up. On the mission got me up. Knowing me, I got the key. On this vision, I can trust, trust. Liminate, Nick, some of the kind pinning it. I father here to witness it. I'm my people feeling militant. Shannon Crowder, Fred Taylor, Ryan Clark, PivotFam. Pivot fam, thank you for pivoting with us. We're here with Kevin Fredericks. His name is actually not Kev on stage. Or you can call him Kevon Stage. Kavana Stitch. You know, he likes that. Also, too, let me get this out the way real quick. Because you'd be crying a lot on the show, so I'm hit you with Ray Jail real quick. Oh, we got a cry. We got a cry. I just want you to get it. If you talk about my brother, I'm li you with Ray J quick. Oh, we got a cryer. We got a cry.
2:18.7	I just want you to get it.
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