1 00:00:01,101 --> 00:00:02,135 ♪                                2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:04,437 --> 00:00:10,276 [crowd murmuring]                4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:14,447 --> 00:00:17,117   -Now it's show time!           6 00:00:17,183 --> 00:00:19,085  [applause and cheering]         7 00:00:19,152 --> 00:00:20,587    ANNOUNCER: He's been called   8 00:00:20,620 --> 00:00:22,522  "The Godfather                    of Canadian Comedy."           9 00:00:22,589 --> 00:00:24,491 Please welcome...                10 00:00:24,557 --> 00:00:26,393    fabulous...                   11 00:00:26,459 --> 00:00:28,628    Kenny... Robinson!            12 00:00:28,695 --> 00:00:32,198  [applause and cheering]         13 00:00:32,265 --> 00:00:36,269  [music playing]                 14 00:00:39,506 --> 00:00:41,341  KENNY: How's everybody           doin' tonight?                  15 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:42,742 [crowd cheering]                 16 00:00:44,277 --> 00:00:46,546   -Oh, you sound good,            you look good,                  17 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:48,114    and you smell high!           18 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:49,349   That's great,                    ladies and gentlemen.          19 00:00:49,416 --> 00:00:51,518    [laughter]                    20 00:00:51,551 --> 00:00:53,319 KENNY: Do we have anybody          visiting us from out of town?  21 00:00:53,386 --> 00:00:55,755   -[sporadic cheering]             -Okay, where ya from?          22 00:00:55,822 --> 00:00:57,390   MAN: Dallas.                    WOMAN: Dallas.                  23 00:00:57,457 --> 00:00:58,691 -Dallas?                         -[crowd hollers]                 24 00:00:58,758 --> 00:01:00,393   -I like that.                  25 00:01:00,427 --> 00:01:02,128    Three of you said "Dallas"    at the same time                 26 00:01:02,195 --> 00:01:03,530 and it only sounded like           one gunshot.                   27 00:01:03,596 --> 00:01:05,098  That was good.                  It was...                        28 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:07,067    [laughter]                    29 00:01:07,100 --> 00:01:08,601  KENNY: So have you done         any kind of tourist stuff        30 00:01:08,668 --> 00:01:10,570  while you've been here, or...?  31 00:01:10,603 --> 00:01:13,706    -Uh, we've just really been      enjoying the hotel.           32 00:01:13,773 --> 00:01:15,108 -KENNY: Oh, shit!                   -[laughter]                   33 00:01:17,744 --> 00:01:19,546  -"Enjoying the hotel"?          34 00:01:19,612 --> 00:01:22,215    [laughter]                    35 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:24,250   -You come a long way            to get some back shots.         36 00:01:24,317 --> 00:01:27,120    [laughter]                    37 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:28,888 KENNY: Do we have                  anybody celebrating--          38 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:29,856  birthday, anniversary,             bachelorette party?           39 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:31,958   WOMAN: Yeah.                     WOMAN 2: Yes!                  40 00:01:31,991 --> 00:01:32,859   KENNY: Who's getting married?  WOMAN: These two!                41 00:01:32,892 --> 00:01:34,394   WOMAN 2: Two of them!            Both of them!                  42 00:01:34,461 --> 00:01:35,895    KENNY: Two of them?              Not to each other?            43 00:01:35,962 --> 00:01:37,931    WOMAN: No!                     No, no.                         44 00:01:37,964 --> 00:01:38,665   -Not that there'd be            anything wrong with it!         45 00:01:38,731 --> 00:01:40,500    [laughter]                    46 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:42,268    -And with all these cameras    we can make you                 47 00:01:42,335 --> 00:01:44,170   some honeymoon money tonight!  48 00:01:44,237 --> 00:01:46,139  [laughter and cheering]         49 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:47,574  KENNY: How long                  have you been involved          50 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:48,708 with this, uh, gentleman?        51 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:49,676    WOMAN: Eight years.           52 00:01:49,742 --> 00:01:51,644  -Eight years?!                  53 00:01:51,678 --> 00:01:53,546    Oh, he kept you stretching      for a long time, huh?          54 00:01:53,613 --> 00:01:54,981    [laughter]                    55 00:01:55,014 --> 00:01:56,382   KENNY: How many kids             do you have?                   56 00:01:56,449 --> 00:01:58,351   WOMAN: None.                     KENNY: None?                   57 00:01:58,384 --> 00:02:00,587    So, obviously, you weren't    dating a Jamaican fella.         58 00:02:00,653 --> 00:02:03,590    [laughter]                    59 00:02:05,291 --> 00:02:06,659  -Oh, I love it.                 60 00:02:06,693 --> 00:02:07,660 Now the Jamaicans                are getting loud!                61 00:02:07,727 --> 00:02:08,828 Brap, brap, brap!                62 00:02:08,895 --> 00:02:09,896    [laughter]                    63 00:02:09,963 --> 00:02:11,898   -Yes.                          64 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:14,334    Nothing like making            a white woman pregnant          65 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,269   to make you celebrate            your national pride!           66 00:02:16,336 --> 00:02:17,670    -[laughter]                     -That's great, guys.           67 00:02:17,737 --> 00:02:20,440    [rap music playing]           68 00:02:20,507 --> 00:02:22,275    KENNY: [INT] For 30 years,      I consider it                  69 00:02:22,308 --> 00:02:23,810    the hottest night of comedy    in the country.                 70 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:25,778 CRYSTAL: The Nubian Show         audience                         71 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:28,648   is the best audience             in the world!                  72 00:02:28,715 --> 00:02:30,650 RONNIE: [INT] Nobody had         a chance to go anywhere,         73 00:02:30,717 --> 00:02:32,352  out of all the coloured comics. 74 00:02:32,385 --> 00:02:34,254  -It was white as fuck.             There was nothing.            75 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:35,822    It was our chance to shine.   76 00:02:35,855 --> 00:02:37,357   -He did give a voice           to the voiceless,                77 00:02:37,423 --> 00:02:39,459    he gave a platform.           78 00:02:39,492 --> 00:02:40,827    KENNY: [INT] I had the idea   that we were gonna appeal        79 00:02:40,894 --> 00:02:42,595    to a predominantly             Black audience.                 80 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:44,697 -Black women are                   the best agers in the world.   81 00:02:44,764 --> 00:02:46,799 -[crowd cheering]                  -Yes.                          82 00:02:46,866 --> 00:02:48,868  And white women, um...          83 00:02:48,935 --> 00:02:50,970    [laughter]                    84 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:53,206    -It was really like            our Def Jam of Canadian comedy. 85 00:02:53,273 --> 00:02:54,774 -Everyone's like,                  "Yo, if you're a black comic,  86 00:02:54,841 --> 00:02:56,543  "you gotta do Nubian."          87 00:02:56,576 --> 00:02:57,677    -[Jamaican accent]            Just pour a little Dettol        88 00:02:57,744 --> 00:02:58,711  'pon the wound!                 89 00:02:58,778 --> 00:03:00,413  It'll burn, it'll burn,         90 00:03:00,446 --> 00:03:01,948    but that's the evil              a' come out of you!           91 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:04,250  MARITO: [INT] You hear            the people who have done it,   92 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:06,686    like Kevin Hart, Chapelle,     and it's like, "Damn!"          93 00:03:06,753 --> 00:03:08,521   Like, it has history.          94 00:03:08,555 --> 00:03:11,491    -What's your name?               Scott? Wow, fuckin' Scott!    95 00:03:11,558 --> 00:03:13,493  That's, uh... you just             doubled down on Caucasian!    96 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:14,794   That's, uh...                  97 00:03:14,827 --> 00:03:16,229  MAN: Kenny taught life lessons. 98 00:03:16,296 --> 00:03:18,064    He has laid the track work    99 00:03:18,097 --> 00:03:20,466  for three decades of comedians  in this country.                 100 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:22,402     ♪ Rat-tat-tat-tat              [indistinct] ♪                 101 00:03:22,468 --> 00:03:24,837    ♪ You can't                       come around my space... ♪    102 00:03:24,871 --> 00:03:26,839   ZABRINA: [INT] If you've done   The Nubian Show and you killed, 103 00:03:26,906 --> 00:03:28,808    everybody knew it.            104 00:03:28,841 --> 00:03:30,810    -I look like a Third World      dictator on vacation.          105 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:33,913   I look like an Indian          Mr. Potato Head.                 106 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:36,583  -So we were in                   a nice, little family.          107 00:03:36,649 --> 00:03:38,785 ♪                                108 00:03:38,851 --> 00:03:40,386    KENNY: And how did             you guys meet?                  109 00:03:40,453 --> 00:03:42,088  -Work.                           -Work?                          110 00:03:42,121 --> 00:03:43,389    You're not supposed              to do that at work!           111 00:03:43,456 --> 00:03:44,891    [laughter]                    112 00:03:44,924 --> 00:03:46,492 -Where were you working?           -Government.                   113 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:48,394   -Government?                      -[laughter]                   114 00:03:50,530 --> 00:03:52,465    -So it's nice to know that       not only are the taxpayers    115 00:03:52,532 --> 00:03:54,000  getting fucked,                 but the employees                116 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:55,268    are getting fucked.           117 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:57,036    [laughter]                    118 00:03:57,070 --> 00:03:58,271    RUSSELL: [INT] When             we started this shit,          119 00:03:58,338 --> 00:04:00,440   if you had a bad joke            or a bad set,                  120 00:04:00,506 --> 00:04:02,508  they had no hesitation             to boo you off that stage.    121 00:04:02,575 --> 00:04:04,644  -[crowd booing]                  -Shut up! Fuck!                 122 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:06,980 -My first headline ever,         I got one laugh.                 123 00:04:07,046 --> 00:04:09,816   I had to pull the fire alarm   to pretend it was a fire.        124 00:04:09,882 --> 00:04:11,985   -If you kill it, you kill it,  but if you don't,                125 00:04:12,051 --> 00:04:13,953    it's like a gladiator pit.    126 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:15,421   -There was one time,           I don't know who it was,         127 00:04:15,488 --> 00:04:17,423    a comic came there               and their elbows were ashy!   128 00:04:17,490 --> 00:04:18,625    [laughter]                    129 00:04:20,627 --> 00:04:23,029   -Did you ever                  do it on the job?                130 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:24,430   Yes, you did!                  131 00:04:24,497 --> 00:04:26,466    [laughter]                    132 00:04:26,499 --> 00:04:27,567    KEESHA: [INT] Kenny created   something bigger than us         133 00:04:27,634 --> 00:04:29,202   and something that would last  134 00:04:29,235 --> 00:04:30,970  throughout generations           to generations.                 135 00:04:31,037 --> 00:04:33,006 -Anyway, give her                a big round of applause!         136 00:04:33,072 --> 00:04:36,042  [applause and cheering]         137 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:37,877    -You're a very lovely lady    138 00:04:37,910 --> 00:04:39,612   and I'm sure                      you're gonna make some man    139 00:04:39,679 --> 00:04:40,647 regretful down the road.         140 00:04:40,713 --> 00:04:42,882    [laughter]                    141 00:04:42,915 --> 00:04:45,485  -I've had two marriages          and neither of them have lasted 142 00:04:45,551 --> 00:04:47,920    as long as The Nubian Show.   143 00:04:47,987 --> 00:04:50,890   ♪ I swear these people          out here acting funny ♪         144 00:04:50,957 --> 00:04:53,593    ♪ Most of the time,             I sit back and watch ♪         145 00:04:53,660 --> 00:04:55,495 ♪ Thinking that this world... ♪  146 00:04:55,528 --> 00:04:56,562   KENNY: [INT] It's interesting   how it started.                 147 00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:58,498  Before the Nubian show,         I started seeing                 148 00:04:58,564 --> 00:05:00,033  that there's all these             young black comics            149 00:05:00,099 --> 00:05:01,801    that were starting             to come around.                 150 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:03,736   So I'm seeing                   there's a talent pool,          151 00:05:03,803 --> 00:05:05,838    so I'm starting to gather,      like, a crew.                  152 00:05:05,905 --> 00:05:07,674  And the problem is, uh,         153 00:05:07,707 --> 00:05:09,742   they weren't getting           very far in the business.        154 00:05:09,776 --> 00:05:11,577    -'Cause I got Black people      coming up to me all the time.  155 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:13,680  "Yo, what's up, sister?         156 00:05:13,713 --> 00:05:14,781    "Man, power to the people,       man, power to the people!"    157 00:05:14,847 --> 00:05:15,782 "I'm half white."                158 00:05:15,848 --> 00:05:17,583    [laughter]                    159 00:05:17,650 --> 00:05:19,619  MARK: [INT] Here's how           I remember it.                  160 00:05:19,652 --> 00:05:21,621  I was at Amateur Night             watching a bunch of comics,   161 00:05:21,688 --> 00:05:23,389   figuring out                      who I was going to promote,   162 00:05:23,456 --> 00:05:25,792  and I kept passing over         this Black woman.                163 00:05:25,858 --> 00:05:28,127    And she came to me            and she said, "You know,         164 00:05:28,194 --> 00:05:32,699  "what makes you think you have    the right to judge me          165 00:05:32,765 --> 00:05:34,534  "based on my ethnicity          166 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:36,569  "when you know                    nothing about Black culture?"  167 00:05:36,636 --> 00:05:38,604 And I thought about that           for a while,                   168 00:05:38,671 --> 00:05:40,973  and I talked to Kenny about it. 169 00:05:41,007 --> 00:05:43,910   -And he said, "Would you like  to do a Black show at the club?" 170 00:05:43,976 --> 00:05:45,912   And it took me three seconds    to say, "Yes,"                  171 00:05:45,978 --> 00:05:47,080   'cause the seeds were there.   172 00:05:47,113 --> 00:05:49,615   Our first show, we sold out.   173 00:05:49,682 --> 00:05:51,551    We turned away 200 people.    174 00:05:51,617 --> 00:05:54,520  It was a smash                   at the box office immediately.  175 00:05:54,587 --> 00:05:56,556    We became the hottest show      in the city.                   176 00:05:58,424 --> 00:05:59,959 KENNY: First off,                   I'd like to thank Yuk Yuk's   177 00:06:00,026 --> 00:06:01,861   for giving us a home             for 30 years.                  178 00:06:01,928 --> 00:06:03,830  [applause and cheering]         179 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:05,498    -And folks, what do you say      we start this show?           180 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:08,968  [applause and cheering]         181 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:12,004  KENNY: Alright, your first act   is a very dear friend of mine.  182 00:06:12,071 --> 00:06:14,707 He's genuine star-bound.         183 00:06:14,774 --> 00:06:16,476  Put your hands together            for Hassan Phills,            184 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:17,777   ladies and gentlemen!          185 00:06:17,844 --> 00:06:19,879  [applause and cheering]         186 00:06:19,912 --> 00:06:21,547  HISHAM: [INT] Nigga looks like    my dad from the '70s,          187 00:06:21,614 --> 00:06:23,149 just some                        African freedom fighter.         188 00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:24,917 Just take a pose.                I love this shit.                189 00:06:24,984 --> 00:06:26,552   -Yeah, you look like            my Uber driver.                 190 00:06:26,619 --> 00:06:27,920 ♪                                191 00:06:27,987 --> 00:06:29,622 -When I think of                 the Nubian Show,                 192 00:06:29,689 --> 00:06:31,457  I think of it as a litmus test  193 00:06:31,524 --> 00:06:33,693   for just great comedy             in general.                   194 00:06:33,726 --> 00:06:35,962    It doesn't have to be just      Black comics or urban comics.  195 00:06:36,028 --> 00:06:38,464   I think this is like           the standard or the quota        196 00:06:38,531 --> 00:06:40,066   for just good comedy.           -HISHAM: Yeah.                  197 00:06:40,133 --> 00:06:42,101 HASSAN: I used to                   play ball, though,            198 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:43,703    even though in high school     I played ball overseas.         199 00:06:43,770 --> 00:06:45,204  And one of my teammates           came with me.                  200 00:06:45,271 --> 00:06:46,706 He's from Jane and Finch.        201 00:06:46,773 --> 00:06:47,774 [crowd cheering]                 202 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:48,975 HASSAN: Okay, relax now.         203 00:06:49,041 --> 00:06:50,777    [laughter]                    204 00:06:52,845 --> 00:06:56,616 -I don't know about guys         from Jane and Finch, man.        205 00:06:56,682 --> 00:06:58,918    Y'know what I mean?              Everybody has a friend from   206 00:06:58,951 --> 00:07:00,720 either Jane and Finch or anybody    from, like, a predominantly   207 00:07:00,787 --> 00:07:03,055   rough neighbourhood,            and those guys                  208 00:07:03,122 --> 00:07:06,993   have to let you know           that in any moment of adversity, 209 00:07:07,059 --> 00:07:08,461   that they're from that place.  210 00:07:08,528 --> 00:07:10,096    [laughter]                    211 00:07:10,163 --> 00:07:12,131    HASSAN: Any moment              of adversity,                  212 00:07:12,165 --> 00:07:14,167   they gotta tell you,            "Yo, you know where I'm from?"  213 00:07:14,233 --> 00:07:16,169    [laughter]                    214 00:07:17,904 --> 00:07:19,939  -Me and my boy,                 we're in France,                 215 00:07:19,972 --> 00:07:21,641   we're playing in a basketball    tournament in France.          216 00:07:21,707 --> 00:07:22,742 Fight breaks out.                217 00:07:22,775 --> 00:07:24,677    I'm at the half court line    218 00:07:24,710 --> 00:07:26,145 and he's at the base line        and he's, like, fighting.        219 00:07:26,212 --> 00:07:28,881 He's squaring up against            this Belgian dude.            220 00:07:28,948 --> 00:07:31,184 And you can't really hear what's  goin' on because there's, like, 221 00:07:31,250 --> 00:07:33,085 4,000 people in the crowd           just going, "Ahh!"            222 00:07:33,152 --> 00:07:34,654    And as he's sizing him up,    223 00:07:34,687 --> 00:07:36,022  I couldn't hear                    what he was saying,           224 00:07:36,088 --> 00:07:37,590   but from his                     body language alone,           225 00:07:37,657 --> 00:07:39,792  I knew exactly                    what was being said.           226 00:07:39,859 --> 00:07:41,694    "Yo, you know where              the fuck I'm from?"           227 00:07:41,761 --> 00:07:43,930    [laughter]                    228 00:07:43,963 --> 00:07:46,632    -So I run over there trying     to de-escalate the situation   229 00:07:46,699 --> 00:07:48,201  and I get there and he's like,  230 00:07:48,234 --> 00:07:49,836   "Yo, you know                  where the fuck I'm from?         231 00:07:49,902 --> 00:07:51,103 "Jane and Finch!                 