You Can't Be A Doctor If You

You Know You Poor When You Eatin' Breakfast Food Late. You Fryin' Toast? At Nine O'clock At Night? With Bacon? You're Broke.

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.

My Girlfriend Rhonda, Who's Now My Wife, I Graduated From High School, She Got Pregnant. My Grandfather Said, 'you've Got To Do The Right Thing.'

I Wasn't Disciplined At All. As Good Of An Athlete As I Was, I Was Not Disciplined. Had I Had The Drive That I Have In Comedy, And Acting, And Writing, That's Why I Knew It Just Wasn't Right For Me.

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