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I was only 20, 21. I was basically going to college to get me out of the ghetto. A friend suggested I try stand-up.

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If you’ve never seen me perform live, I’m a must-see. I’m very funny. I have a different perspective sometimes on a lot of what I do and the world itself, especially America.

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Before I got into stand-up, I was a really quiet guy who had all these thoughts, all these things I wanted to say, but there was never anyplace for me to say them because my mom would look at me and go, ‘You better not say what you’re thinking. You better not.’

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April 25, 2024

Before I got into stand-up, I was a really quiet guy who had all these thoughts, all these things I wanted to say, but there was never anyplace for me to say them because my mom would look at me and go, ‘You better not say what you’re thinking. You better not.’

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April 25, 2024

If you’ve never seen me perform live, I’m a must-see. I’m very funny. I have a different perspective sometimes on a lot of what I do and the world itself, especially America.

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