Jane and Finch!"                 232 00:07:51,170 --> 00:07:52,104   Repetitively.                  233 00:07:52,171 --> 00:07:53,873    [laughter]                    234 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:55,575    -There's no chance             this guy knows                  235 00:07:55,641 --> 00:07:57,243 where this major                 intersection is.                 236 00:07:57,310 --> 00:08:00,580  [laughter and applause]         237 00:08:03,082 --> 00:08:04,951    -All the way out in France.   238 00:08:05,017 --> 00:08:07,787    [laughter]                    239 00:08:07,854 --> 00:08:11,657  -My boy's like,                  "Yo, I'm from Jane and Finch !" 240 00:08:11,724 --> 00:08:13,659    And the Belgian dude goes,     "Who the fuck is Jane?"         241 00:08:13,726 --> 00:08:15,862    [laughter]                    242 00:08:15,928 --> 00:08:18,764 -"Who the fuck is Jane?"         243 00:08:18,831 --> 00:08:21,100  You know how hard it is           for me to keep my composure?   244 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:22,935    [laughter]                    245 00:08:23,002 --> 00:08:25,004    -I lost it.                      He went, "Fuck that bitch!"   246 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:27,106    [laughter]                    247 00:08:27,139 --> 00:08:28,574 HASSAN: [INT] It makes me          love Toronto, like, way more   248 00:08:28,641 --> 00:08:30,977  because, like, that's how much     sauce Toronto has.            249 00:08:31,043 --> 00:08:33,246    Toronto has enough sauce to     create a show like the Nubian  250 00:08:33,312 --> 00:08:35,648 where dudes from Calgary           come through,                  251 00:08:35,715 --> 00:08:37,817 a guy from Ottawa comes through. 252 00:08:37,850 --> 00:08:39,652  You're willing to move           to this city to taste the sauce 253 00:08:39,719 --> 00:08:42,021  that the city is able to, like,    give you, which is amazing.   254 00:08:42,088 --> 00:08:44,557    And the fact that a show--     a show like the Nubian          255 00:08:44,624 --> 00:08:46,792 could only exist                  in the city of Toronto.         256 00:08:46,859 --> 00:08:48,828 -Toronto's, like,                   the most multicultural city   257 00:08:48,895 --> 00:08:50,730 in, like, North America.            -Yeah, man.                   258 00:08:50,763 --> 00:08:51,898 -Like, the show can only          exist here, absolutely.         259 00:08:51,964 --> 00:08:53,399 -Yeah, it could only exist here. 260 00:08:53,432 --> 00:08:54,800    -It's just,                     it's Toronto as fuck.          261 00:08:56,602 --> 00:08:57,837 HASSAN: One thing I love            about Toronto, man,           262 00:08:57,904 --> 00:09:00,106   I think it's becoming          more globalized,                 263 00:09:00,172 --> 00:09:01,674    more than you even know it.   264 00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:05,144    One day I was in Barcelona       by myself.                    265 00:09:05,211 --> 00:09:06,979    Anybody ever travel             by themselves before?          266 00:09:07,046 --> 00:09:09,081    [applause]                    267 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:11,350 -It's a sick thing, man.          I went to Barcelona by myself.  268 00:09:11,417 --> 00:09:14,120    One of my boys, he referred    this nightclub for me to go to, 269 00:09:14,186 --> 00:09:16,155 and I told him, "Brother,         I don't speak Spanish.          270 00:09:16,188 --> 00:09:18,257  "I'm not gonna be able            to talk to the girls there."   271 00:09:18,324 --> 00:09:19,659 He goes,                         "Bro, they love English."        272 00:09:19,725 --> 00:09:21,494    I said, "What do you mean?"   273 00:09:21,527 --> 00:09:23,162    He goes, "Tell 'em               you'll teach 'em English."    274 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:25,631    I don't know why I thought      that was a good idea.          275 00:09:25,698 --> 00:09:27,533    [laughter]                    276 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:29,135  -So I get to the club,           I'm having a good time.         277 00:09:29,201 --> 00:09:31,270   I figure, "Yo, I'm not gonna      leave here without            278 00:09:31,337 --> 00:09:33,039 "shooting my shot                with at least one girl."         279 00:09:33,105 --> 00:09:34,073 So there I am...                 280 00:09:37,710 --> 00:09:39,779 [shrieking and laughter]         281 00:09:39,845 --> 00:09:41,147   -You trying to learn English,   ma'am?                          282 00:09:41,213 --> 00:09:43,182    [laughter]                    283 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,651 -I took a step and said,            "Yo, am I really soliciting   284 00:09:45,718 --> 00:09:47,920   "ESL classes                    in the club right now?"         285 00:09:47,987 --> 00:09:50,356  HASSAN: [INT] If it was a place   where it's just like,          286 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:52,858  "Oh, this is where Black people   come and just laugh."          287 00:09:52,892 --> 00:09:54,994  I've seen Black people come do    standup comedy at the Nubian   288 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:56,963    and they bomb, too.           289 00:09:56,996 --> 00:09:58,331 And, you know, it's like            when Black people find out    290 00:09:58,397 --> 00:09:59,832 that they're not                    good at basketball.           291 00:09:59,899 --> 00:10:01,801  -Yeah. [laughs]                    -You know?                    292 00:10:01,834 --> 00:10:03,336  Not every Black person,          you know, can freestyle         293 00:10:03,369 --> 00:10:05,705 or is good at basketball,         the same way they're not funny. 294 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:07,373  I mean, that's what comedy is.    Comedy is...                   295 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,875 -Just undeniable.                296 00:10:09,909 --> 00:10:11,377  -Yeah, just be undeniably good    and you'll have a good time.   297 00:10:11,444 --> 00:10:11,577   -So I left the club.           298 00:10:11,577 --> 00:10:13,012   -So I left the club.           299 00:10:13,079 --> 00:10:14,780 Now I'm walking down the street, 300 00:10:14,814 --> 00:10:16,682  but now there's a bunch            of club promoters,            301 00:10:16,716 --> 00:10:18,818   they're trying to get you to    get into their venues and shit, 302 00:10:18,884 --> 00:10:20,886   and I was like, man--           I didn't want to have--         303 00:10:20,953 --> 00:10:22,788 I didn't want to talk to nobody. 304 00:10:22,822 --> 00:10:24,523  One guys comes up to me          speaking that Spanish.          305 00:10:24,557 --> 00:10:26,192 I say, "Brother, I don't         know what you're saying."        306 00:10:26,258 --> 00:10:27,727  He goes, "Oh, where you from?"  307 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:28,894 And I didn't want                that conversation                308 00:10:28,961 --> 00:10:31,197   to go on any further           309 00:10:31,230 --> 00:10:32,898    so I figure I'm gonna tell     this guy the most random place, 310 00:10:32,965 --> 00:10:35,001   all the way out in Barcelona,  311 00:10:35,067 --> 00:10:36,502   he would never know.           312 00:10:36,535 --> 00:10:37,770  I say,                             "Yo, I'm from Scarborough."   313 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:39,472    [laughter]                    314 00:10:39,505 --> 00:10:41,173    -I take two steps forward,     all I hear is,                  315 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:42,808 [Jamaican accent]                   "Nya, eh?"                    316 00:10:42,875 --> 00:10:45,277  [laughter and applause]         317 00:10:48,014 --> 00:10:50,182  -I said, "Fuck, nigga,          there's no escape, man!"         318 00:10:50,249 --> 00:10:52,018    [laughter]                    319 00:10:52,051 --> 00:10:53,753 -Thank you guys so much.         My name's Hassan Phills.         320 00:10:53,819 --> 00:10:55,921  [applause and cheering]         321 00:10:55,955 --> 00:10:57,189 HASSAN: [INT] It's home.          It just kind of felt like home. 322 00:10:57,256 --> 00:10:59,225    I was talking like            a Toronto man pretty much        323 00:10:59,258 --> 00:11:01,127 throughout my whole set,           and everybody understood it.   324 00:11:01,193 --> 00:11:02,628  There might be                     subtitles, though.            325 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:04,430   I might need some subtitles,   but hey!                         326 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:08,401 ♪                                327 00:11:11,003 --> 00:11:13,372   [indistinct chatter]           328 00:11:13,406 --> 00:11:16,008  KENNY: [INT] I thought I'd have  to have some little, you know,  329 00:11:16,075 --> 00:11:18,444 ghetto lounge-type place         and make it happen there.        330 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:21,514  I never thought it would happen    in the biggest club           331 00:11:21,580 --> 00:11:24,250   in the biggest chain           in North America.                332 00:11:24,316 --> 00:11:26,185  KENNY: Welcome                   to our very first ABC,          333 00:11:26,252 --> 00:11:27,353  All Black Comedy Show!          334 00:11:27,420 --> 00:11:29,088 [crowd cheering]                 335 00:11:29,155 --> 00:11:31,123  -First of all,                    sorry for the delay!           336 00:11:31,157 --> 00:11:33,025    They had no idea there was    gonna be that many people        337 00:11:33,092 --> 00:11:34,326   here tonight.                  338 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,262 -[applause and cheering]          -Okay?                          339 00:11:36,328 --> 00:11:38,431 And it's gonna be                   even a longer delay           340 00:11:38,497 --> 00:11:40,166    because the police               will be coming here           341 00:11:40,232 --> 00:11:41,934    looking for suspects later.   342 00:11:42,001 --> 00:11:43,369    And the next month,           all these actors                 343 00:11:43,436 --> 00:11:45,271    and people from the States,   344 00:11:45,304 --> 00:11:46,906  they're going,                    "Where's     our people?"      345 00:11:46,972 --> 00:11:50,242   Well, there's a Black          comedy show at Yuk Yuk's.        346 00:11:50,309 --> 00:11:53,045    So then we had the Raptors     who were all coming in.         347 00:11:53,112 --> 00:11:54,914 They never wanted to pay            the 12 bucks cover.           348 00:11:54,980 --> 00:11:57,083 It was terrible.                 349 00:11:57,116 --> 00:11:58,150 Millionaires didn't wanna          give me the lousy 12 dollars.  350 00:11:58,217 --> 00:12:00,453  One night when                    it was just insane...          351 00:12:00,486 --> 00:12:02,955    -And while we're at it, how     about a big round of applause  352 00:12:03,022 --> 00:12:05,057    for Jada Pinkett, who's in       the house, and Will Smith.    353 00:12:05,124 --> 00:12:07,159   They're in the house tonight.   Let's hear it for 'em!          354 00:12:07,226 --> 00:12:08,327 -There was Jada Pinkett,            Will Smith,                   355 00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:10,796  and Vivica Fox,                 356 00:12:10,863 --> 00:12:12,898  so they were in the front row.   And guess what?                 357 00:12:12,965 --> 00:12:15,868  Nobody got slapped that night!  358 00:12:15,935 --> 00:12:18,337   No one had to keep anybody's   name out of their mouth.         359 00:12:18,404 --> 00:12:21,140    [applause]                    360 00:12:23,275 --> 00:12:25,411   KENNY: Alright, our next act,    ladies and gentlemen,          361 00:12:25,478 --> 00:12:27,179 is one of my favourites.         362 00:12:27,213 --> 00:12:29,982    I love him 'cause he's edgy    and he's sharp                  363 00:12:30,049 --> 00:12:32,551 and I think he's gonna be        a big part of the future.        364 00:12:32,618 --> 00:12:34,854 Please give it up for Mr. Lewin! 365 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,355    [applause]                    366 00:12:36,388 --> 00:12:37,323    LEWIN: [INT] I like           that nervousness                 367 00:12:37,389 --> 00:12:39,024  before I get up there.          368 00:12:39,058 --> 00:12:40,459 Sometimes I feel like            I'm gonna do terribly.           369 00:12:40,526 --> 00:12:42,394 I need to have                   that feeling.                    370 00:12:42,461 --> 00:12:44,096  -What's going on, man?          Where y'all from?                371 00:12:44,163 --> 00:12:45,564   Throw y'all sets up,              throw your hood up!           372 00:12:45,631 --> 00:12:47,133  Where you from?                 373 00:12:47,199 --> 00:12:49,602    [laughter]                    374 00:12:49,668 --> 00:12:52,138 -[laughs]                        375 00:12:52,204 --> 00:12:54,306 As you can tell,                   I'm from the suburbs.          376 00:12:54,373 --> 00:12:55,441    [laughter]                    377 00:12:55,508 --> 00:12:56,942  -Yeah!                          378 00:12:57,009 --> 00:12:58,410   I grew up where it was nice.   379 00:12:58,477 --> 00:12:59,278   We had streetlights.           380 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,982  My streets never really         looked like this.                381 00:13:03,015 --> 00:13:04,517   There wasn't too much Nubian     in my neighbourhood.           382 00:13:06,352 --> 00:13:08,521    I went to a school            with a lot of white kids.        383 00:13:08,587 --> 00:13:10,055    There was a lot of pressure   384 00:13:10,122 --> 00:13:11,457  being the only                    Black kid in school.           385 00:13:11,524 --> 00:13:12,925 I was like the Black experience. 386 00:13:12,992 --> 00:13:14,994    [laughter]                    387 00:13:15,060 --> 00:13:16,328 -I had the answer                 for everything.                 388 00:13:18,531 --> 00:13:20,166 "Hey, Aaron! Hey, Aaron!          What's the hood like?"          389 00:13:20,232 --> 00:13:21,867 I'm like,                        "Dude, I'm five."                390 00:13:21,934 --> 00:13:24,069    [laughter]                    391 00:13:24,136 --> 00:13:25,171 -"I don't know!"                 392 00:13:27,406 --> 00:13:29,175  Parent-teacher night was crazy. 393 00:13:29,241 --> 00:13:31,243  They only used                   to put out two chairs.          394 00:13:31,310 --> 00:13:33,913  [laughter and groaning]         395 00:13:33,979 --> 00:13:37,917   -One for me,                      and one for my mom.           396 00:13:37,983 --> 00:13:41,320   I'd be like,                   "Guys! My dad's coming!"         397 00:13:41,387 --> 00:13:44,323    -The Nubian Show was a room     that allowed me to be myself   398 00:13:44,390 --> 00:13:46,258  'cause all they wanted           was you to be yourself.         399 00:13:46,325 --> 00:13:48,360    And if you weren't yourself     on the stage,                  400 00:13:48,394 --> 00:13:50,296  they would tell you right away   or they could feel it.          401 00:13:50,362 --> 00:13:52,464   It would just be inauthentic   402 00:13:52,498 --> 00:13:54,366    to go on that stage and try      to be somebody you're not.    403 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:55,901  -My sister married a white guy. 404 00:13:55,968 --> 00:13:58,370    [laughter]                    405 00:13:58,437 --> 00:14:01,340 -I got a niece and a nephew now. 406 00:14:01,407 --> 00:14:02,508 My niece?                        407 00:14:02,575 --> 00:14:03,576 My niece came out Black.         408 00:14:05,144 --> 00:14:06,912 Chocolate skin, big lips,        409 00:14:06,946 --> 00:14:08,480    kinky hair,                    beautiful Black girl-- love it. 410 00:14:08,547 --> 00:14:10,182 [crowd whooping]                 411 00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:11,083    -My nephew?                   412 00:14:12,451 --> 00:14:14,320    [laughter]                    413 00:14:16,188 --> 00:14:18,357    -My nephew came out white.    414 00:14:18,390 --> 00:14:20,326   And I don't want you to think     light-skinned, curly hair,    415 00:14:20,392 --> 00:14:21,961  green eyes, Chris Brown         half-and-half, could be.         416 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:24,230   Nah!                           417 00:14:24,296 --> 00:14:27,600  Blond hair, blue eyes,            freckles, pale skin;           418 00:14:27,666 --> 00:14:30,069    this is a white boy              just like his Dutch daddy.    419 00:14:30,135 --> 00:14:31,370    [laughter]                    420 00:14:33,539 --> 00:14:35,407 -My sister named my niece Chloe, 421 00:14:35,474 --> 00:14:37,076   the most biracial name ever.   422 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:40,646 She named my nephew Kyle.        423 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:42,548    [laughter]                    424 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:47,052 -Gave him                          that school shooter special.   425 00:14:47,119 --> 00:14:51,257  [laughter and clapping]         426 00:14:57,129 --> 00:14:58,998 -And I look at these kids          all the time;                  427 00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:01,500 I'm like,                          "Man, does the extra melanin   428 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:04,169  "or the lack of melanin         affect them differently?"        429 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:05,104   I don't know.                  430 00:15:06,405 --> 00:15:08,474    But I'mma find out.           431 00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:10,509 These two are now                   a social experiment for me.   432 00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:12,411    [laughter]                    433 00:15:12,478 --> 00:15:14,313   -They're in high school now.   434 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:16,482 They started high school.        435 00:15:16,515 --> 00:15:18,517 Before his first day of Grade 9, I had that talk with him.        436 00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:22,655  I went to him.                  I was like, "Yo, do you say it?" 437 00:15:22,721 --> 00:15:24,556    [laughter]                    438 00:15:28,394 --> 00:15:29,962 -He tried to play slick.            "Say what?"                   439 00:15:31,630 --> 00:15:34,199    I'm like, "You know, dawg."   440 00:15:34,266 --> 00:15:36,435 He's like, "Yeah, but not          if there's people in the room  441 00:15:36,502 --> 00:15:38,170   "that don't know me."          442 00:15:38,237 --> 00:15:39,538    I was like, "You're smart,     little nigga."                  443 00:15:39,605 --> 00:15:41,273    [laughter]                    444 00:15:43,409 --> 00:15:45,444    -"You goin' places.           445 00:15:45,511 --> 00:15:47,279  "You're a Black man...          446 00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:49,114   [whispering]                     "...and nobody has to know!"   447 00:15:49,181 --> 00:15:52,418  [laughter and applause]         448 00:15:54,553 --> 00:15:57,389   -[whispering]                    "Keep that shit to yourself!"  449 00:15:57,456 --> 00:15:59,425    "You are literally             an undercover brother!"         450 00:15:59,491 --> 00:16:02,127    [laughter]                    451 00:16:02,194 --> 00:16:04,163    -Kyle is hungry one night,    452 00:16:04,196 --> 00:16:06,098   so I'm like, "Cool, let's go     get something to eat.          453 00:16:06,165 --> 00:16:07,800  "What you want to eat?"         He goes, "Jerk chicken."         454 00:16:07,866 --> 00:16:09,501  I'm like, "You would."          455 00:16:09,535 --> 00:16:11,337 So I take him out                   to Little Jamaica.            