
Originally Posted by
Daniel, Grand Duke of Stony Island
Wow...I love that someone other than me remembers Franklin Ajaye. I studied him when I was coming up. When we would do Letterman and he wasn't going for laughs, but nods. He did, like, 5m on brothers' pubic hair being nappy...getting a pubic trim from the barber shop...his theme was revealing to white folks what they didn't know about brothas and how it held him back in society. Letterman was aghast, just laughing through his nose...raucous...that was back in high school...that was the comedian I wanted to be.
My daughter wants me to get back out there, but I'm not sure I'm feeling charm for it. I have that sit down and listen stand-up. I'm not fat, sloppy or funny lookin', so cats gotta shut up and pay attention. Does anyone do that anymore?
I agree about the Frank Ajaye comparison.
I'd say you're more one-man-off-broadway-show than what passes for stand up today.
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