The Success Of My Comedy

I Came From A Place Where There Wasn't A Lot Of Joy.

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.

When You're Offstage, That's The Footprint. That's The Man God's Gonna Judge.

You're Never Going To See Me Playing A Buffoon.

Suffering Is A Good Teacher. It Keeps You In Its Grip Until You've Learned Your Lesson.