456 00:16:11,403 --> 00:16:13,072   It's a Friday night.            This place is bumpin'.          457 00:16:13,138 --> 00:16:15,040    It's like a club in there,       and, like,                    458 00:16:15,074 --> 00:16:17,042  apparently everyone's in there     doin' their thing.            459 00:16:17,076 --> 00:16:19,111  And I go in there, and the lady   was taking too long,           460 00:16:19,178 --> 00:16:21,347   so I'm like,                     "Yo, this is crazy!"           461 00:16:21,380 --> 00:16:23,349    And I think Kyle heard that      and took the energy from me   462 00:16:23,415 --> 00:16:25,384    and was like, "Yo!"           Pushed me out of the way.        463 00:16:25,451 --> 00:16:26,485    "Hurry up, niggas!"           464 00:16:26,552 --> 00:16:30,756  [laughter and gasping]          465 00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:32,658    -The biggest dude in there      grabbed him,                   466 00:16:32,691 --> 00:16:34,326   starts shaking him--             "Whose kid is this?!           467 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,095 "Anybody know this kid?!         Anybody know this kid?!"         468 00:16:36,161 --> 00:16:38,063  Well, we beat the shit           outta Kyle that night!          469 00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:41,166    -[laughter]                      -[applause]                   470 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:43,068    -Yo, my name is Mr. Lewin.    471 00:16:43,135 --> 00:16:45,504  Thank you guys so much           for having me out here.         472 00:16:45,571 --> 00:16:48,107   HASSAN: [INT] Aaron,              he is a risk-taker.           473 00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,476   He'll go into a room           and talk about the topics        474 00:16:50,542 --> 00:16:52,511 that most comics                 don't want to do.                475 00:16:52,578 --> 00:16:54,813   You talk about things            that you care about,           476 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,416 so I end up caring about         what you care about, too.        477 00:16:57,483 --> 00:17:00,319   That's what people leave with  when Lewin is finished on stage. 478 00:17:00,386 --> 00:17:02,321   -RON: Mm-hm.                      -Like, it's sauce.            479 00:17:02,388 --> 00:17:04,256    Emphasis on the sauce, man.   480 00:17:04,323 --> 00:17:08,527 ♪                                481 00:17:08,594 --> 00:17:10,362   KENNY: [INT] Well, we needed     to call it something,          482 00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:12,197  so I was like,                  483 00:17:12,231 --> 00:17:13,665   "How about 'The Night          the Niggers Take Over'?"         484 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:16,101 And the comics, "Oh, no,           I would not like to be a part  485 00:17:16,168 --> 00:17:17,870    "of a show with that name."   486 00:17:17,903 --> 00:17:19,405  Okay, well, don't say "Black,"     and I went,                   487 00:17:19,471 --> 00:17:21,807  so let's say "African,"           let's say...                   488 00:17:21,874 --> 00:17:23,776    So I went "Nubian."           489 00:17:23,842 --> 00:17:25,644    So then I thought,              "Well, why am I even           490 00:17:25,711 --> 00:17:28,213 "getting this whole thing           together?"                    491 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,616   And I said, "Well, the reason   why I got into stand-up comedy  492 00:17:30,682 --> 00:17:32,718  "was because of Richard Pryor." 493 00:17:32,751 --> 00:17:35,387  So I said, "Well, okay,            Nubian Disciples of Pryor."   494 00:17:35,454 --> 00:17:37,022   Then, over the years,          it became                        495 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:39,491 "Kenny Robinson's                  Nubian Comedy Revue."          496 00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:41,593 It just still had                  that nice flow to it,          497 00:17:41,660 --> 00:17:43,796    because it's showbiz, baby.   498 00:17:53,439 --> 00:17:55,307  -I got beat up                   by the cops right here,         499 00:17:55,374 --> 00:17:57,910 in... maybe 2000?                500 00:17:57,976 --> 00:17:59,812 '99, 2000, around there.         501 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,649   [indistinct chatter]           502 00:18:03,715 --> 00:18:07,219   RUSSELL: Kitchen still here?   503 00:18:07,286 --> 00:18:09,455    Hey, kitchen's still here.    What's up, buddy?                504 00:18:09,521 --> 00:18:11,156  How you doin'?                    You runnin' the kitchen now?   505 00:18:11,223 --> 00:18:12,791   -Yeah, yeah.                   506 00:18:12,825 --> 00:18:14,293  -Used to be Sri Lankans         back in the day.                 507 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:15,194    -[chuckles]                   508 00:18:19,264 --> 00:18:20,766 -Hey, what's up?                  -You got any questions?         509 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:22,434    -I'm not even on the list.    510 00:18:22,501 --> 00:18:24,403   -Uh... yeah.                   511 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:25,804  -What the fuck?                  I'm not even on the show, guys. 512 00:18:25,871 --> 00:18:27,372 -[laughs]                        513 00:18:27,439 --> 00:18:29,475  -Who's on now?                  514 00:18:29,508 --> 00:18:31,376  -Please put your hands together    for Keesha Brownie!           515 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:33,745  [applause and cheering]         516 00:18:33,812 --> 00:18:35,714  KEESHA: [voice]                    Shout out my boy, Kevy-Kev.   517 00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:38,217   It's ya girl,                   Keesha Brownie.                 518 00:18:38,283 --> 00:18:40,285    Miss Brownie in the studio.   519 00:18:40,352 --> 00:18:42,921  And this one's                     going out for [indistinct].   520 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:44,656    You see it.                    Chill!                          521 00:18:44,723 --> 00:18:46,291    ♪ Red bottom nails ♪          522 00:18:46,358 --> 00:18:48,260    ♪ Red bottom nails ♪          523 00:18:48,293 --> 00:18:51,196    ♪ I'm, I'm, I'm keepin' sexy     with my... ♪                  524 00:18:51,263 --> 00:18:53,532    -We look so hood right now.     -We do; I like that.           525 00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:55,834    -Like we're at IKEA           and we're just loitering.        526 00:18:55,901 --> 00:18:59,404  -Yeah, we're just like,          "Let's test out the furniture!" 527 00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:01,673  ♪ With my phone ringing,          I'm home singing... ♪          528 00:19:01,740 --> 00:19:03,742   KEESHA: [INT] Kenny taught me    how to read the room.          529 00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:05,277   Is your demographic in there?  530 00:19:05,344 --> 00:19:06,712  What is the age group?          531 00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:08,380    So, again,                    I thought I was the shit         532 00:19:08,447 --> 00:19:09,948   when I first started, right?     -Yeah, yeah.                   533 00:19:09,982 --> 00:19:11,984  -No one could tell me nothing.   -Yeah.                          534 00:19:12,017 --> 00:19:16,488    -I came in slinging my hot    Nubian set in an all-white room. 535 00:19:16,555 --> 00:19:17,856    -Oh, shit!                    536 00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:19,758 -So it didn't go as well.        -Uh-huh.                         537 00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:22,394   -Right after I got off stage,    Kenny's like,                  538 00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:23,462   "Brownie, come here!"          539 00:19:23,529 --> 00:19:25,631 -[laughs]                        540 00:19:25,697 --> 00:19:27,633   -He's like, "How many Nubians   you see in the crowd?"          541 00:19:27,699 --> 00:19:29,401 I'm like, "None."                542 00:19:29,434 --> 00:19:32,905    You gotta tweak your jokes     for every room.                 543 00:19:32,971 --> 00:19:34,740   Read the demographic.             Know the age group, right?    544 00:19:34,806 --> 00:19:36,775 MARITO: [INT] Yeah, yeah.        545 00:19:36,808 --> 00:19:38,844   KEESHA: [INT] So he's always     the greatest teacher.          546 00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:41,213   KEESHA: Originally I was born     in Montreal but my parents    547 00:19:41,246 --> 00:19:43,549 are Jamaican, so I tell everyone I'm, like, this French Jamaican. 548 00:19:43,615 --> 00:19:45,117 I went to school,                French immersion.                549 00:19:45,150 --> 00:19:46,451    That's when                    everything's in French.         550 00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:47,719    I had math class in French.   551 00:19:47,786 --> 00:19:49,321 I had science in French.         552 00:19:49,388 --> 00:19:51,323 I had English in French.         553 00:19:51,390 --> 00:19:55,460    [laughter]                    554 00:19:55,527 --> 00:19:57,229   -So it was really frustrating  555 00:19:57,262 --> 00:19:59,498    having my Jamaican parents     try and help me                 556 00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:01,967 with my French immersion         homework, right?                 557 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,669  'Cause I'm pretty sure,         558 00:20:03,702 --> 00:20:04,803   "Qu'est-ce que c'est            la bumbaclot?"                  559 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:06,772    [laughter]                    560 00:20:10,075 --> 00:20:11,443   -It's not the answer.          561 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:13,312    [laughter]                    562 00:20:13,378 --> 00:20:15,480 -And even though                   that's my background,          563 00:20:15,547 --> 00:20:17,583 I gotta be honest with you guys. 564 00:20:17,616 --> 00:20:20,052   Sometimes I don't understand   the strong patois, right?        565 00:20:20,118 --> 00:20:22,888  Like, the other day, a Jamaican    guy's trying to pick me up.   566 00:20:22,955 --> 00:20:24,890 I honestly thought he was        looking for his children.        567 00:20:24,957 --> 00:20:27,559    [laughter]                    568 00:20:27,626 --> 00:20:29,494  -Talkin' about,                 [Jamaican accent] "Yo, daughter! 569 00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:30,495  "Yo, daughter!"                 570 00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:31,964    [laughter]                    571 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,336   -I turn around and I'm like,     "You're not my dad."           572 00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:38,837    [laughter]                    573 00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:42,341   -He's like, [Jamaican accent]     "Yuh cute.                    574 00:20:42,407 --> 00:20:44,076  "You look you can take            some good stabbing."           575 00:20:44,142 --> 00:20:46,678    -[laughter]                     -Oh my         gosh !          576 00:20:46,745 --> 00:20:48,981 -This show is a big deal.        577 00:20:49,047 --> 00:20:51,850 30th anniversary.                  I feel very honoured.          578 00:20:51,917 --> 00:20:55,320   I probably cried like a bitch    11 times today, okay?          579 00:20:55,387 --> 00:20:57,456  Kenny created something          bigger than us                  580 00:20:57,522 --> 00:20:59,358   and something that would last  581 00:20:59,424 --> 00:21:01,293  throughout generations           to generations.                 582 00:21:03,829 --> 00:21:07,332    -"Well, kid, you gotta work   on your hot five minutes.        583 00:21:07,399 --> 00:21:09,768    "You gotta be clean           if you want that TV shit.        584 00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:11,837 "Y'know what I'm saying?            This is not a game.           585 00:21:11,903 --> 00:21:14,206  "You gotta be serious, Brownie. 586 00:21:14,239 --> 00:21:16,074 "You come in the Green Room, you hanging out with all the comics. 587 00:21:16,141 --> 00:21:17,542   "This is not a club!"          588 00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:18,477 [laughs]                         589 00:21:20,412 --> 00:21:22,347   KEESHA: Pick-up lines           are different now, man.         590 00:21:22,381 --> 00:21:23,915    Back then, guys were smooth    with the pick-up lines.         591 00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:26,852 Guys would walk up to you           and be like, "Hey, Shawty.    592 00:21:26,918 --> 00:21:29,054    "Can I get yo name?             Can I get yo number?"          593 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:31,089  Right, ladies?                  594 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:32,891   And it doesn't matter          if we were, like, 6'11",         595 00:21:32,958 --> 00:21:34,393 why was everyone                    back then "Shawty"?           596 00:21:34,426 --> 00:21:35,794    Remember that shit?            "Hey, Shawty!"                  597 00:21:35,861 --> 00:21:37,296    [laughter]                    598 00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:39,097   -"Can I get yo name?             Can I get--?"                  599 00:21:39,164 --> 00:21:40,599    You need a ladder!            600 00:21:40,666 --> 00:21:43,835    [laughter]                    601 00:21:43,902 --> 00:21:45,804   -Dating's crazy now,           602 00:21:45,837 --> 00:21:48,006  and I notice I look for         a lot of different things        603 00:21:48,073 --> 00:21:49,841    now that I'm older, right?    604 00:21:49,875 --> 00:21:51,109   You know when you're younger,   right, ladies,                  605 00:21:51,176 --> 00:21:53,278 they had to have                 the baggy jeans,                 606 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:55,347  you know, the cornrows,          the fresh, white kicks.         607 00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:58,383  The other day, this guy sent me  a video of a kitchen he built.  608 00:21:58,450 --> 00:22:02,487   Oh my God! Missy just wet up     the place, wet up the place!   609 00:22:02,554 --> 00:22:04,556 -[laughter and cheering]            -Wet up the place!            610 00:22:04,623 --> 00:22:06,525 Guys, my name is Keesha Brownie. 611 00:22:06,558 --> 00:22:07,993 Y'all been a really great crowd.    Thank you so much!            612 00:22:08,060 --> 00:22:09,761  [applause and whooping]         613 00:22:09,795 --> 00:22:11,530 KEESHA: [INT] I feel like           we're really lucky            614 00:22:11,563 --> 00:22:16,068   to have this show and to have   Kenny enjoy his flowers         615 00:22:16,134 --> 00:22:17,769  at this moment.                 616 00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:19,137    He deserves                     every bit of it, man.          617 00:22:19,204 --> 00:22:20,806    He's the greatest teacher.    618 00:22:20,872 --> 00:22:23,642 ♪                                619 00:22:23,709 --> 00:22:26,712 ♪                                620 00:22:26,778 --> 00:22:29,981 ♪                                621 00:22:30,048 --> 00:22:34,152 ♪                                622 00:22:34,219 --> 00:22:37,789    ♪                             623 00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:39,624 HISHAM: I'm African.             624 00:22:39,658 --> 00:22:40,759  I'm originally from              an East African country         625 00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:42,127  called Eritrea.                 626 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,895 Our claim to fame                is two years ago                 627 00:22:43,962 --> 00:22:45,797    the United Nations             officially declared us          628 00:22:45,864 --> 00:22:49,568  the most unconquerable country    in the world.                  629 00:22:49,634 --> 00:22:51,803  [applause and cheering]         630 00:22:51,837 --> 00:22:53,572    -Yes, we have killed every     colonizer who showed up, okay?  631 00:22:53,638 --> 00:22:55,807 We're 12 for 12.                 632 00:22:55,874 --> 00:22:59,544   Our national motto is           "No war, but no peace either!"  633 00:22:59,611 --> 00:23:01,179    [laughter]                    634 00:23:01,246 --> 00:23:03,014    -And I left                    when I was very young.          635 00:23:03,081 --> 00:23:04,783 I left when I was                 five years old,                 636 00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:06,752 but my mom grew up there         637 00:23:06,785 --> 00:23:08,453   and had a whole life             she's never brought up once.   638 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,756    She's like a tough,           no-nonsense lady.                639 00:23:10,789 --> 00:23:12,157   When people are like, "What's    your mom's whole vibe like?"   640 00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:14,793   I'm like, "Imagine the rapper     Ice Cube wearing a hijab."    641 00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:16,928   That's my mom's entire vibe.   642 00:23:16,995 --> 00:23:18,830  When I was little I'd be like,  643 00:23:18,897 --> 00:23:20,632  "Mama, my dream                   is to be a comedian!"          644 00:23:20,699 --> 00:23:22,467  My mom would look at me and go, 645 00:23:22,534 --> 00:23:23,735  "Hisham, dreams are for sleep,"   okay?                          646 00:23:23,802 --> 00:23:24,970    [laughter]                    647 00:23:25,036 --> 00:23:26,872  -[Indistinct].                  648 00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:28,173    A couple years ago,              I got nominated for a Juno    649 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:29,941   for Comedy Album of the Year.  650 00:23:29,975 --> 00:23:31,843    I had to explain to my mom,   I'm like,                        651 00:23:31,877 --> 00:23:33,912    "Yo, your boy's doing okay.      I got nominated for a Juno    652 00:23:33,979 --> 00:23:35,347  "for Comedy Album of the Year." 653 00:23:35,380 --> 00:23:37,048    She goes, "Hisham,             what is Juno?"                  654 00:23:37,082 --> 00:23:38,550 I'm like,                         "It's like a Canadian Grammy."  655 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,018  In absolute earnestness         my mom just went,                656 00:23:40,085 --> 00:23:41,720  "Why not real Grammy?"          657 00:23:41,753 --> 00:23:43,054    That's what                     I'm trying to explain to you   658 00:23:43,121 --> 00:23:44,756   is this person, okay?          659 00:23:44,823 --> 00:23:46,525  She's a tough,                     no-nonsense woman.            660 00:23:46,558 --> 00:23:47,959    And again, I lived             in Canada my whole life         661 00:23:48,026 --> 00:23:49,728    but she had                   a whole life in Eritrea,         662 00:23:49,795 --> 00:23:51,496   and when I was little            I'd be like,                   663 00:23:51,563 --> 00:23:53,064  "Mama, what was                  the old country like?"          664 00:23:53,098 --> 00:23:55,000 She'd always say                  something super vague.          665 00:23:55,033 --> 00:23:56,468    She'd be like, "It was hot,    and everyone was nice.          666 00:23:56,535 --> 00:23:57,202   "No more questions, please."   667 00:23:57,269 --> 00:23:59,471    [laughter]                    668 00:23:59,538 --> 00:24:01,039    -And I didn't know anything     about my mom                   669 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:03,208 until I was 13 years old.        670 00:24:03,241 --> 00:24:05,510    I went to a family reunion      and I was so excited to meet   671 00:24:05,577 --> 00:24:07,813  all my cousins                   and aunties and uncles,         672 00:24:07,846 --> 00:24:09,681   and in my case it was just a   house filled with drunk Africans 673 00:24:09,748 --> 00:24:10,816 confessing family secrets, okay? 674 00:24:10,882 --> 00:24:12,584 I'm in the corner eating;        675 00:24:12,617 --> 00:24:14,686    some gigantic dude             comes over and he goes,         676 00:24:14,719 --> 00:24:17,522    "Al-salaam alaykum, Hisham.      