Occupation: Comedian Birth: May 13, 1949
This whole urban rap thing needs to be pulled back some. The ghetto is being glorified, and there's nothing good about the ghetto except getting out ….
Don't try to give a funny opinion; give your opinion in a way that will be funny..
Being a professional comedian is doing it right and good, when you don't feel like it..
You can't wait forever for an audience to get the joke, but you should give them at least two seconds to join in before you go on to the next one..
When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself..
I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan, and I have used profanity in my….
If I'm crisp and economical in my delivery, have smooth transitions, movement and animation, and flights of fancy, that would get me an A..
Very few blacks will take up golf until the requirement for plaid pants is dropped..
I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good if you can do that, but I d….
Originality is never embraced as quickly as the commonplace..
Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes to….
Be prepared to cut your little extra lines that come after a big punchline and move on to the next joke or routine to give your set more punch and cr….
I advise treating the studio audience like a nightclub audience because that's the reason you're doing television - to get them to come see you in a ….
Being black and speaking properly are not mutually exclusive. My father was an African, and he spoke beautifully at home. Nelson Mandela speaks beaut….
When I saw a sign on the freeway that said, "Los Angeles 445 miles," I said to myself, "I've got to get out of this lane.".
Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap. As an Ethiopian cab driver said ….
Taping yourself and making yourself listen to the tape of each performance no matter how bad is really important. There's always a nugget line or a ….
You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for a comedian. It increases the tension in a g….
Obviously the audience has veto power signified by whether they laugh or not, but you-not them-retain the ultimate power to decide what they're going….
On a good night, I'm just into the flow and seeing the pictures and words in my mind clearly before I say them. On a bad night, which to be honest a….
Black people drink lots of beer. However, you won't see us skiing down a mountain for one, or see us diving for Frisbees on concrete for one..