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That's the nature of my [stand-up] act: black man with a white baby.

I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.

If I could email my jokes to the crowd and get the same immediate response [as during stand-up], I'd do that.

It doesn't do any good to just be on the side of black people. The funnier comedic position is to be on the side of oppressed people in general.

You pretty much have to be bad at it [stand-up] for several years to get good at it, so there's no avoiding embarrassing yourself.