I am your uncle, Mohammed."   677 00:24:17,589 --> 00:24:20,492  I'm like, "I've got four of you   so far, okay, cool."           678 00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:22,494 He goes,                          "Has your mother ever told you  679 00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,529    "she was a soldier              during the Civil War?          680 00:24:24,596 --> 00:24:26,565 "She was a tank engineer.        681 00:24:26,598 --> 00:24:28,500 "It was her job to drive           the tank on the front line."   682 00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:30,135 I'm like,                          "That's so bad-ass!"           683 00:24:30,202 --> 00:24:32,237  He goes, "Yes, bad-ass.          Very bad-ass."                  684 00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:34,005    [laughter]                    685 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:35,807   -"So I guess                    she has not told you...         686 00:24:35,874 --> 00:24:38,977   "she has 9 confirmed kills."   687 00:24:39,044 --> 00:24:41,046   And I was so shocked,          I literally said, "Nigga, what?" 688 00:24:41,112 --> 00:24:43,081    [laughter]                    689 00:24:43,114 --> 00:24:44,783    -He goes, "Yes, your mother     has killed 9 people."          690 00:24:44,850 --> 00:24:48,587    I'm like...                   I'm like, "Mama?                 691 00:24:48,653 --> 00:24:50,155    "         My mama?"           692 00:24:52,224 --> 00:24:54,659 "HR manager at the Canadian Tire   in downtown Ottawa?"           693 00:24:54,726 --> 00:24:56,761    [laughter]                    694 00:24:56,795 --> 00:24:58,597   -"My mom has killed 9 people?   How do you know this?"          695 00:24:58,663 --> 00:25:00,632    And without missing a beat,     he just goes,                  696 00:25:00,665 --> 00:25:02,567   "Because I'm the one            who ordered her to kill them."  697 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:04,102    And then he laughs            this big African,                698 00:25:04,169 --> 00:25:06,972 "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"                 laugh.                          699 00:25:07,038 --> 00:25:09,074   It's all teeth, no blinking.      You ever seen one of these?   700 00:25:09,140 --> 00:25:10,842    [laughter]                    701 00:25:10,876 --> 00:25:12,878  -And then he just sees             this terrified look           702 00:25:12,911 --> 00:25:15,180   on my soft boy face, he goes,    "Um, my English is not good.   703 00:25:15,247 --> 00:25:16,948   "Bad joke, bad joke,"            and just disappears.           704 00:25:17,015 --> 00:25:18,783    [laughter]                    705 00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:20,619 -And I literally,                 in the middle,                  706 00:25:20,652 --> 00:25:22,153   my mom's dancing with          the aunties; I literally         707 00:25:22,220 --> 00:25:24,256  drag her and I told her, like,  "Is this true?!"                 708 00:25:24,322 --> 00:25:26,758    My mom just goes, "Hisham,    he was just a drunk man.         709 00:25:26,825 --> 00:25:28,560   "No more questions, please."   710 00:25:28,627 --> 00:25:29,995    [laughter]                    711 00:25:30,061 --> 00:25:32,097 -And just starts dancing.        712 00:25:32,130 --> 00:25:33,665 And, like, I always love          telling my friends that story.  713 00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:35,267   They're like, "Yo, for reals,    for reals, for reals.          714 00:25:35,333 --> 00:25:37,235 "Do you think...                 715 00:25:37,269 --> 00:25:39,037 "Do you think your mom's           ever killed a dude?"           716 00:25:39,104 --> 00:25:40,872 I'm like,                         "Well, there's no proof         717 00:25:40,906 --> 00:25:42,207  "because she obviously           burned the paperwork,"          718 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,210    but this is a story            where I think--                 719 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:48,146 I don't have any proof, but this  is what I think she did, okay?  720 00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:50,615  When we first left East Africa,   we landed in beautiful Ottawa  721 00:25:50,682 --> 00:25:52,117    in the early '90s,            and my mom just--                722 00:25:52,183 --> 00:25:53,818   it was beautiful, beautiful.   723 00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:55,020 She wanted to see                 the stunning metropolis         724 00:25:55,086 --> 00:25:57,255 that is downtown Ottawa.         725 00:25:57,289 --> 00:25:58,957  So it's 11:30 at night,          we went for a nice little walk, 726 00:25:59,024 --> 00:26:01,259 it was beautiful,                727 00:26:01,293 --> 00:26:03,028   and as we were walking, a car     starts pulling up beside us   728 00:26:03,094 --> 00:26:04,829 and literally cut us off,         like mounting the curb.         729 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:06,665   And this is the '90s.          730 00:26:06,698 --> 00:26:08,133   Like, I had to, like,          reach over and roll down         731 00:26:08,199 --> 00:26:10,035    the passenger-side window,    732 00:26:10,068 --> 00:26:12,103  and he points at my mom           and goes, "Hey, lady!          733 00:26:12,170 --> 00:26:14,172  "Are you an immigrant?"         734 00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:16,942    And my mom escaped Africa,    like, six hours earlier.         735 00:26:17,008 --> 00:26:19,277 She goes,                        "Yes! How did you know?"         736 00:26:19,344 --> 00:26:21,313    [laughter]                    737 00:26:21,346 --> 00:26:23,782  -This guy gets out of his car,     opens up his trunk,           738 00:26:23,848 --> 00:26:27,319   and pulls out                   a brand-new Toshiba television, 739 00:26:27,385 --> 00:26:30,689    hands it to my mom,             and then drives away.          740 00:26:30,755 --> 00:26:33,058   And my mom was like,            "I love this country so much!"  741 00:26:33,124 --> 00:26:34,893    [laughter]                    742 00:26:34,926 --> 00:26:35,994 -She just thought                  it was a government official   743 00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:37,963    giving her                     a mandated television.          744 00:26:38,029 --> 00:26:40,265 And we had that TV for four days 745 00:26:40,332 --> 00:26:42,667  before someone                  tried to steal it, okay?         746 00:26:42,734 --> 00:26:44,903  It's like 2:30 in the morning.     All I hear is... [banging]    747 00:26:44,970 --> 00:26:47,138   coming from the living room.   748 00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:48,707    Five-year-old me wakes up,      rub the crust out of my eyes,  749 00:26:48,773 --> 00:26:50,909 open up the door;                  there's my mom in the hallway  750 00:26:50,976 --> 00:26:53,211   putting on her hijab;          she goes, "Hisham, come!"        751 00:26:53,244 --> 00:26:55,413 We just walk over and we open up   the door to the living room,   752 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:56,781 Mom turns the light on...        753 00:26:56,848 --> 00:26:58,683 Our door?                        Busted wide open.                754 00:26:58,717 --> 00:27:00,051    And standing in the middle       of the living room,           755 00:27:00,118 --> 00:27:01,886    gigantic white dude           with a big beard                 756 00:27:01,953 --> 00:27:03,922  holding our television.         757 00:27:03,989 --> 00:27:06,791    And he sees my mom,           he drops the TV,                 758 00:27:06,858 --> 00:27:09,227 and he gets into                    a fighting stance,            759 00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:12,764   and my mom's natural instinct     was to square up and go...    760 00:27:12,831 --> 00:27:15,233 [yelling]                         "Allahu Akbar!"                 761 00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:18,737    and just rush him,             head down, full sprint,         762 00:27:18,803 --> 00:27:21,706   like a panther, okay?          763 00:27:21,773 --> 00:27:24,109   This is 1994 Ottawa.           764 00:27:24,175 --> 00:27:28,079  This man has never seen           a Muslim in his life.          765 00:27:28,146 --> 00:27:31,016  He just thought                   a Jamaican lady cast a spell.  766 00:27:31,082 --> 00:27:33,051    [laughter]                    767 00:27:33,118 --> 00:27:35,720    -So he panicked and, like,    covered his face,                768 00:27:35,787 --> 00:27:38,923    and my mom winds up and she     kicks him right in the junk.   769 00:27:38,990 --> 00:27:40,692 He doubles over.                   She grabs his head...          770 00:27:40,759 --> 00:27:42,727   [loud thwack]                     Knee to the throat.           771 00:27:42,761 --> 00:27:46,097   This man collapses motionless    on the ground, okay?           772 00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:48,700  My mom is 5'2",                  100 pounds soaking wet.         773 00:27:48,767 --> 00:27:50,602    She's all jacked up            on adrenaline.                  774 00:27:50,635 --> 00:27:52,871  She goes to the phone,          she goes, "Hello, police?        775 00:27:52,937 --> 00:27:55,407    "My name is Mamina.              This is my address.           776 00:27:55,473 --> 00:27:58,443    "A man I did not know came     into my home so I killed him."  777 00:27:58,510 --> 00:28:00,211  Click.                           That's the whole call.          778 00:28:00,245 --> 00:28:03,214    -[laughter]                    -That's the whole call.         779 00:28:05,817 --> 00:28:06,985   -Five minutes later,           780 00:28:07,018 --> 00:28:09,087  every police officer in Ottawa  781 00:28:09,154 --> 00:28:11,289 comes rushing into my apartment, 782 00:28:11,356 --> 00:28:13,091    guns drawn,                   783 00:28:13,158 --> 00:28:14,893 to find five-year-old me           on the floor,                  784 00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:17,796    eating Froot Loops             out of the box;                 785 00:28:17,862 --> 00:28:21,066  my mom, holding a tray of juice    for the police officers...    786 00:28:21,132 --> 00:28:22,734    [laughter]                    787 00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:24,903  -And a dead man                    in the living room,           788 00:28:24,936 --> 00:28:27,305 who has a prayer mat over         his face 'cause my mom's like,  789 00:28:27,372 --> 00:28:29,774  "I have guests coming,"         and hid the body.                790 00:28:29,841 --> 00:28:32,143    [laughter]                    791 00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:34,279   -The EMT pushes by everyone.   792 00:28:34,345 --> 00:28:36,247   She rips the mat off,            she checks his pulse,          793 00:28:36,281 --> 00:28:39,884  she goes, "Greg, he's not dead!  He's not dead!"                 794 00:28:39,951 --> 00:28:43,221 And my mom, still holding        the tray of juice, goes,         795 00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:45,990  "He's         not dead?         796 00:28:46,057 --> 00:28:47,525   "I guess I've lost my touch!   797 00:28:47,592 --> 00:28:50,361 "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"        798 00:28:50,428 --> 00:28:53,498  [laughter and applause]         799 00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:55,800   -And that's the story             about how my mom almost got   800 00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:57,569    10 confirmed kills.           801 00:28:57,602 --> 00:28:58,536  Guys, I've been Hisham.            Thank you so much!            802 00:28:58,603 --> 00:29:01,539  [applause and cheering]         803 00:29:01,606 --> 00:29:03,041 -Hi, Mom!                        804 00:29:06,277 --> 00:29:08,246 ♪                                805 00:29:08,313 --> 00:29:10,215  KENNY: Kenny Robinson!          806 00:29:10,248 --> 00:29:11,382  -Can we get a signature          on some of these flyers         807 00:29:11,449 --> 00:29:12,417  by any chance?                  808 00:29:12,484 --> 00:29:14,052 RUSSELL: Yeah, of course.        809 00:29:14,085 --> 00:29:16,221    KENNY: There's 50,              but I don't need 50.           810 00:29:16,254 --> 00:29:18,289  RUSSELL: Is any of the OGs here  other than you, me, and Ronnie? 811 00:29:18,356 --> 00:29:20,158  -Are we supposed to talk about  something in particular?         812 00:29:20,225 --> 00:29:21,126   -Yes.                           -Okay.                          813 00:29:21,192 --> 00:29:23,027    -The show.                    814 00:29:23,061 --> 00:29:24,395   -Are you supposed to              lean forward or lean back?    815 00:29:24,462 --> 00:29:25,964    -Marc, let's just--           816 00:29:25,997 --> 00:29:27,932  -Let's just get                    together like this.           817 00:29:27,966 --> 00:29:30,568  -Please put your hands together  for Mr. Marc Trinidad!          818 00:29:30,635 --> 00:29:31,503  [applause and cheering]         819 00:29:33,404 --> 00:29:35,974    -I am here                     to cleanse your palate.         820 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,376    [laughter]                    821 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:40,311    MARC: You all have no idea     what it's like                  822 00:29:40,378 --> 00:29:42,013 to be racially ambiguous.        823 00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:44,282    I left the country             where I was a minority          824 00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:46,885   to come to a country            where I look like the majority, 825 00:29:46,951 --> 00:29:49,020  but as soon as I talk,          everybody wants to know,         826 00:29:49,087 --> 00:29:50,789  "What the hell is this about?"  827 00:29:50,822 --> 00:29:53,057    -Interracial relationships     have challenges                 828 00:29:53,124 --> 00:29:55,827 you might not know about, right? 829 00:29:55,894 --> 00:29:58,930   Like, one of my kids              literally asked me            830 00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:01,166  for permission                     to say the N-word.            831 00:30:01,232 --> 00:30:03,501    [nervous laughter]            832 00:30:03,568 --> 00:30:05,904 -I know!                         833 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,872  They shouldn't ask fucking me!  834 00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:10,341    [laughter]                    835 00:30:10,408 --> 00:30:13,478 -Your mom's right there!         836 00:30:13,545 --> 00:30:15,413  I think she has the Black card. 837 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,215 Ask her!                         838 00:30:17,282 --> 00:30:18,917 'Cause I ain't saying that shit. 839 00:30:18,983 --> 00:30:20,819  Right?                          840 00:30:20,852 --> 00:30:22,854    I was cheesed, fam.              I think that's how they...    841 00:30:22,921 --> 00:30:24,923    [laughter]                    842 00:30:24,989 --> 00:30:25,924   MARC: I think that...          843 00:30:25,990 --> 00:30:28,026    [applause]                    844 00:30:28,092 --> 00:30:29,727    -They been                     teaching me the words.          845 00:30:29,761 --> 00:30:34,933 Anyway, when they                 asked me that question,         846 00:30:34,999 --> 00:30:37,135 I was playing Legend of Zelda... 847 00:30:37,202 --> 00:30:39,003    [laughter]                    848 00:30:39,070 --> 00:30:41,039 -...with noise-cancelling         headphones on.                  849 00:30:43,041 --> 00:30:44,876    So when my kid came              and asked me for permission   850 00:30:44,943 --> 00:30:45,577    to say the N-word,            851 00:30:47,312 --> 00:30:48,413    I didn't hear her properly.   852 00:30:50,181 --> 00:30:53,985 Yeah, I thought she said,          "Neighbour."                   853 00:30:54,052 --> 00:30:56,154    And then I think I gave her   the wrong advice.                854 00:30:56,221 --> 00:30:58,089    [laughter]                    855 00:30:58,156 --> 00:31:00,058 -I said,                         "If they live next door,         856 00:31:00,124 --> 00:31:01,459    "that's what you call 'em."   857 00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:03,261    [laughter]                    858 00:31:05,630 --> 00:31:06,998   RONNIE: [INT]                  I don't remember, really,        859 00:31:07,065 --> 00:31:09,033 your first time on stage.        860 00:31:09,067 --> 00:31:10,501    -How can you forget            the first time I was on stage?  861 00:31:10,568 --> 00:31:11,870    I was so memorable.           862 00:31:11,903 --> 00:31:14,005 -I smoked too much weed.          -Ha-ha!                         863 00:31:14,072 --> 00:31:15,640 MARC: [INT] Prior                  to getting to Canada,          864 00:31:15,673 --> 00:31:17,942 theatre and sketch comedy          was my thing.                  865 00:31:17,976 --> 00:31:20,311  But in Trinidad, I did not have  the opportunity to do stand-up. 866 00:31:20,378 --> 00:31:22,513 When I got to meet Kenny,         I did a sketch.                 867 00:31:22,580 --> 00:31:24,482    Kenny saw that I had chops,   868 00:31:24,515 --> 00:31:27,552   and then he told me,             "Come back and do stand-up."   869 00:31:27,619 --> 00:31:30,154   And my asshole was puckering,   ha-ha,                          870 00:31:30,221 --> 00:31:32,924 'cause I had no stand-up           to roll with.                  871 00:31:32,991 --> 00:31:35,159 And then the second time            I came back                   872 00:31:35,193 --> 00:31:37,228    was a couple months later,      and I got a standing ovation.  873 00:31:37,295 --> 00:31:40,298   And it's been chasing             that fucking demon            874 00:31:40,365 --> 00:31:42,700 for the rest of my goddamn life. 875 00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:44,469    -Kenny sees things               in different ways.            876 00:31:44,502 --> 00:31:46,704   He's the kind of guy           that probably saw                877 00:31:46,771 --> 00:31:48,673  this is a voice                  that needs to be heard.         878 00:31:48,740 --> 00:31:51,209  Because he also                 walked that line,                879 00:31:51,276 --> 00:31:53,044 because his mom's white,           dad's black.                   880 00:31:53,111 --> 00:31:54,879    We are racially ambiguous.    881 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:58,383 In the right environment,          we would look Black.           882 00:31:58,449 --> 00:32:00,485 In the right environment,          we would look white.           883 00:32:00,551 --> 00:32:03,221   You know what I mean?           It depends on who's around us.  884 00:32:03,288 --> 00:32:05,156  -You lucky man!                   Give me some of that!          885 00:32:05,223 --> 00:32:06,691   -Yes!                          886 00:32:06,691 --> 00:32:07,425   -Yes!                          887 00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:09,060  -Please put your hands together  for r Mr. Ronnie Edwards!       888 00:32:09,127 --> 00:32:10,561  [applause and cheering]         889 00:32:10,595 --> 00:32:11,329   RONNIE: [INT]                    The 30th anniversary           890 00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:13,498    of the Nubian Show,           891 00:32:13,531 --> 00:32:15,400    you want to show that we're      good, but wow, the nerves?    892 00:32:15,466 --> 00:32:17,702 I wouldn't wish it on my           worst enemy; put it that way.  893 00:32:17,769 --> 00:32:18,736    -How y'all feelin'?           894 00:32:18,803 --> 00:32:20,438 [crowd cheering]                 895 00:32:20,471 --> 00:32:21,739   -Good, good.                     I'm looking good, eh?          896 00:32:21,806 --> 00:32:22,774 I'm looking good?                897 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:24,809  AUDIENCE: Yeah!                 898 00:32:24,842 --> 00:32:26,144    -Look like a tall,               slender glass of Guinness.    