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Last but not least is Eagle Witt.
At some point, I gave up on telling them they were wrong.
Id rock some sweats.
Im a comfort guy.
Im good-looking, so dressing up too much is overkill.
I dont understand what good-looking people who dress well are trying to prove.
Your genetics are enough.
Leave getting fly to the uglies.
Chris Rock complimented my work.
He let me know he enjoyed my set.
I acted cool in the moment, and then I went outside to immediately call my mom.
I love stand-up so much.
Stand-up is my passion and my heart.
Those guys have done other stuff, but stand-up has been the very strong base for them.
Tell us everything about your worst show ever.
(This can involve venue, audience, other acts on the lineup, anything!
)I did a show at a Jamaican restaurant where they would pay us in food.
I had done it a few times, and it was always a somewhat impossible show.
When I first started, I thought if a new idea I had bombed, it wasnt funny.
Thats actually not the case.
Im funny, therefore my thoughts are funny.
Its lazy to give up on ideas because they dont work.
If it doesnt work, Im not communicating it correctly.
I have other stuff I have learned, but thats my secret sauce.
If I told you, you would be on the 2025 Comics You Should and Will Know list.
I used to go home every night and eat ramen with canned peas and tuna.
(Sometimes corn.)
How would you roast yourself so the other person would have nothing to say?I would compliment myself.
We should all practice self-love.
I dont believe material gets enough time to develop in this sprint era of comedy.
Quality over quantity used to matter;bring that back.
When it comes to audiences, I dont think they have to change a thing.
I think them being more sensitive will just make the best comedians smarter writers.
Im happy theyre more sensitive.
It brings the best out of me.
I cant be lazy with my pen.
My sister told me to give it another spin when I quit three weeks into doing stand-up.
Derek Gaines told me never play to the back of the room.
A lot of comics venture to make other comics laugh.
Focus on the crowd.
Roy Wood Jr. told me to keep the word diabolical in one of my jokes.
Words like that are cutting and sharp.Diabolical.
Theres probably a whole bunch Im forgetting.
My comedy OGs have always been good to me.
The worst comedy advice I have ever received is to not do comedy the way I do it.
