. >> perry: i'm leroy brown. my friends call me leroy brown. can just call me... >> leroy brown? >> perry: yeah, yeah, how'd you know? >> pitts: but it's not just comedy. perry's work is a gumbo of melodrama, social commentary and inspiration. >> we got the... the strength god gave us women to survive. you just ain't tapped into yet. >> pitts: it's a formula, one that intentionally targets women. >> perry: you're always going to see a person of faith... nine times out of ten, it'll be a woman who has problems, who has lost faith or lost her way. there's always going to be a moment of redemption somewhere for someone. >> pitts: and then there are the grittier, darker elements-- the violence, especially directed at women and children, sex and child abuse, prostitution and drugs use. but there's always a fairy tale ending-- a happy marriage, a reconciliation, often delivered with a dose of gospel music. >> ♪ take it to jesus... >> pitts: although perry's themes are universal, he's not widely known outside of his niche audience. the average america