899 00:32:26,210 --> 00:32:28,279    [laughter]                    900 00:32:28,346 --> 00:32:30,448 -This feels good.                901 00:32:30,481 --> 00:32:31,582  I just came in from the Islamic   Republic of Brampton.          902 00:32:31,649 --> 00:32:33,084    [laughter]                    903 00:32:33,151 --> 00:32:35,520    RONNIE: So it feels           good to be here.                 904 00:32:35,586 --> 00:32:37,355    MARC: [INT] You were there    from the genesis                 905 00:32:37,422 --> 00:32:39,123  because it was                   you and Kenny.                  906 00:32:39,157 --> 00:32:40,391 What were the challenges            of the first month?           907 00:32:40,458 --> 00:32:42,093 -Nerves.                         -Nerves?                         908 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:43,661  -Yeah! [laughs]                    -For what?                    909 00:32:43,695 --> 00:32:45,530  'Cause you were                    already performing.           910 00:32:45,563 --> 00:32:47,298   -No, yeah, but we didn't know   where it was gonna go.          911 00:32:47,365 --> 00:32:49,267  We didn't know                    how this night was gonna be.   912 00:32:49,334 --> 00:32:51,469  And so it was baffling          when we seen that crowd.         913 00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,071  -Because it was all...          914 00:32:53,137 --> 00:32:54,973    -80% Black.                   915 00:32:55,006 --> 00:32:56,341  -What does "irie" mean?          What does "irie" mean?          916 00:32:56,374 --> 00:32:57,642    -WOMAN: "Alright."              -You brought it up, brother.   917 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:59,477  No, it doesn't mean "alright."  918 00:32:59,544 --> 00:33:01,179   -MAN: It's cool, man.            -"Irie" means "cool."          919 00:33:01,245 --> 00:33:03,548 Okay, but you can't say,         like, um,                        920 00:33:03,581 --> 00:33:05,383   "We have an irie front coming  in from Lake Erie this evening." 921 00:33:05,450 --> 00:33:07,885    [laughter]                    922 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:09,620  MARC: [INT] Performing in front  of your culture or your people, 923 00:33:09,687 --> 00:33:11,723    it gives you wings,             but at the same time,          924 00:33:11,789 --> 00:33:13,758 you know, because                 it's your people watching you,  925 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:15,426    they're judging you              in a different way.           926 00:33:15,493 --> 00:33:17,862 -Exactly!                         -Yeah.                          927 00:33:17,895 --> 00:33:19,230  -This is another thing that the  young comics don't know about,  928 00:33:19,297 --> 00:33:21,632  because we got                     hostile treatment.            929 00:33:21,699 --> 00:33:23,534  -Mm-hm!                         930 00:33:23,568 --> 00:33:24,736  -If we weren't able to          provide the entertainment        931 00:33:24,802 --> 00:33:26,437 within 30 seconds                  of getting on stage.           932 00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:28,740   -I forgot those days.           -Yeah!                          933 00:33:28,806 --> 00:33:30,441   -You all got                   your COVID shots, right?         934 00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:32,744  -Yeah.                            -Yes.                          935 00:33:32,777 --> 00:33:34,545    -Okay, because I won't work     if you don't have your shots.  936 00:33:34,612 --> 00:33:36,347    Fuck that.                    I got my 19th last week.         937 00:33:36,414 --> 00:33:38,249    [laughter]                    938 00:33:38,282 --> 00:33:39,751 -They put it in this arm,          it came out this arm.          939 00:33:39,817 --> 00:33:41,319    [laughter]                    940 00:33:41,352 --> 00:33:43,721  -Before COVID,                  I got my cataracts done.         941 00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:47,025 Now check this out-- you have to  pay to get your cataracts done! 942 00:33:48,626 --> 00:33:52,397  But if you want a sex change... 943 00:33:52,463 --> 00:33:54,632    it's done for free!           944 00:33:54,699 --> 00:33:56,401    So if I get                   a beautiful little pussy,        945 00:33:56,467 --> 00:33:57,535   I can't even see it!           946 00:33:57,602 --> 00:34:01,272    [laughter]                    947 00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:08,546    [applause]                    948 00:34:08,613 --> 00:34:09,580    -I'll wait.                   949 00:34:09,647 --> 00:34:11,249    [laughter]                    950 00:34:11,315 --> 00:34:12,683    RON: [INT]                       You ever got booed?           951 00:34:14,552 --> 00:34:17,588  -Yeah.                          So I'm on the Nubian Show        952 00:34:17,655 --> 00:34:20,425 and I'm thinking                  I'm basically the sliced bread  953 00:34:20,491 --> 00:34:23,861 of comedy now, you know,         everything's going great.        954 00:34:23,928 --> 00:34:25,396   I jump up on stage...          955 00:34:25,463 --> 00:34:26,631    [chuckles]                    956 00:34:26,664 --> 00:34:29,600   And I started doing my act...  957 00:34:29,667 --> 00:34:32,470   And all of a sudden,           one guy just goes in his pocket, 958 00:34:32,537 --> 00:34:33,871  brings out his keys...          959 00:34:33,938 --> 00:34:36,441  [keys jingling]                 960 00:34:38,643 --> 00:34:40,912  -Next thing, there's 20 people. -Oh, man!                        961 00:34:40,978 --> 00:34:42,780   -Next thing, there's 30, 40.   962 00:34:42,847 --> 00:34:44,549  The whole room                     has their keys out.           963 00:34:44,615 --> 00:34:46,584  "Get in your car and go home!"  964 00:34:46,617 --> 00:34:50,188   I came off stage and I was--   and I quit the business.         965 00:34:50,254 --> 00:34:52,623   And Kenny said to me,           "No you ain't!                  966 00:34:52,690 --> 00:34:54,659 "Get back on the stage."         967 00:34:54,725 --> 00:34:57,862    And if he did not do that,    35 years later...                968 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:59,897 -And you've still                not forgiven him?                969 00:34:59,964 --> 00:35:01,799 -[laughs]                        970 00:35:01,833 --> 00:35:03,768   KENNY: [INT] They say             I show tough love.            971 00:35:03,835 --> 00:35:05,503   I think they're just            some bitch-ass pussies.         972 00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:07,171 [laughs]                         973 00:35:07,238 --> 00:35:08,739   MARC: [INT] Kenny has           a streak in him                 974 00:35:08,806 --> 00:35:10,374   where he likes to see           people suffer.                  975 00:35:10,441 --> 00:35:12,410   It's not like                    it's sado-masochist;           976 00:35:12,443 --> 00:35:14,312  he's doing it because he knows     what you can become           977 00:35:14,378 --> 00:35:16,681    as a result of it.            978 00:35:16,714 --> 00:35:18,616   I was taught because of what    you are, you have to be better. 979 00:35:18,683 --> 00:35:21,519 And I knew there was a whole lot  of other people on the circuit  980 00:35:21,586 --> 00:35:23,020  that you're gonna have to smoke 981 00:35:23,054 --> 00:35:24,689    if you wanna become           a working comic.                 982 00:35:24,755 --> 00:35:26,757   I didn't wanna settle             for any mediocrity.           983 00:35:26,824 --> 00:35:29,393   I didn't want anybody             just happy to be up there.    984 00:35:29,460 --> 00:35:33,197   I wanted them to be the type    that took names and kicked ass. 985 00:35:33,264 --> 00:35:34,432 I've been denied.                986 00:35:34,499 --> 00:35:35,700   I've been overlooked.          987 00:35:35,766 --> 00:35:36,934    I've been ignored.            988 00:35:37,001 --> 00:35:39,036   I've been locked out.          989 00:35:39,070 --> 00:35:41,239   And I've been                   one of the best in the country. 990 00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:42,907   So if that can happen to me,   you know,                        991 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,809 you just skating by soft         992 00:35:44,842 --> 00:35:46,878    isn't gonna get you             the things you want.           993 00:35:46,944 --> 00:35:49,447 And if you're not in here           to become one of the best,    994 00:35:49,514 --> 00:35:51,616    then what are you here for?   995 00:35:51,649 --> 00:35:53,784  -My thing is, if a girl           liked chocolate bars so much,  996 00:35:53,851 --> 00:35:56,554    wouldn't she weigh            like 250 pounds?                 997 00:35:56,621 --> 00:35:57,788  Be running around the house...  998 00:35:57,855 --> 00:36:00,491 Boom, boom, boom!                999 00:36:00,558 --> 00:36:02,827    "I see you, Jimmy!"             [kiss sound]                   1000 00:36:02,894 --> 00:36:03,728  "Kissy kissy!"                  1001 00:36:05,463 --> 00:36:06,497    Crazy, man.                   1002 00:36:06,564 --> 00:36:07,565    [laughter]                    1003 00:36:07,632 --> 00:36:09,000  [crowd booing]                  1004 00:36:09,066 --> 00:36:11,802   -Yo, shut up!                    Fuck!                          1005 00:36:11,869 --> 00:36:14,305   [booing gets louder]           1006 00:36:15,506 --> 00:36:16,741  -You know what I hate?          1007 00:36:16,774 --> 00:36:18,342 Hold on, hold on, Kenny.         Hold on.                         1008 00:36:18,409 --> 00:36:19,911 -[laughs]                        1009 00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:21,746   You know why?                   Kenny likes this shit.          1010 00:36:21,812 --> 00:36:24,682 I remember people                 getting booed on stage,         1011 00:36:24,749 --> 00:36:26,551   and I'm beside Kenny.           Russell's was on stage          1012 00:36:26,617 --> 00:36:28,019   yelling Kenny's name             to save him.                   1013 00:36:28,085 --> 00:36:30,888    He's like, "Kenny! Kenny!"    1014 00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:33,291 And Kenny's like,                   "Give him another minute."    1015 00:36:33,357 --> 00:36:36,894    -I got one more joke, man.    -[gunshot sound effects]         1016 00:36:36,961 --> 00:36:38,963   -Yo, yo, I got one more joke.  1017 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:41,399  [gunshot sound effects]         1018 00:36:41,465 --> 00:36:43,234  [crowd booing]                  1019 00:36:44,936 --> 00:36:46,437  [gunshot sound effects]         1020 00:36:46,470 --> 00:36:48,406  -People been--                  -[gunshot sound effects]         1021 00:36:48,439 --> 00:36:49,340   -Okay, that's it, goodnight.     Thank you. Goodnight.          1022 00:36:49,407 --> 00:36:53,945 ♪                                1023 00:36:54,011 --> 00:36:55,346  KEESHA: They're                 a hot crowd, man.                1024 00:36:55,413 --> 00:36:56,914   RON: Oh, man.                     Can't wait.                   1025 00:36:56,948 --> 00:36:57,782  KEESHA: Are you playing           Angry Birds?                   1026 00:36:57,848 --> 00:37:00,451  -Yeah.                            -What the hell, Ron?           1027 00:37:00,518 --> 00:37:02,486    Aren't you nervous?             Is this what you do, though?   1028 00:37:02,553 --> 00:37:03,988 You play, like...                1029 00:37:04,021 --> 00:37:05,356   -I play games                     all the time, like,           1030 00:37:05,423 --> 00:37:07,258    whether I'm nervous or not.   1031 00:37:07,291 --> 00:37:08,759    I mean, I think with this,       it's just more fun.           1032 00:37:08,826 --> 00:37:13,331    [heavy metal music]           1033 00:37:13,397 --> 00:37:14,932    -I was living in LA             during the pandemic.           1034 00:37:14,999 --> 00:37:16,567  They were killing people, man.  1035 00:37:16,601 --> 00:37:17,935   Killing Black people,           killing Asians,                 1036 00:37:17,969 --> 00:37:20,304  killing white people--          in movies, and...                1037 00:37:20,371 --> 00:37:21,472    [laughter]                    1038 00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:26,010    -My cousin was like, "Ron,     don't worry, we're not Chinese. 1039 00:37:26,077 --> 00:37:28,646   "We're Filipino. We're safe."     Are you fucking kidding me?   1040 00:37:28,713 --> 00:37:30,514    You think the racists know     the difference between          1041 00:37:30,581 --> 00:37:31,449   Chinese and fucking Filipino?  1042 00:37:31,515 --> 00:37:33,751    [laughter]                    1043 00:37:33,784 --> 00:37:34,986   -You know what the difference    between Chinese and Filipino   1044 00:37:35,019 --> 00:37:36,821  to a racist, is the difference    between a Honda Civic          1045 00:37:36,887 --> 00:37:38,756 and a tinted Honda Civic.        1046 00:37:38,823 --> 00:37:40,391    [laughter]                    1047 00:37:45,062 --> 00:37:48,599 -One's darker and more stylish-- only fucking difference.         1048 00:37:48,666 --> 00:37:49,934 Hadouken!                        1049 00:37:50,001 --> 00:37:51,702    [laughter]                    1050 00:37:51,769 --> 00:37:54,038 -That was Street Fighter,        1051 00:37:54,105 --> 00:37:56,374   the best fucking game            ever created.                  1052 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:58,809  [applause and cheering]         1053 00:37:58,876 --> 00:38:00,711 -Here's the concept of the game. 1054 00:38:00,745 --> 00:38:02,413 You fight another person          in front of the country         1055 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,248  that represents                  the martial art of the country. 1056 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,217  Here's the racist part            about Street Fighter:          1057 00:38:06,250 --> 00:38:07,985    if they don't know             the martial art of the country  1058 00:38:08,019 --> 00:38:10,388 you came from, they'd make it up   with your ethnic stereotype.   1059 00:38:10,454 --> 00:38:12,990    Here's an example: they had      a Latino fighter named Vega   1060 00:38:13,057 --> 00:38:14,959 and he fought you                on a fenced wall                 1061 00:38:15,026 --> 00:38:16,961  by the Mexican border.          1062 00:38:17,028 --> 00:38:18,029 That's fucked up.                1063 00:38:18,095 --> 00:38:20,097    [laughter]                    1064 00:38:20,164 --> 00:38:21,866    -That's like having              a Filipino street fighter--   1065 00:38:21,932 --> 00:38:23,501  after he beats you up,          1066 00:38:23,534 --> 00:38:24,969    he nurses you back               to a full recovery.           1067 00:38:25,036 --> 00:38:27,738    [laughter]                    1068 00:38:27,805 --> 00:38:29,640 RON: [INT] The next time,           I was like,                   1069 00:38:29,707 --> 00:38:31,676   "I'm gonna follow everybody,      everywhere,                   1070 00:38:31,709 --> 00:38:34,011 "and then just figure out           what to do to get better."    1071 00:38:34,078 --> 00:38:35,646  So I started doing everything.  1072 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:37,448 Five shows a day.                  I didn't give a fuck.          1073 00:38:37,515 --> 00:38:40,051    I'd go into, like,              heavy metal bars, and I'd go,  1074 00:38:40,117 --> 00:38:43,621  "Can I jump in between bands?"   Like, "Are you crazy?"          1075 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:45,623   It's the hardest way              to follow anybody.            1076 00:38:45,690 --> 00:38:48,092 But if you can do that...        1077 00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:50,695 Do you remember how I was          when I first started?          1078 00:38:50,761 --> 00:38:52,663  KENNY: [INT] I remember           you'd bring me a tape          1079 00:38:52,730 --> 00:38:54,765    from you doing six or seven   different cities,                1080 00:38:54,799 --> 00:38:56,600  and the only thing that            was different was the city.   1081 00:38:56,667 --> 00:38:58,436    You did it                     word for word for word.         1082 00:38:58,502 --> 00:39:00,604   And I said, "How in the fuck    are we supposed                 1083 00:39:00,671 --> 00:39:02,940 "to build up on your act           if it's the same tape          1084 00:39:03,007 --> 00:39:05,109    "that it was the last time      you brought a tape?"           1085 00:39:05,142 --> 00:39:07,478    -I remember, and you said,      "Would you say the same joke   1086 00:39:07,545 --> 00:39:09,480    "with your friends and your     grandmother or your friends?"  1087 00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:11,449   And I'm like,                    "No, you have to change it."   1088 00:39:11,515 --> 00:39:13,784 So you can't keep                the same rhythm and words        1089 00:39:13,851 --> 00:39:16,620   wherever you travel.            So, I'm different now.          1090 00:39:16,687 --> 00:39:18,456   -Definitely.                     -Yeah, yeah.                   1091 00:39:18,489 --> 00:39:20,024 Was I nervous and scared         when I was doing a show?         1092 00:39:20,091 --> 00:39:21,525    [applause]                    1093 00:39:21,559 --> 00:39:22,560 -He's different!                    He's different now!           1094 00:39:22,593 --> 00:39:23,694 -He's different!                    -Thank you!                   1095 00:39:23,761 --> 00:39:26,597    [laughter]                    1096 00:39:26,664 --> 00:39:29,066  -These guys are                 the worst people ever in comedy. 1097 00:39:29,133 --> 00:39:31,102    -[laughter]                    -RONNIE: Different now!         1098 00:39:31,135 --> 00:39:32,970   -This one, too. You look like    you came out of him.           1099 00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:35,740    [laughter]                    1100 00:39:35,806 --> 00:39:37,875 RON: I finished Pornhub,            and, um...                    1101 00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:39,543    [laughter]                    1102 00:39:39,610 --> 00:39:40,911    -I saw the credits.           1103 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:44,615 And the bloopers.                  Fuck! Right?                   1104 00:39:44,682 --> 00:39:46,717    [laughter]                    1105 00:39:46,784 --> 00:39:48,753  -I was like, "When was            the first porno ever filmed?"  1106 00:39:48,819 --> 00:39:50,121  I Googled this, right,           for you, and...                 1107 00:39:50,187 --> 00:39:52,289    [laughter]                    1108 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:56,060 -First porno ever filmed          was in America, 1885, in Texas. 1109 00:39:56,127 --> 00:39:58,095   Yeah, he's the creepiest part    of the story:                  1110 00:39:58,129 --> 00:40:00,498    it was the same day            the movie camera was invented.  1111 00:40:00,564 --> 00:40:01,799    [laughter]                    1112 00:40:01,866 --> 00:40:03,968    -How horny are we?            1113 00:40:04,034 --> 00:40:05,236 This guy                         broke through technology.        1114 00:40:05,302 --> 00:40:07,204  "Look what I created!"          1115 00:40:07,238 --> 00:40:08,506   "Take a shot of this           beautiful, lavish land."         1116 00:40:08,572 --> 00:40:09,874    "No, fuck that girl            in the corner!"                 1117 00:40:09,940 --> 00:40:11,509    [laughter]                    1118 00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:13,744   -"Excuse me?"                   "That's why I made it!"         1119 00:40:13,811 --> 00:40:15,913    [laughter]                    1120 00:40:15,946 --> 00:40:16,914 -Black and white footage.          Imagine those kids' problems.  1121 00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:18,949    It was easy for us,            a VHS or a DVD,                 1122 00:40:19,016 --> 00:40:21,185   you could pop it in.           1123 00:40:21,218 --> 00:40:22,887    Kids in the 1800s, if they    wanted to watch porn, good luck! 1124 00:40:22,953 --> 00:40:24,789 You gotta wait till your          parents went to sleep,          1125 00:40:24,855 --> 00:40:26,290    set up a projector machine.   