Brian Copeland wears many hats: actor, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist and radio personality. But when you ask him to sum up what he does, he keeps it simple.

“I’m an entertainer,” Copeland says. “That’s it in a nutshell. I’m an actor, a writer, a comic, a novelist, a broadcaster. … I do everything entertainment.”

Copeland, who was recently inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, is known for his long-running solo show “Not a Genuine Black Man,” which has become a Bay Area institution. But he’s also an award-nominated mystery novelist and the creator of several acclaimed stage productions that mix comedy with social commentary and deeply personal storytelling.

Solving Sacramento spoke with Copeland about balancing mediums ahead of his appearance at this month’s “In a Nutshel

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