Southern Mom
DARREN
KNIGHT
by Benjamin Nunnally
D
arren Knight walked into Cheaha
Brewing Company on a Thursday
afternoon, his long hair tucked
under his yellow-rimmed sunglasses, to
have a seat at the bar.
of conversation, he offered a hushed
clarification: “I’ve never met her before in my
life.”
As he walked, a middle-aged woman seated
near the patio doors smiled and waved
at him. He gave her a familiar “Hey!” and
waved back. Later, after a few minutes
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But that’s not unusual for Knight anymore,
nearly a year after breaking big with his
“Southern Mom” character, an everymom
who speaks her mind to her kids and
neighbors. His portrayal of the hollerin’
momma earned Knight more than 800,000
July 2016
INSIGHT