1126 00:40:26,323 --> 00:40:28,159    -[laughter]                     -Hire a piano player.          1127 00:40:28,225 --> 00:40:30,428    [laughter]                    1128 00:40:32,296 --> 00:40:34,965 -"Read it to me!"                   'Cause it was silent films.   1129 00:40:35,032 --> 00:40:40,137  Guy's like, "Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh. 1130 00:40:40,204 --> 00:40:41,205 "Squirt."                        1131 00:40:41,272 --> 00:40:43,507    [laughter]                    1132 00:40:43,541 --> 00:40:45,743    -They had to type "squirt"       because you can't spell...    1133 00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:46,911   [mimics ejaculation]           You know?                        1134 00:40:46,977 --> 00:40:48,879    [laughter]                    1135 00:40:50,815 --> 00:40:52,650  -I get it, it's dirty,          disgusting, and immature,        1136 00:40:52,716 --> 00:40:54,285   but that's who I fucking am.   1137 00:40:54,351 --> 00:40:58,155  [applause and cheering]         1138 00:40:58,222 --> 00:41:00,524  -You gotta embrace who you are. 1139 00:41:00,558 --> 00:41:02,526  My parents, complete opposite.    Hardcore Filipino Christians.  1140 00:41:02,593 --> 00:41:04,728 My dad gets really angry         when I do dirty material.        1141 00:41:04,795 --> 00:41:07,031 My dad gets really upset.         You know that joke I just did?  1142 00:41:07,097 --> 00:41:08,799   Pfft!                           Right?                          1143 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:10,568  My dad was in the back            of this club, there,           1144 00:41:10,634 --> 00:41:12,203 and he fuckin' heckled me          on that joke.                  1145 00:41:12,269 --> 00:41:13,838    My own dad.                      I was like this...            1146 00:41:13,904 --> 00:41:15,172    [makes motor noise]            I heard this...                 1147 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:16,540 [Filipino accent]                  "Stop that!"                   1148 00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:20,177    [laughter]                    1149 00:41:20,244 --> 00:41:22,079   -[makes motor noise]           1150 00:41:22,112 --> 00:41:23,814 [Filipino accent]                 "Stop talking about this one!"  1151 00:41:23,881 --> 00:41:25,149    [laughter]                    1152 00:41:26,784 --> 00:41:28,953    -"God will get mad at you."   1153 00:41:29,019 --> 00:41:30,321    [laughter]                    1154 00:41:30,354 --> 00:41:31,322 -That's my dad's                 favourite saying:                1155 00:41:31,388 --> 00:41:33,791 "God will get mad at you!        1156 00:41:33,858 --> 00:41:37,294   "One day, you will be talking  bullshit on the streets,         1157 00:41:37,361 --> 00:41:39,864 "talking about this one.         1158 00:41:39,930 --> 00:41:42,299    "Then the clouds will open,    a giant fist will come          1159 00:41:42,366 --> 00:41:44,835   "and punch you in the face."   1160 00:41:44,902 --> 00:41:46,537 Every time it's overcast,        I'm like,                        1161 00:41:46,570 --> 00:41:47,838   "Fuck, he's comin' to get me,     for sure."                    1162 00:41:47,905 --> 00:41:49,940    [laughter]                    1163 00:41:49,974 --> 00:41:52,243  -Hey, you guys have been great.   Thank you very much.           1164 00:41:52,309 --> 00:41:54,178   RON: [INT] Thank you             for giving me a shot           1165 00:41:54,245 --> 00:41:56,280 the first time I played.         1166 00:41:56,313 --> 00:41:57,248  KENNY: [INT] You're an           international star these days.  1167 00:41:57,281 --> 00:41:59,149    You are in                    all corners of the earth.        1168 00:41:59,216 --> 00:42:00,885 We are glad that                  your immigration papers         1169 00:42:00,951 --> 00:42:03,087 were put on hold                   and we could get you.          1170 00:42:03,153 --> 00:42:05,289 -[laughs]                           Hey, you always taught me,    1171 00:42:05,356 --> 00:42:07,191   "Make your own money             in this game.                  1172 00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:09,093   "Don't wait to get the call.   1173 00:42:09,159 --> 00:42:12,096 "Make the call yourself."        1174 00:42:12,162 --> 00:42:13,931  -You gotta take advice            from a sharecropper.           1175 00:42:13,998 --> 00:42:15,299  -That's right.                  -[laughs]                        1176 00:42:15,366 --> 00:42:16,800   -You're the emperor.           1177 00:42:16,867 --> 00:42:16,934 ♪                                1178 00:42:16,934 --> 00:42:21,705 ♪                                1179 00:42:21,772 --> 00:42:23,941 MARITO: First of all, do we have any Latinos here tonight?        1180 00:42:24,008 --> 00:42:25,509 [two women cheer]                1181 00:42:25,543 --> 00:42:26,243    -Fuck yeah,                    kitchen staff on break.         1182 00:42:26,310 --> 00:42:27,645  Make some noise for us.         1183 00:42:27,711 --> 00:42:29,013    [laughter]                    1184 00:42:31,015 --> 00:42:33,050    CRYSTAL: [INT] I love you.    MARITO: [INT] Ha!                1185 00:42:33,117 --> 00:42:36,287  -I've always had this, like...    like you're my child.          1186 00:42:36,353 --> 00:42:38,289 -I know you say,                 like, you're my--                1187 00:42:38,355 --> 00:42:40,891    I'm your sister but, like,    1188 00:42:40,958 --> 00:42:43,294   no, I have this family thing   with you.                        1189 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:45,229 I don't know why.                  I just feel that way.          1190 00:42:45,296 --> 00:42:46,630  -100%.                            -Right? Yeah.                  1191 00:42:46,697 --> 00:42:48,732 -When I walked in                and I saw you...                 1192 00:42:48,766 --> 00:42:51,001    it reminded me of back home    and I, like, teared up.         1193 00:42:51,068 --> 00:42:52,403   -I can't even                   look at you sometimes.          1194 00:42:52,469 --> 00:42:53,704  -Yeah!                          [laughs]                         1195 00:42:53,771 --> 00:42:55,272  -Especially right now.          1196 00:42:55,306 --> 00:42:57,107 I'm like,                           "This is gonna be a thing."   1197 00:42:57,174 --> 00:42:58,075 Don't look at me!                1198 00:42:58,142 --> 00:42:59,009 -[laughs]                        1199 00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:02,212  MARITO: Do we have any            short kings in here tonight?   1200 00:43:02,279 --> 00:43:03,380   MAN: 5'6"!                      MARITO: 5'6"?                   1201 00:43:03,447 --> 00:43:04,982    [laughter]                    1202 00:43:05,049 --> 00:43:06,250    WOMAN: Aww!                   1203 00:43:06,317 --> 00:43:07,685  [laughter and cheering]         1204 00:43:07,751 --> 00:43:10,321   [scattered applause]           1205 00:43:10,387 --> 00:43:11,655  -How dare you!                  1206 00:43:11,722 --> 00:43:13,290    [laughter]                    1207 00:43:13,357 --> 00:43:15,659   MARITO: [INT] I love              my family so much.            1208 00:43:15,693 --> 00:43:17,261  CRYSTAL: [INT] Yeah, and you do    everything for your family.   1209 00:43:17,328 --> 00:43:19,063  -Yeah.                            -And I do that, too.           1210 00:43:19,129 --> 00:43:20,898 Like, that's why                 I think we vibe.                 1211 00:43:20,931 --> 00:43:22,866   -I told you that right away.    -Yeah, you did.                 1212 00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:25,135  -I barely knew you and I hugged   the fuck out of you.           1213 00:43:25,202 --> 00:43:27,071  -You hugged the fuck--          1214 00:43:27,137 --> 00:43:29,506    -That's harassment!              That's harassment!            1215 00:43:29,540 --> 00:43:31,141   -Only 'cause of your height--   was, like, right on my titties. 1216 00:43:31,208 --> 00:43:33,677   So it was like a little bit,   but it was love, though.         1217 00:43:33,744 --> 00:43:35,779    I felt it.                    It wasn't creepy.                1218 00:43:35,813 --> 00:43:37,748   -You see how magic that was?   -It wasn't creepy at all.        1219 00:43:37,815 --> 00:43:39,917    You see how magic that was?     We got mad emotional,          1220 00:43:39,984 --> 00:43:41,418   and then we saved it.          -And we switched.                1221 00:43:41,485 --> 00:43:42,987 I said "Titties,"                 and we laughed.                 1222 00:43:43,020 --> 00:43:44,588    -We switched it up.              "Titties,"                    1223 00:43:44,622 --> 00:43:47,725    and I did the ethnic laugh,   I went, "Haaah!"                 1224 00:43:47,791 --> 00:43:49,093  -Yeah, you did.                 You did, you did.                1225 00:43:49,159 --> 00:43:50,728   You showed me your whole ass,  1226 00:43:50,794 --> 00:43:52,463  but the camera                   doesn't see that, I do,         1227 00:43:52,529 --> 00:43:53,964  so I'll remember that forever.   -Yeah!                          1228 00:43:54,031 --> 00:43:56,367 ♪                                1229 00:43:56,433 --> 00:43:58,268    [laughter]                    1230 00:43:58,335 --> 00:44:00,304    -I'm 5'2"!                    1231 00:44:00,371 --> 00:44:01,872  [cheering and laughter]         1232 00:44:01,939 --> 00:44:03,774    WOMAN: Yes!                   1233 00:44:03,841 --> 00:44:05,976   -Bro!                             If I had three more inches,   1234 00:44:06,043 --> 00:44:08,178 I would move back                to Latin America                 1235 00:44:08,245 --> 00:44:10,047   and take over                    the whole continent.           1236 00:44:10,114 --> 00:44:11,949    [laughter]                    1237 00:44:12,016 --> 00:44:15,386 -Okay? I would own three         banana companies by now.         1238 00:44:15,452 --> 00:44:17,321   That's why I got beef            with dudes like you,           1239 00:44:17,388 --> 00:44:20,090  between 5'5" and 5'11",         1240 00:44:20,157 --> 00:44:23,093  because they're                    always claiming the title.    1241 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:25,062  That's cultural appropriation.  1242 00:44:25,129 --> 00:44:27,498    [laughter]                    1243 00:44:27,564 --> 00:44:29,299 -Alright?                        You're not a short king,         1244 00:44:29,366 --> 00:44:30,734 you're an average prince!        1245 00:44:30,801 --> 00:44:32,302    [laughter]                    1246 00:44:32,336 --> 00:44:33,904  CRYSTAL: [INT] You got          a lot of tattoos                 1247 00:44:33,971 --> 00:44:35,406    in, like, three weeks, bro.   1248 00:44:35,439 --> 00:44:37,241 -I got all these tattoos           in one year.                   1249 00:44:37,274 --> 00:44:40,477    Nubian Night, like,              made me embrace my culture.   1250 00:44:40,544 --> 00:44:42,279     Me , you know what I mean?   1251 00:44:42,346 --> 00:44:44,381   So I'm like,                     "You know what, man?           1252 00:44:44,415 --> 00:44:46,950  "I'm gonna make it hard for me   to travel to customs."          1253 00:44:47,017 --> 00:44:48,519  -If you're over 6 feet          1254 00:44:48,552 --> 00:44:50,187 and you're dating                  a woman my height...           1255 00:44:52,089 --> 00:44:52,956  Yeah...                         1256 00:44:54,391 --> 00:44:56,093   you're a fuckin' paedophile.   1257 00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:57,928    [laughter]                    1258 00:44:59,863 --> 00:45:02,866 -Okay, if you can                pick up your girl                1259 00:45:02,933 --> 00:45:04,802 and put her in a swing...        1260 00:45:04,868 --> 00:45:06,870    [laughter]                    1261 00:45:09,606 --> 00:45:12,242    -You deserve a cell           next to R. Kelly.                1262 00:45:12,309 --> 00:45:16,113  [laughter and groaning]         1263 00:45:16,180 --> 00:45:18,215   -Okay, you look like             the Space Jam monster          1264 00:45:18,282 --> 00:45:19,483    dating Tweety Bird.           1265 00:45:21,952 --> 00:45:24,455   You're dating                    ♪ a minor! ♪                   1266 00:45:24,521 --> 00:45:25,723    [laughter]                    1267 00:45:27,491 --> 00:45:29,359 -Stop fucking our women!         1268 00:45:29,426 --> 00:45:30,861    [laughter]                    1269 00:45:32,730 --> 00:45:34,331   -Short kings and short queens   need to unite!                  1270 00:45:34,398 --> 00:45:36,500    MAN: Yeah!                    1271 00:45:36,567 --> 00:45:39,002  -So we develop                     our own community!            1272 00:45:39,069 --> 00:45:41,105    [laughter]                    1273 00:45:41,171 --> 00:45:43,006 -Like the Hobbits                  in Lord of the Rings.          1274 00:45:43,073 --> 00:45:45,142    [laughter]                    1275 00:45:45,209 --> 00:45:47,544  -When I did it                     the first time, I was like,   1276 00:45:47,611 --> 00:45:48,946  "I've arrived."                 1277 00:45:49,012 --> 00:45:51,048   CRYSTAL: Yes.                  1278 00:45:51,081 --> 00:45:52,850 MARITO: And Nubian Night           was the last show of my tour,  1279 00:45:52,916 --> 00:45:56,153 so after I went on there         and I rocked it,                 1280 00:45:56,220 --> 00:45:59,156    I cancelled my flight home,   1281 00:45:59,223 --> 00:46:02,025  and I called my ma and I said,     "I'm not coming back home."   1282 00:46:02,092 --> 00:46:04,228    And my ma started,             like, snapping.                 1283 00:46:04,294 --> 00:46:06,296    She's like, "What the fuck       is wrong with you?"           1284 00:46:06,363 --> 00:46:07,931 "You're always embarrassing me!" 1285 00:46:07,998 --> 00:46:10,567   -I was dating a girl             who was 5'9".                  1286 00:46:10,634 --> 00:46:12,202    MAN: Yeah!                    1287 00:46:12,269 --> 00:46:14,238  [applause and cheering]         1288 00:46:14,271 --> 00:46:16,840   -You guys better make             a bit more noise than that.   1289 00:46:16,907 --> 00:46:18,008  That's         crazy !          1290 00:46:18,041 --> 00:46:20,210   [loud cheering and applause]   1291 00:46:20,277 --> 00:46:23,447    -That's half a foot            taller than me!                 1292 00:46:23,514 --> 00:46:26,150 Okay? You guys even know           what half a foot is?           1293 00:46:26,216 --> 00:46:28,552   Huh?                             That's half a tuna sub, okay?  1294 00:46:28,619 --> 00:46:30,554    [laughter]                    1295 00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:32,856 -Alright?                         That's half a Black guy's dick. 1296 00:46:32,923 --> 00:46:34,224    [laughter]                    1297 00:46:38,128 --> 00:46:39,263    -He's like,                    "Yeah, it is."                  1298 00:46:39,329 --> 00:46:41,098    [laughter]                    1299 00:46:45,335 --> 00:46:47,237  -Right?                           And when I went down on her,   1300 00:46:47,304 --> 00:46:49,907  I had to military crawl           up her body.                   1301 00:46:49,973 --> 00:46:51,375    [laughter]                    1302 00:46:53,410 --> 00:46:56,346 -WOMAN: Stop it!                  -Okay? [laughs]                 1303 00:46:56,413 --> 00:46:57,981   She said, "Stop it!"           1304 00:46:59,516 --> 00:47:01,251    To make sure she came yet.    1305 00:47:01,318 --> 00:47:03,287 [shrieking and laughter]         1306 00:47:03,353 --> 00:47:06,924 -Okay, and when she said,         "No, papi, I did not,"          1307 00:47:06,990 --> 00:47:08,358   I had to shimmy down.          1308 00:47:08,425 --> 00:47:11,528  [laughter and applause]         1309 00:47:12,696 --> 00:47:14,198 WOMAN: Oh my God!                1310 00:47:14,264 --> 00:47:15,432    -Like Donkey Kong.            1311 00:47:15,499 --> 00:47:17,668    [laughter]                    1312 00:47:17,734 --> 00:47:20,237   -To make sure                  I finished the job, okay?        1313 00:47:20,304 --> 00:47:23,240  'Cause I'm a fucking gentleman. 1314 00:47:23,307 --> 00:47:25,209    Right, sir?                     Yeah!                          1315 00:47:25,242 --> 00:47:27,611 -[women cheering]                 -That's what I'm talking about! 1316 00:47:27,678 --> 00:47:29,313  [applause and cheering]         1317 00:47:29,346 --> 00:47:30,948 -Thank you, guys.                   My name is Marito.            1318 00:47:31,014 --> 00:47:33,984   Rest in peace, Mommy!             I love you!                   1319 00:47:34,051 --> 00:47:37,454    [Debussy's "Clair de Lune"    playing on piano]                1320 00:47:37,521 --> 00:47:40,357   MARITO: [INT]                   My mom got really sick,         1321 00:47:40,424 --> 00:47:42,459  and I told her                     I had to film this.           1322 00:47:42,526 --> 00:47:46,964    And, uh...                     she could barely speak,         1323 00:47:47,030 --> 00:47:49,533    and, um, I told her              I gotta do the show           1324 00:47:49,600 --> 00:47:51,101  and then she was like,          1325 00:47:51,168 --> 00:47:52,402 "Go do that man's show."         1326 00:47:52,469 --> 00:47:53,971   CRYSTAL: And she's here, man.  1327 00:47:56,573 --> 00:47:58,508    She's so, so proud of you.    1328 00:47:58,575 --> 00:48:00,210 -Don't--                         -Don't! Now look!                1329 00:48:00,277 --> 00:48:02,312  And I look so ugly when I cry.  1330 00:48:02,379 --> 00:48:04,281   I'm not, like, a cute crier,      bro, don't!                   1331 00:48:04,348 --> 00:48:08,418 ♪                                1332 00:48:08,485 --> 00:48:13,323 ♪                                1333 00:48:13,390 --> 00:48:18,262 ♪                                1334 00:48:18,328 --> 00:48:22,599 ♪                                1335 00:48:22,666 --> 00:48:24,968 ♪                                1336 00:48:25,035 --> 00:48:26,536   CRYSTAL: Okay, sorry,           Marito got me.                  1337 00:48:26,603 --> 00:48:28,171    He got me.                    1338 00:48:28,205 --> 00:48:29,706 ZABRINA: Were you crying?         CRYSTAL: Yeah.                  1339 00:48:29,740 --> 00:48:30,741   MARITO: Oh, no worries, man.      Thank you.                    1340 00:48:30,807 --> 00:48:33,243 ZABRINA: Out of sadness?         1341 00:48:33,277 --> 00:48:34,711    CRYSTAL: No, 'cause his mom    passed away, like, a week ago.  1342 00:48:34,778 --> 00:48:36,713  ZABRINA: Oh...                  1343 00:48:36,780 --> 00:48:41,385 ♪                                1344 00:48:41,451 --> 00:48:44,488 ♪                                1345 00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:54,264   KENNY: Canadians, we get too   wrapped up in American bullshit. 1346 00:48:54,331 --> 00:48:55,766  You know, like,                    a perfect example--           1347 00:48:55,799 --> 00:48:57,701   when they overturned             Roe vs. Wade,                  1348 00:48:57,734 --> 00:48:59,636    Canadians are like,            "Isn't that terrible?"          1349 00:48:59,703 --> 00:49:03,140  And I'm thinking, "No,          it's good for Canadian tourism." 1350 00:49:03,206 --> 00:49:05,342    [laughter]                    1351 00:49:05,409 --> 00:49:07,377  -Yes, and with                     the exchange on the dollar,   1352 00:49:07,411 --> 00:49:09,579    three girls can get aborted     for the price of two!          1353 00:49:09,646 --> 00:49:11,648  [laughter and groaning]         1354 00:49:15,619 --> 00:49:19,356   ♪ CanAbort, CanAbort,           CanAbort.ca! ♪                  1355 00:49:19,423 --> 00:49:21,458 [crowd groaning]                 1356 00:49:21,491 --> 00:49:23,660 KENNY: And then when they           go back home to the States,   1357 00:49:23,727 --> 00:49:25,062  at US Customs,                   "Anything to declare?"          1358 00:49:25,128 --> 00:49:27,164  "Not anymore!"                  1359 00:49:27,230 --> 00:49:28,732    -[quietly]                    ♪ CanAbort, CanAbort... ♪        1360 00:49:28,799 --> 00:49:30,667   [scattered laughter]           1361 00:49:30,734 --> 00:49:33,103 -I wish we could                 create some news.                1362 00:49:33,136 --> 00:49:36,373   Like, I was up in Nunavut the   week before the Pope was there. 