I'm Funny. I'm A Comedian. I'm Not

When I Go Onstage, I Want To Relieve Your Mind, Your Pressures.

I Was Born October 5, 1957, On The South Side Of Chicago, In The Woodlawn Area, A Neighborhood That Hasn't Changed Much In Forty-five Years. Our House Was On 66th And Blackstone, But The City Tore It Down When The Rats Took Over.

I Became The Storyteller Of South Side Chicago. I Used An Old Kiwi Liquid Shoe Polish As A Microphone. I'd Go Around The House Interviewing Everybody, Telling Stupid Jokes, Doing Voices. I Mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., People On 'laugh-in,' Flip Wilson.

I'm An Entertainer And I Really Enjoy Entertaining. I Think If You're Going To Really Be What You Say You Are, You Have To Really Live It, Work It, Practice It, And Think It.

Whatever You Hear At The Barber Shop, Stays At The Barber Shop.