Occupation: Actor Birth: March 22, 1971
My favorite, favorite, favorite, and the greatest comedian that could ever exist if you could Frankenstein a comedian together, would be one part Ric….
[Adoption] could turn you into an exquisite comedian. Ask Richard Pryor's ghost..
We've decided [with Jordan Peele] that we need to be on the Internet for a little bit of time every day to figure out what's going on. It feels like ….
It was very important thousands of years ago to categorize things. I can eat that plant, I can't eat that plant. Or this tribe, not that tribe. We do….
The audience loves to figure things out. They love it when a performer leaves a trail of bread crumbs for them, and they get to participate in the co….
I want people to say, "Oh my God, I'm laughing out loud at television.".
A poet can feel free, in my estimation, to write a poem for himself. Or a painter can paint a painting for himself. You can write a short story for y….
I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny..
We share plates [with Jordan Peele], and we also very often will sit in the corner and kind of speak in our own language..
When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun….
The fact of the matter is, you can't do comedy unless someone is behaving badly. Otherwise, it's not a comedy..
There is nothing more dangerous on planet Earth than a black wife..
If you take something like the slave-auction sketch, the warmth of the light gives it a crisp 12 Years a Slave look. And your eye tells your brain, "….
I get overwhelmed when I approach things intellectually..
Everybody puts on airs, regardless of race..
When you say to somebody, "I'd like to recommend a book to you," you're typically talking to a person who is willing to learn, grow, or change..
I have this little thing that people call Keegan-ese, where I don't speak English words at all. I just say stuff like, "You gotta toish the doish and….
Surprise is not humor. I think that there can be a fine line there..
I have always, or for the most part, identified myself as a biracial person. Much to the chagrin of a lot of African-American people that I meet, bec….
[The rumor that Leonardo DiCaprio on set was raped by a bear] was as silly as Lady Gaga bumping him or moving his arm out of the way [at the Golden G….
I have always, or for the most part, identified myself as a biracial person..