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Jaboukie Young-White

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I never feel like it’ll be something where like, ‘Aha, I’ve got it. I’m funny for the rest of my life. I don’t need to tell jokes anymore. I just am comedy.’

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It is important for me to believe in a team that has ambition. I want to go up and work towards something. I don’t want to work in the grey areas and say it is nice to end up 10th or 11th and keep on doing that every year.

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Once I started getting serious about standup I got a better handle on word economy and making jokes punchier, which translated well to Twitter.

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May 2, 2024

Once I started getting serious about standup I got a better handle on word economy and making jokes punchier, which translated well to Twitter.

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May 2, 2024

It is important for me to believe in a team that has ambition. I want to go up and work towards something. I don’t want to work in the grey areas and say it is nice to end up 10th or 11th and keep on doing that every year.

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