American - Actor | May 16, 1988 -
You can't teach standup comedy. You can teach someone how to formulate a joke, but making it funny is different.
Jermaine Fowler
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When I got nominated class clown in school, I remember my mom said, 'Don't be no clown.' So I went to my vice principal in my school and said, 'Can we change this to just the funniest?'
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I grew up watching people and companies commercialize Black History Month. I watched old McDonald's commercials, and they'd blacken up the commercials for 28 days then go back to normal in March. It got annoying to me.
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CBS garners a predominately older white audience, and by having a show like 'Superior Donuts' on their weekly programming, it distorts what people are used to seeing in a positive way. It's a show I think was necessary.
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The millennial generation is very vocal.
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I used to record 'Futurama' episodes on my cassette player and play it to help me go to sleep.
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My parents argued a lot. It was pretty tumultuous at times.
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Humor was how I got through everything in my life. I used to find a funny way to get out of situations. That's who I was. That's who I am!
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I got into standup because I wanted to be an actor, and then I ended up loving standup for the next eleven years.
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I like glazed donuts.
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My dad kicked me out of the house when I was 18. I was supposed to go to community college. I wasn't really into going because I wanted to do stand-up, and he felt I was wasting my time.
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Dave Chappelle - he's one of my favorite icons. I can't think of anyone who's funnier.
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