Q: What's the first joke you ever wrote?
A: Oh wow
I don't know the actual first one but what I do know is it was probably bad. Let's seeeeeeee
.I think it was a joke about my birthmark
how I could get any type of woman regardless of preference. Because whether she liked light-skinned or dark-skinned guys, I had both. Crickets
I know right. Ha ha. Forget ya'll
it use to get laughs. Ha ha.
Q: What is the source of your sense of humor?
A: I have to say that most of my comedy comes from passion or pain. I used to try to write about things I thought the audience would think were funny like, "What's up with Rollover Minutes? Huh? Huh?" It wasn't until I started to write about things that actually mattered to me that I saw the difference.
Q: In school, were you the class clown or the quiet nerd?
A: I was the instigator. I wasn't bold enough to yell jokes or pull pranks, but I loved that stuff so I would just convince my friends to do it. I couldn't afford to get in trouble. My mom made that perfectly clear on a daily basis. The nerd definitely wasn't me. I think I spent most of my class time trying to do my homework for the class I had next.
Q: Is it better to be feared or loved on your way up the comedy ladder?
A: I like how you put that --is it better to be feared?
as in people don't like you!? Can I ask you a question Comedy Central? Is there really anyone trying to be the Ray Lewis of comedy? I mean I would like to have my own...
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Q: What's the first joke you ever wrote?
A: Oh wow
I don't know the actual first one but what I do know is it was probably bad. Let's seeeeeeee
.I think it was a joke about my birthmark
how I could get any type of woman regardless of preference. Because whether she liked light-skinned or dark-skinned guys, I had both. Crickets
I know right. Ha ha. Forget ya'll
it use to get laughs. Ha ha.
Q: What is the source of your sense of humor?
A: I have to say that most of my comedy comes from passion or pain. I used to try to write about things I thought the audience would think were funny like, "What's up with Rollover Minutes? Huh? Huh?" It wasn't until I started to write about things that actually mattered to me that I saw the difference.
Q: In school, were you the class clown or the quiet nerd?
A: I was the instigator. I wasn't bold enough to yell jokes or pull pranks, but I loved that stuff so I would just convince my friends to do it. I couldn't afford to get in trouble. My mom made that perfectly clear on a daily basis. The nerd definitely wasn't me. I think I spent most of my class time trying to do my homework for the class I had next.
Q: Is it better to be feared or loved on your way up the comedy ladder?
A: I like how you put that --is it better to be feared?
as in people don't like you!? Can I ask you a question Comedy Central? Is there really anyone trying to be the Ray Lewis of comedy? I mean I would like to have my own dance when I came out but other than that... Honestly, in my opinion, I think humility will take you further than anything--not just in comedy but in life. Anyone know where I can pick some up? They don't sell it at CVS do they?
Q: Your stardom: a karmic inevitability or old fashioned luck?
A: If you can't tell by now you're not going to get a direct answer on any of these from me so you might as well go back to the open-ended joints (refers to questions in this case). I think for me, stardom will be a combination of both. I was lucky enough to get some great advice early in my career from some of the best, like Ted Alexandro, David Allen Grier and Bill Burr. I think that advice, coupled with hard work, will make stardom inevitable. Also making statements like, "Comedy Central
It's what it Do," doesn't hurt. I'm not really sure what that means but it's got the words "Comedy Central" in it so it can't hurt.
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Q: What's the first joke you ever wrote?