1363 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:38,408 And, you know, of course,          the folks in Nunavut           1364 00:49:38,475 --> 00:49:40,510    weren't too excited           about him coming.                1365 00:49:40,577 --> 00:49:43,146    But I just thought out loud     while I was on stage,          1366 00:49:43,213 --> 00:49:45,482   "Wouldn't it be great if you      all could take the Pope out   1367 00:49:45,549 --> 00:49:47,584    "and he'd get eaten           by a polar bear?"                1368 00:49:47,651 --> 00:49:49,219    [laughter]                    1369 00:49:51,355 --> 00:49:55,092 -Yeah, and then 150 years later,   they could apologize.          1370 00:49:55,158 --> 00:49:58,662  [laughter and groaning]         1371 00:49:58,729 --> 00:50:01,498    -"Sorry, we didn't save him    from the big, white predator!"  1372 00:50:01,565 --> 00:50:03,433    [laughter]                    1373 00:50:06,503 --> 00:50:08,472  -And you've got                    these polar bears,            1374 00:50:08,505 --> 00:50:10,507    "Hey, it was 150 years ago.   I wasn't even born then!         1375 00:50:10,574 --> 00:50:12,109 ♪                                1376 00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:13,443  KEESHA: [INT] It wasn't           a Yuk Yuk's,                   1377 00:50:13,510 --> 00:50:15,879   it was like a Caribbean show.  1378 00:50:15,912 --> 00:50:18,582  I remember, I was like,         "Who is this girl? She's good !" 1379 00:50:20,183 --> 00:50:21,618  ZABRINA: [INT]                     What mother, like,            1380 00:50:21,651 --> 00:50:23,353  goes out in the middle            of the night                   1381 00:50:23,420 --> 00:50:25,255  telling jokes?                   There's no one.                 1382 00:50:25,322 --> 00:50:27,157    -It's her.                    -There's no one.                 1383 00:50:27,190 --> 00:50:29,726 It was just me and, like,        six white male comedians         1384 00:50:29,793 --> 00:50:31,194    talking about jerking off.      -Yes.                          1385 00:50:31,261 --> 00:50:33,096 -And then I came                    to the Nubian Show            1386 00:50:33,163 --> 00:50:36,299 and I saw                           well-dressed women like me,   1387 00:50:36,366 --> 00:50:38,735  and I can tell a Jamaican joke, and I can go off,                1388 00:50:38,802 --> 00:50:40,837  because these people understand  what I'm talking about.         1389 00:50:40,871 --> 00:50:44,541   -No, I'm excited to be here.   Why? Because I have kids.        1390 00:50:44,608 --> 00:50:46,576 I have five kids!                1391 00:50:46,643 --> 00:50:48,111  You know why I have five kids?  1392 00:50:48,178 --> 00:50:50,514   Because, ugh, I hate working!  1393 00:50:50,580 --> 00:50:52,149    [laughter]                    1394 00:50:52,182 --> 00:50:56,453 -Canadian maternity leave        is so addictive!                 1395 00:50:56,520 --> 00:50:58,121 I couldn't stop!                 1396 00:50:58,188 --> 00:50:59,956    [laughter]                    1397 00:50:59,990 --> 00:51:01,491   -You know, thank God           for grandparents, though.        1398 00:51:01,558 --> 00:51:03,293   My parents helped me            raise my kids.                  1399 00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:05,328    Grandparents are the best!    1400 00:51:07,397 --> 00:51:09,132    -But I left my kids            so many times with my parents.  1401 00:51:09,199 --> 00:51:11,435 And like, when I go home,        they scare me now                1402 00:51:11,501 --> 00:51:14,771  because now they sound          exactly like my parents--        1403 00:51:14,838 --> 00:51:16,706  just miserable Jamaican people. 1404 00:51:16,773 --> 00:51:18,341    [laughter]                    1405 00:51:18,375 --> 00:51:20,043  ZABRINA: They're like,          [Jamaican accent]                1406 00:51:20,077 --> 00:51:21,745  "Mommy is [indistinct]?           Mi doo-doo mi diaper!          1407 00:51:21,812 --> 00:51:22,846   "You haffi change mi!          1408 00:51:22,913 --> 00:51:24,514 "And what mi a gonna do?         1409 00:51:24,581 --> 00:51:26,083 "Me cyaa pick up                  mi dally dem."                  1410 00:51:26,116 --> 00:51:27,617   "Grandma say                    we both have arthritis.         1411 00:51:27,684 --> 00:51:30,187 "Wah wi a go do?                  We a guh die!"                  1412 00:51:30,253 --> 00:51:31,354    [laughter]                    1413 00:51:31,388 --> 00:51:33,190   -"Jesus need fi tek us now."   1414 00:51:33,256 --> 00:51:36,359    "I rebuke everyting             inna di name a Jesus.          1415 00:51:36,426 --> 00:51:38,395    "Mi a go ketch pneumonia!"    1416 00:51:38,462 --> 00:51:41,264    -[laughter]                     -I'm like...                   1417 00:51:41,331 --> 00:51:42,866 "Eww, why do you                 sound like that?"                1418 00:51:42,933 --> 00:51:44,101    [laughter]                    1419 00:51:46,036 --> 00:51:47,437 HISHAM: [INT] Your kids,         are they okay with being,        1420 00:51:47,504 --> 00:51:48,672 uh, made fun of?                 1421 00:51:48,738 --> 00:51:50,373 -Oh, yeah, yeah.                   No, my kids,                   1422 00:51:50,440 --> 00:51:51,908    my kids don't even             pay attention.                  1423 00:51:51,975 --> 00:51:54,478   They're good.                  1424 00:51:54,511 --> 00:51:56,480    They were excited when they    saw me the first time on stage, 1425 00:51:56,546 --> 00:51:58,515  but then the third and           the fourth time, they're like,  1426 00:51:58,582 --> 00:51:59,816 "Yeah, can we not come anymore?" 1427 00:51:59,883 --> 00:52:01,518   -No!                           1428 00:52:01,551 --> 00:52:03,186    -And I'd make them              record my sets and...          1429 00:52:03,253 --> 00:52:05,088   -Yo!                           1430 00:52:05,122 --> 00:52:06,790 -I'm like, "Yo, make sure        you get Momma in the..."         1431 00:52:06,857 --> 00:52:08,892  -"I gotta put this on TikTok!"    -Two angles!                   1432 00:52:08,959 --> 00:52:11,728    -Oh, man, I've been a nurse   for 21 years now.                1433 00:52:11,795 --> 00:52:12,963   Wow!                           1434 00:52:13,029 --> 00:52:15,332  [applause and cheering]         1435 00:52:17,634 --> 00:52:20,704   -Taking care of old people...  1436 00:52:20,770 --> 00:52:22,973   You can hear it in my voice.   1437 00:52:23,039 --> 00:52:25,475    I don't take care of, like,      you know, young old people,   1438 00:52:25,542 --> 00:52:27,544  I take care of old old people,  you know?                        1439 00:52:27,611 --> 00:52:32,282   Like taking care of somebody    who's 104, 107.                 1440 00:52:32,349 --> 00:52:33,517  And these people are miserable. 1441 00:52:33,583 --> 00:52:35,252   As soon as I come into work,   1442 00:52:35,318 --> 00:52:37,254  like, I just want to be happy,  you know?                        1443 00:52:37,320 --> 00:52:39,022  I'm just like,                   "Hey, I'm your nurse!"          1444 00:52:39,055 --> 00:52:42,592  and they're just like,             "I just wanna die!"           1445 00:52:42,659 --> 00:52:44,561   I'm like, "So do I!"           1446 00:52:44,628 --> 00:52:45,662    [laughter]                    1447 00:52:45,729 --> 00:52:46,897 -"So depressed!"                 1448 00:52:46,963 --> 00:52:48,532    [laughter]                    1449 00:52:51,001 --> 00:52:53,270  -And they're so annoying, too.   They want you to take them out. 1450 00:52:53,336 --> 00:52:55,238  Like, you think                  I wanna even risk that?         1451 00:52:55,272 --> 00:52:57,274    They're just like,             "Please, just send it for me!"  1452 00:52:57,340 --> 00:52:58,542 I'm like,                         "Just hold your breath.         1453 00:52:58,608 --> 00:53:00,110 "You'll be done.                 1454 00:53:00,143 --> 00:53:01,778 "Just don't do that shit           on my shift."                  1455 00:53:01,845 --> 00:53:03,446    [laughter]                    1456 00:53:03,513 --> 00:53:04,981  -I don't wanna                  do any paperwork.                1457 00:53:05,048 --> 00:53:06,550    [laughter]                    1458 00:53:06,583 --> 00:53:07,984  WOMAN: You have                 the night shift?                 1459 00:53:08,051 --> 00:53:09,419    [laughter]                    1460 00:53:09,486 --> 00:53:11,555 -Hell no!                         I already know                  1461 00:53:11,621 --> 00:53:13,990  when they're trying to          take their last breath and shit. 1462 00:53:14,057 --> 00:53:15,492  I can hear it.                    They're just like...           1463 00:53:15,559 --> 00:53:18,995 "Ahhhh!"                         1464 00:53:19,062 --> 00:53:22,532    I'm like, "Calm down, bro!     I got 20 more minutes!"         1465 00:53:22,599 --> 00:53:24,234    [laughter]                    1466 00:53:25,835 --> 00:53:27,470    -It's crazy working           with old people.                 1467 00:53:27,537 --> 00:53:29,606   The amount of racism?          1468 00:53:29,673 --> 00:53:33,243   Wow!                            So much of it!                  1469 00:53:34,678 --> 00:53:36,713  Right?                             It's crazy.                   1470 00:53:36,746 --> 00:53:38,281    Like, this is one question       I'll get from an old lady.    1471 00:53:38,348 --> 00:53:39,382    They never like my answer.    1472 00:53:39,449 --> 00:53:41,284 They never like my answer        1473 00:53:41,318 --> 00:53:42,652    and they start goin' crazy       and shit like that.           1474 00:53:42,719 --> 00:53:44,221  This is the question I'll get.  1475 00:53:44,254 --> 00:53:45,722  You think it's simple.          They'll be like,                 1476 00:53:45,789 --> 00:53:46,957   "Where are you from?"          1477 00:53:48,558 --> 00:53:49,826   Right, and, you know,          1478 00:53:49,893 --> 00:53:51,795 I'm just minding                 my own business.                 1479 00:53:51,828 --> 00:53:53,496   And I can understand,             the nursing home's boring,    1480 00:53:53,563 --> 00:53:55,599  there's nothing to do,          1481 00:53:55,632 --> 00:53:56,866   they see a Black lady            with braids and they're like,  1482 00:53:56,933 --> 00:53:59,169 "Look at this Black lady           with braids!                   1483 00:53:59,202 --> 00:54:01,571  "She's ran through the jungle.     She's climbed a mango tree.   1484 00:54:01,638 --> 00:54:03,340 "She has                           an interesting story for me.   1485 00:54:03,406 --> 00:54:04,574 "Come here, Black lady!"         1486 00:54:04,641 --> 00:54:06,576    [laughter]                    1487 00:54:06,643 --> 00:54:08,411   -And I have to answer             that shit?                    1488 00:54:11,514 --> 00:54:13,583   And then she's like,             "Where are you from?"          1489 00:54:13,650 --> 00:54:15,919  Right?                          1490 00:54:15,986 --> 00:54:19,589    And I tell her, "Brampton.     That's where I'm from."         1491 00:54:19,656 --> 00:54:23,693 She don't like that shit!        She gets so mad.                 1492 00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:25,729    She's like,                      "Where are you really from?   1493 00:54:25,795 --> 00:54:28,965   "Where are you really from?!"  1494 00:54:29,032 --> 00:54:31,067   Trying to get                  a heart attack and shit.         1495 00:54:31,101 --> 00:54:32,969 I'm like, "Yo, I'm tryin'           to finish my shift quietly.   1496 00:54:33,036 --> 00:54:35,338    "You know what I'm saying?       Calm down!"                   1497 00:54:35,405 --> 00:54:37,574   So I have to give her          an equally absurd answer         1498 00:54:37,641 --> 00:54:39,109  just to calm her down.           I'm just like,                  1499 00:54:39,175 --> 00:54:40,810    "I'm from Wakanda!"           1500 00:54:40,877 --> 00:54:43,013    [laughter]                    1501 00:54:45,515 --> 00:54:47,083 -She's like, "I knew it!"        1502 00:54:47,150 --> 00:54:49,986    [laughter]                    1503 00:54:50,053 --> 00:54:51,788   [voice trailing off]              "Nigger..."                   1504 00:54:51,855 --> 00:54:54,057    [laughter]                    1505 00:54:54,124 --> 00:54:55,525 -Thank you guys so much!         1506 00:54:55,592 --> 00:54:57,594  [applause and cheering]         1507 00:54:59,763 --> 00:55:01,631  -There's a reputation--            you've done the Nubian Show   1508 00:55:01,698 --> 00:55:03,767  and you killed                     in the Nubian Show,           1509 00:55:03,833 --> 00:55:05,969    everybody knew it.            1510 00:55:06,036 --> 00:55:09,873 ♪                                1511 00:55:09,939 --> 00:55:11,708 ZABRINA: [INT] I remember           the very first time           1512 00:55:11,775 --> 00:55:13,343  I did the Nubian Show,          1513 00:55:13,376 --> 00:55:15,512 I just wanted to                  have a really good set.         1514 00:55:15,578 --> 00:55:17,847    When I did my set,               and it ended up being well,   1515 00:55:17,914 --> 00:55:20,383  everybody knew.                   I just thought it was insane.  1516 00:55:20,450 --> 00:55:22,419   And then after that,            I had comics asking     me      1517 00:55:22,485 --> 00:55:25,455 to vouch for         them         to do the Nubian Show.          1518 00:55:25,522 --> 00:55:28,091    All of a sudden, you're on     this, like, next kind of level! 1519 00:55:28,158 --> 00:55:30,760   So, yeah, definitely,           it's a rite of passage.         1520 00:55:34,631 --> 00:55:38,101    -Come here.                    Camera guy, come here!          1521 00:55:38,168 --> 00:55:40,770    Right where Kenny's              standing, in 2002,            1522 00:55:40,837 --> 00:55:42,706 there was a comic                who was stealing my act,         1523 00:55:42,772 --> 00:55:44,808    and I called him out on it.   1524 00:55:44,841 --> 00:55:46,843  I got in his face and I           punched him out right there.   1525 00:55:46,910 --> 00:55:49,679   It was nice.                      Good times.                   1526 00:55:49,746 --> 00:55:52,115   CRYSTAL: Kenny, they want me    to tell you something.          1527 00:55:52,182 --> 00:55:54,417    You used to call me            the "Punjabi Princess of Pun."  1528 00:55:54,484 --> 00:55:56,486  -The "Punjabi Princess of Pun." 1529 00:55:56,553 --> 00:55:58,588 -Yeah, um, I haven't had          the heart to tell you,          1530 00:55:58,655 --> 00:56:00,690   but I'm not Punjabi!           1531 00:56:00,724 --> 00:56:02,092 -It didn't matter; nobody           on the floor was listening.   1532 00:56:02,158 --> 00:56:04,060    [laughter]                    1533 00:56:04,094 --> 00:56:07,130  -I couldn't say "The Brown Girl of [Indistinct]."                1534 00:56:07,197 --> 00:56:09,799  And "Punjabi Princess"           had the rhyme.                  1535 00:56:09,866 --> 00:56:11,434 -I mean, it sounded good.        1536 00:56:11,501 --> 00:56:12,869    KENNY: I also said               you was headliner,            1537 00:56:12,936 --> 00:56:14,571  and you really                     wasn't headlining.            1538 00:56:14,604 --> 00:56:15,672   -You're right, you're right!      -[laughter]                   1539 00:56:15,739 --> 00:56:17,073  -So, I'm sorry!                 1540 00:56:17,140 --> 00:56:19,943 ♪                                1541 00:56:20,009 --> 00:56:23,813  -Please put your hands together   for Crystal Ferrier!           1542 00:56:23,880 --> 00:56:25,548  [applause and cheering]         1543 00:56:25,615 --> 00:56:27,150   ♪ I don't play when I bounce ♪ 1544 00:56:27,217 --> 00:56:29,519   ♪ Get your levels up ♪         1545 00:56:29,552 --> 00:56:31,187     ♪ You a snack, I'm a whole    entree when I bounce. ♪         1546 00:56:31,254 --> 00:56:33,156    -Here's the thing.            I'm a proud Indian woman.        1547 00:56:33,189 --> 00:56:35,458    When I moved here,             I got made fun of a lot         1548 00:56:35,525 --> 00:56:37,160   because I had a thick accent,  1549 00:56:37,193 --> 00:56:38,695    and when I started school,     a lot of kids,                  1550 00:56:38,762 --> 00:56:40,930    like, they used to              beat me up and stuff.          1551 00:56:40,964 --> 00:56:43,867    And there was one group of      people that really took me in  1552 00:56:43,933 --> 00:56:46,503 and protected me,                so I have a love                 1553 00:56:46,569 --> 00:56:48,805    in my heart for Jamaicans.    1554 00:56:48,872 --> 00:56:51,808 -[crowd cheering]                  -Yeah, yeah.                   1555 00:56:51,875 --> 00:56:53,843 They really protected me.        1556 00:56:53,877 --> 00:56:55,044 I remember, I was, like,            standing outside the school   1557 00:56:55,111 --> 00:56:56,780    like, "Ah, I don't               wanna go in here."            1558 00:56:56,846 --> 00:56:58,348   I was crying, right?           1559 00:56:58,381 --> 00:57:00,049   And this Jamaican boy           came up to me,                  1560 00:57:00,116 --> 00:57:02,719 he put his arm around me,          and he said,                   1561 00:57:02,786 --> 00:57:04,654 [Jamaican accent]                   "Crystal...                   1562 00:57:05,922 --> 00:57:07,757   "No worry about your haccent.  1563 00:57:11,094 --> 00:57:12,729   "From now on,                  1564 00:57:12,796 --> 00:57:14,764  "you is mi likkle Paki friend." 1565 00:57:14,831 --> 00:57:16,766    [laughter]                    1566 00:57:21,704 --> 00:57:24,507  -"Okay. Okay."                  1567 00:57:24,574 --> 00:57:25,942    [laughter]                    1568 00:57:28,678 --> 00:57:31,014 -Alright.                        1569 00:57:31,080 --> 00:57:33,650 And I met my best friend            back then,                    1570 00:57:33,716 --> 00:57:35,885  and we're still friends           to this day.                   1571 00:57:35,952 --> 00:57:39,155   Suzette is the sweetest girl   you'll ever meet.                1572 00:57:39,222 --> 00:57:42,158    The only thing is she tries     to give me advice about men.   1573 00:57:42,225 --> 00:57:44,527    Even the first day we met,    1574 00:57:44,594 --> 00:57:46,229   Suzette walked right up to me   and she's like,                 1575 00:57:46,296 --> 00:57:48,164 "Crystal, lemme give you           some advice.                   1576 00:57:49,833 --> 00:57:52,168    "If ya want a good fuck...    1577 00:57:55,104 --> 00:57:57,674 "ya need a Jamaican man!"        1578 00:57:57,740 --> 00:57:59,075    WOMAN: Woo!                   1579 00:57:59,142 --> 00:58:00,810    -Guys, I was 11 years old.    1580 00:58:00,877 --> 00:58:02,145    [laughter]                    1581 00:58:04,614 --> 00:58:06,950   -"I just asked for a crayon,     Suzette... The fuck?"          1582 00:58:07,016 --> 00:58:08,885    [laughter]                    1583 00:58:08,952 --> 00:58:10,920  -Wild.                          1584 00:58:10,987 --> 00:58:13,256    Um... so I now have           1585 00:58:13,323 --> 00:58:15,058  two half-Jamaican kids.         1586 00:58:15,124 --> 00:58:19,195  [applause and cheering]         1587 00:58:19,262 --> 00:58:21,631   -Yeah, yeah.                   I married a Jamaican man.        1588 00:58:21,698 --> 00:58:23,733   I did, I did.                  1589 00:58:23,766 --> 00:58:25,568 And people are like, "Oh my God! How did you manage that?         1590 00:58:25,635 --> 00:58:27,270    "Like, your Indian family?    1591 00:58:27,303 --> 00:58:29,138    "Like, oh my gosh,              how did you do that?"          1592 00:58:29,205 --> 00:58:32,342   And here's the thing:          my mom loves my husband,         1593 00:58:32,408 --> 00:58:34,077    'cause when                   I introduced them I, uh,         1594 00:58:34,143 --> 00:58:35,612  just told her he's Sri Lankan.  1595 00:58:35,678 --> 00:58:37,780    -[laughter]                    -Um...                          1596 00:58:39,849 --> 00:58:41,351   -Coming into the Nubian Show    was hard enough, okay?          1597 00:58:41,417 --> 00:58:43,386 'Cause literally, there was you. 1598 00:58:43,419 --> 00:58:45,355 -It was the only show that said,  "Come hither."                  1599 00:58:45,421 --> 00:58:47,056  -Right.                          -You know? Always open.         1600 00:58:47,123 --> 00:58:48,992  Kenny always...                   -And for me,                   1601 00:58:49,058 --> 00:58:52,729 it really changed for me            when I got pregnant           1602 00:58:52,795 --> 00:58:55,732  because, like,                    nobody would book me.          1603 00:58:55,798 --> 00:58:57,100 -Really?                         1604 00:58:57,133 --> 00:58:58,668  -They're like,                  "Oh, she's a mom.                1605 00:58:58,701 --> 00:59:00,103  "She's gonna be home."           Kenny booked me, like,          1606 00:59:00,136 --> 00:59:04,040  every month leading up           to my first pregnancy,          1607 00:59:04,107 --> 00:59:05,975  and I was like,                 "Kenny, I'm so grateful.         1608 00:59:06,042 --> 00:59:07,944  "You don't understand.          I don't get work.                1609 00:59:08,011 --> 00:59:09,178    "You book me all the time."   1610 00:59:09,245 --> 00:59:10,747   -Wow.                          -And he was like,                1611 00:59:10,780 --> 00:59:12,382  "Dem diapers cost money, kid!"   Right?                          1612 00:59:12,448 --> 00:59:14,951   And I'm like,                   "Yeah, fuck, they do!"          1613 00:59:15,018 --> 00:59:16,653  -Yeah.                            -But I'm so grateful.          1614 00:59:16,686 --> 00:59:18,655 Like, if I really                think about it, I'll cry.        1615 00:59:18,721 --> 00:59:20,189    -I'm a mom as well.             I'm a mother.                  1616 00:59:20,256 --> 00:59:21,558 [silence]                        1617 00:59:21,591 --> 00:59:23,226 -Y'all don't give a fuck.          Cool.                          1618 00:59:23,293 --> 00:59:25,194    -[laughter]                    -[some women cheering]          1619 00:59:25,261 --> 00:59:27,797  -Thank you! Thank you.            -[scattered applause]          1620 00:59:27,864 --> 00:59:30,833 -Yes, thank you.                    Thank you.                    1621 00:59:30,900 --> 00:59:32,835   Here's the thing that people     don't warn you about.          1622 00:59:32,902 --> 00:59:35,905 I have two kids and I was        so scared to give birth.         1623 00:59:35,972 --> 00:59:38,341    I did the courses,             I read the books; it's nothing, 1624 00:59:38,408 --> 00:59:41,411   it's nothing the same as what     you read-- like no, right?    1625 00:59:41,477 --> 00:59:43,947   I was in labour for 18 hours.  1626 00:59:44,013 --> 00:59:45,448   [audience exclaiming]          1627 00:59:45,481 --> 00:59:48,217 -Yeah, and I was                   pushing and pushing,           1628 00:59:48,284 --> 00:59:51,087  and it's like, "Augh!"             I couldn't take it anymore.   1629 00:59:51,154 --> 00:59:52,989   And then the doctor walks in     and he said,                   1630 00:59:53,056 --> 00:59:55,091  "Hey, you gotta stop."          1631 00:59:55,158 --> 00:59:57,093   And I go, "Oh my God,             something's wrong?            1632 00:59:57,160 --> 00:59:58,795  "Like, with me?                   With my baby?" Right?          1633 00:59:58,861 --> 01:00:01,998    And then he gave me            an episiotomy.                  1634 01:00:02,065 --> 01:00:04,734 If you don't know                  what that is,                  1635 01:00:04,801 --> 01:00:06,135 it means                           they cut your vagina           1636 01:00:06,202 --> 01:00:08,771 so the baby can come out.        1637 01:00:08,838 --> 01:00:11,374  Yeah, exactly, exactly.         1638 01:00:11,441 --> 01:00:13,676   And here's the thing.             It just reiterated            1639 01:00:13,743 --> 01:00:15,712  what I've thought all my life-- 1640 01:00:15,778 --> 01:00:18,114  I got a tight pum-pum.            You know what I mean?          1641 01:00:18,181 --> 01:00:20,950 -[applause and cheering]            -Yeah, yeah, yeah!            1642 01:00:21,017 --> 01:00:23,386 I'm so impressed!                   You know what a pum-pum is!   1643 01:00:23,453 --> 01:00:26,155 -[laughter and applause]            -Yes! Yes!                    1644 01:00:26,222 --> 01:00:27,991    -I love it.                   1645 01:00:28,024 --> 01:00:29,359 CRYSTAL: [INT] Honestly,          I never care. It's me.          1646 01:00:29,425 --> 01:00:31,260  Like, if I have a vagina, why-- 1647 01:00:31,327 --> 01:00:33,696   I'm not gonna do a dick joke.  I mean, I could.                 1648 01:00:33,763 --> 01:00:35,098  But I'm gonna do a vagina joke. 1649 01:00:35,164 --> 01:00:36,799  -Yeah, exactly.                 1650 01:00:36,833 --> 01:00:38,101    -Like, that's what              I would do, you know?          1651 01:00:38,167 --> 01:00:40,069 -Yeah, and that's                what comedy is, it's you.        1652 01:00:40,136 --> 01:00:42,772 -It's you                         exemplified to 1,000%.          1653 01:00:42,839 --> 01:00:44,474 -And men love that joke.         1654 01:00:44,540 --> 01:00:46,976 Do you remember?                 Okay, the joke is, like,         1655 01:00:47,043 --> 01:00:49,445   I'm older now                   so I sweat in different places. 1656 01:00:49,512 --> 01:00:51,881  And I sweat in this one place.  1657 01:00:51,948 --> 01:00:53,383    It's between my vag            and my thighs.                  1658 01:00:53,449 --> 01:00:54,917 -I call it my 'vathina.'         -Vathina!                        1659 01:00:54,984 --> 01:00:56,986    So good, you know?            1660 01:00:57,053 --> 01:00:58,955  -It's just right there.         It's right there.                1661 01:00:58,988 --> 01:01:00,323    -You know? Like...              -And then I'm like, you know,  1662 01:01:00,390 --> 01:01:02,692 "Usually if your armpits            are sweaty,                   1663 01:01:02,725 --> 01:01:04,460   "you can do this and a little  breeze will catch it," you know? 1664 01:01:04,527 --> 01:01:06,696 -A little breeze.                   -I'm like,                    1665 01:01:06,729 --> 01:01:08,398    "What am I supposed to do,     plié in a Food Basics?"         1666 01:01:08,464 --> 01:01:10,433   And I go plié                    and I'd go like this,          1667 01:01:10,500 --> 01:01:13,036   and there'd be a dude             in the front and I'm like,    1668 01:01:13,102 --> 01:01:14,737   "Catch that.                    That's for you, bitch."         1669 01:01:14,771 --> 01:01:16,139    Men love that joke.              Are you kidding me?           1670 01:01:16,172 --> 01:01:18,508  -I love being married,            but I remember, like,          1671 01:01:18,574 --> 01:01:20,510    when I was single,             and it's hard out here          1672 01:01:20,576 --> 01:01:22,745    when you're single,           especially today, right?         1673 01:01:22,779 --> 01:01:23,980  And I'm gonna give you             some advice, single ladies.   1674 01:01:24,047 --> 01:01:26,015    Listen up!                       Listen up!                    1675 01:01:26,082 --> 01:01:27,016    [laughter]                    1676 01:01:27,083 --> 01:01:29,118    -Listen up, right?            1677 01:01:29,185 --> 01:01:31,220 You gotta try this event.        1678 01:01:31,254 --> 01:01:34,323    It's a speed dating event.       Hear me out. It's so good.    1679 01:01:34,390 --> 01:01:35,958  It happens once a year             in Toronto.                   1680 01:01:36,025 --> 01:01:37,894    It's called, um, Caribana.      Um...                          1681 01:01:37,960 --> 01:01:40,930    [laughter]                    1682 01:01:40,997 --> 01:01:43,199 -It is         so good !         1683 01:01:43,266 --> 01:01:44,767    [laughter]                    1684 01:01:46,436 --> 01:01:48,805  -'Cause here's the crazy thing. 1685 01:01:48,838 --> 01:01:50,973  Like, when I was single, I used  to get picked up by weird men.  1686 01:01:51,040 --> 01:01:53,009   Like, I found, like,             I got, like,                   1687 01:01:53,042 --> 01:01:54,844 three different cultures           trying to pick me up, right?   1688 01:01:54,877 --> 01:01:57,213    Like, white guys trying to      pick me up is always awkward   1689 01:01:57,280 --> 01:01:58,915  'cause when I tell them            I'm Indian,                   1690 01:01:58,981 --> 01:02:01,384  they always say                    some ignorant shit.           1691 01:02:01,451 --> 01:02:03,419   Right, like, one time          this white guy was like,         1692 01:02:03,486 --> 01:02:06,222    "Oh my God, you're Indian?       That's so exotic!"            1693 01:02:06,289 --> 01:02:07,223 [crowd groaning]                 1694 01:02:07,290 --> 01:02:08,858  -What?!                         1695 01:02:08,891 --> 01:02:11,394 And then he goes,                "I wonder if your vagina         1696 01:02:11,461 --> 01:02:13,129   "tastes like butter chicken."  1697 01:02:13,196 --> 01:02:16,265    [laughter]                    1698 01:02:16,332 --> 01:02:17,467    -The fuck?!                   1699 01:02:18,935 --> 01:02:20,803   And how do I respond to that?  1700 01:02:20,870 --> 01:02:23,106   Like, what is the equivalent?  1701 01:02:23,139 --> 01:02:25,241 I'm like, "I wonder if your dick   tastes like shepherd's pie."   1702 01:02:25,308 --> 01:02:27,210    -[laughter]                   -I dunno, what the fuck?         1703 01:02:27,276 --> 01:02:29,278   What do you guys eat?           Oh, you liked that one?         1704 01:02:29,345 --> 01:02:30,279    Okay, good.                   1705 01:02:30,346 --> 01:02:32,081    [laughter]                    1706 01:02:34,650 --> 01:02:37,086 -And Indian men,                  let's face it.                  1707 01:02:37,153 --> 01:02:38,588  Indian men, they always           say something creepy.          1708 01:02:38,654 --> 01:02:40,356  I know, I know.                 1709 01:02:40,389 --> 01:02:42,058   I was minding                    my business one time.          1710 01:02:42,091 --> 01:02:44,160 I just walked by this Indian man    and he yelled out,            1711 01:02:44,227 --> 01:02:46,395  [Indian accent]                 "I'm going to ravish your body!" 1712 01:02:46,462 --> 01:02:49,298    [laughter]                    1713 01:02:49,365 --> 01:02:51,367   -I was like,                   "Uncle, what is wrong with you?" 1714 01:02:51,434 --> 01:02:54,137    [laughter]                    1715 01:02:54,203 --> 01:02:55,438    -So weird.                    1716 01:02:55,505 --> 01:02:57,006    [laughter]                    1717 01:03:01,177 --> 01:03:02,912  -The craziest line I ever got,  1718 01:03:02,979 --> 01:03:04,413   I was in Jamaica a while ago.  1719 01:03:04,447 --> 01:03:06,115    I was like,                    "Ah, local nightclub!"          1720 01:03:06,182 --> 01:03:08,050    having the time of            my life, dancing,                1721 01:03:08,117 --> 01:03:09,986   "Oh!" right?                   1722 01:03:10,052 --> 01:03:12,355    And this local dude             came right up to me,           1723 01:03:12,421 --> 01:03:14,090    and the first thing he did    1724 01:03:14,157 --> 01:03:16,425   was he put his hands           around my throat.                1725 01:03:16,492 --> 01:03:18,528   WOMAN: What?                   1726 01:03:18,561 --> 01:03:21,430   -Yeah. Yeah, serious!          And then he squeezed super hard. 1727 01:03:21,497 --> 01:03:24,333    And I was like, "Oh, fuck,      I'm dead. That's it," right?   1728 01:03:24,400 --> 01:03:26,602   And then he whispered             in my ear, he said,           1729 01:03:26,669 --> 01:03:29,639   "I going to murder...          1730 01:03:29,705 --> 01:03:31,340  "your pum-pum."                    Oh my God!                    1731 01:03:31,407 --> 01:03:33,242    [laughter]                    1732 01:03:33,309 --> 01:03:35,444 -Honestly, guys,                    I did not know I would live   1733 01:03:35,511 --> 01:03:37,647    to tell the tale of              how I met my husband. Um...   1734 01:03:37,713 --> 01:03:42,952  [applause and cheering]         1735 01:03:43,019 --> 01:03:44,987   -My name is Crystal Ferrier.     Thank you, goodnight!          1736 01:03:45,054 --> 01:03:47,156  [applause and cheering]         1737 01:03:47,223 --> 01:03:50,526 ♪                                1738 01:03:50,593 --> 01:03:52,929 MARITO: [INT] To see what           you've done for other women   1739 01:03:52,995 --> 01:03:56,065 who are ethnic in comedy,           it's unexplainable.           1740 01:03:56,132 --> 01:03:59,202  Whether they're brown,           or Filipina, or Black,          1741 01:03:59,268 --> 01:04:00,603   like, they know you.           1742 01:04:00,670 --> 01:04:03,206 ♪                                1743 01:04:03,272 --> 01:04:05,608   -I actually learned from you     to use my woman-ness.          1744 01:04:05,675 --> 01:04:08,110   -Yeah, girl!                   1745 01:04:08,144 --> 01:04:09,345  -'Cause Crystal would come out     hot in the heels, you know,   1746 01:04:09,412 --> 01:04:11,147 and just slay, just slay.        1747 01:04:11,214 --> 01:04:13,249   And I'm like,                     "Oh, shit."                   1748 01:04:13,316 --> 01:04:15,017   -But guys don't think            about how they dress           1749 01:04:15,084 --> 01:04:16,452  when they go to a show.         1750 01:04:16,485 --> 01:04:17,920 And for me, like,                 I always, like,                 1751 01:04:17,987 --> 01:04:20,590   sat real comfortable           in my femininity.                1752 01:04:20,656 --> 01:04:22,825 KEESHA: Yes, yes.                1753 01:04:22,859 --> 01:04:24,961   -And a lot of people used to     be like, "Oh, you get booked   1754 01:04:25,027 --> 01:04:26,929    "'cause you're cute            or 'cause you're sexy,"         1755 01:04:26,963 --> 01:04:28,197    and I'm like, "Yeah, bitch,     but I'm also funny."           1756 01:04:28,264 --> 01:04:29,966 -Exactly!                        1757 01:04:29,999 --> 01:04:31,334  -You just gotta be you.            -You gotta be you.            1758 01:04:31,400 --> 01:04:33,135 -I just feel like                you gotta be you.                1759 01:04:33,202 --> 01:04:34,637 -You do.                         -Female, male, whatever.         1760 01:04:34,670 --> 01:04:36,372    If you live                     in your authenticity,          1761 01:04:36,439 --> 01:04:38,107   I think men and women             will receive that.            1762 01:04:38,174 --> 01:04:39,642  -Oh, for sure.                  1763 01:04:39,709 --> 01:04:44,547 ♪                                1764 01:04:44,614 --> 01:04:47,049  [applause and cheering]         1765 01:04:47,049 --> 01:04:47,350  [applause and cheering]         1766 01:04:47,416 --> 01:04:48,918  KENNY: Crystal Ferrier!         1767 01:04:48,985 --> 01:04:50,620  Give her a big                     round of applause!            1768 01:04:50,686 --> 01:04:53,055  [applause and cheering]         1769 01:04:53,122 --> 01:04:55,124    -Has everybody had              a good time tonight?           1770 01:04:55,191 --> 01:04:57,526 [crowd cheering]                 1771 01:04:59,128 --> 01:05:00,396  KENNY: Anyway,                    ladies and gentlemen,          1772 01:05:00,463 --> 01:05:01,631 the show's not over yet.         1773 01:05:01,697 --> 01:05:02,965 MAN: Yeah, yeah!                 1774 01:05:03,032 --> 01:05:05,034 -We have a special guest.        1775 01:05:05,101 --> 01:05:07,503    Uh, he was with us               on our first show,            1776 01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:11,307  and there isn't a comic          that has gone further or higher 1777 01:05:11,374 --> 01:05:13,142    than the man I call             "The Brown Sinatra."           1778 01:05:13,209 --> 01:05:15,044    MAN: Yeah!                    1779 01:05:15,077 --> 01:05:17,046  -Ladies and gentlemen,           put your hands together         1780 01:05:17,113 --> 01:05:18,581  for Mr. Russell Peters!         1781 01:05:18,648 --> 01:05:22,585  [applause and cheering]         1782 01:05:22,652 --> 01:05:25,588 ♪                                1783 01:05:25,655 --> 01:05:30,092  [applause and cheering             continues]                    1784 01:05:30,159 --> 01:05:34,330 ♪                                1785 01:05:34,397 --> 01:05:37,967  [applause and cheering             continues]                    1786 01:05:42,538 --> 01:05:47,143  [applause and cheering             continues]                    1787 01:05:47,209 --> 01:05:48,577 -Hey, give it up                    for Kenny Robinson,           1788 01:05:48,644 --> 01:05:50,179   ladies and gentlemen!          1789 01:05:50,246 --> 01:05:52,581  [applause and cheering]         1790 01:05:52,648 --> 01:05:53,950  -He started this shit!          1791 01:05:55,818 --> 01:05:57,286   -How you guys doin'?           You African, bro?                1792 01:05:57,353 --> 01:05:58,654 MAN: Yeah, yeah.                 1793 01:05:58,688 --> 01:06:01,023  -I can tell right away.         I, uh...                         1794 01:06:01,090 --> 01:06:03,125  You see, it's not my first day    around Black people.           1795 01:06:03,192 --> 01:06:04,460 I want you to know this,         alright?                         1796 01:06:04,527 --> 01:06:06,562 I, uh, I'm 54 years old.         1797 01:06:06,595 --> 01:06:08,331  For the past 50 years,            97% of my friends are Black--  1798 01:06:08,397 --> 01:06:10,066   I know how to tell you apart.  1799 01:06:10,132 --> 01:06:11,634    -[laughter]                   -Alright.                        1800 01:06:13,703 --> 01:06:15,004  And then, like, you're             fuckin' dead centre, buddy.   1801 01:06:15,037 --> 01:06:17,173  That's amazing!                    That's a fuckin' white guy.   1802 01:06:17,239 --> 01:06:19,108   Are you white? I can't tell.     What are ya?                   1803 01:06:19,175 --> 01:06:21,077    -[laughter]                      -Oh, yeah.                    1804 01:06:21,110 --> 01:06:22,611   I mean, you're pale,             but I dunno if you're white.   1805 01:06:22,678 --> 01:06:24,313    Y'know what I mean?            Are you white?                  1806 01:06:24,380 --> 01:06:25,381 MAN: Absolutely.                 1807 01:06:25,448 --> 01:06:27,817   -Wow!                             -[laughter]                   1808 01:06:27,850 --> 01:06:30,119 -See, Toronto, you've made white  people too fuckin' comfortable. 1809 01:06:30,186 --> 01:06:31,887    -[laughter]                     -You see what I mean?          1810 01:06:31,921 --> 01:06:33,723 RUSSELL: They're                   too fuckin' comfortable now!   1811 01:06:33,789 --> 01:06:36,025   Come on, brown girl,             put your phone down.           1812 01:06:36,058 --> 01:06:37,493    Watch the show like            a fuckin' human, alright, um... 1813 01:06:37,560 --> 01:06:39,662    MAN: Yeah!                    1814 01:06:39,695 --> 01:06:41,597 -Always an Indian person          trying to bootleg shit, just... 1815 01:06:41,664 --> 01:06:44,300    [laughter]                    1816 01:06:44,367 --> 01:06:46,469 -I notice the Indian kids        nowadays have this, like,        1817 01:06:46,535 --> 01:06:48,104   fuckin' weird                     confidence about them now.    1818 01:06:48,137 --> 01:06:49,538    We grew up                      in a different fuckin' time.   1819 01:06:49,605 --> 01:06:51,040    You have the backup           of Indian people.                1820 01:06:51,107 --> 01:06:53,075   I didn't have them back then.  1821 01:06:53,109 --> 01:06:54,310    You don't know what           Brampton     used to be like.    1822 01:06:54,377 --> 01:06:55,811   It was not--                     it looked like     that !      1823 01:06:55,878 --> 01:06:57,513 And it was ugly!                   It was mean!                   1824 01:06:57,580 --> 01:06:59,281  I grew up in a different time.  1825 01:06:59,348 --> 01:07:01,117    I had white people               that were bullies,            1826 01:07:01,150 --> 01:07:02,818    and then I had Black people    that were like,                 1827 01:07:02,885 --> 01:07:04,320   "We'll take him in."           1828 01:07:04,353 --> 01:07:05,521    -[laughter]                   -WOMAN: Yes, sir!                1829 01:07:05,554 --> 01:07:07,623 -They took me in                 like a stray cat.                1830 01:07:07,656 --> 01:07:10,059   [Jamaican accent] "We'll take     the one with the big nose.    1831 01:07:10,126 --> 01:07:12,495 "We know he's not white,           but we don't know what he is.  1832 01:07:12,561 --> 01:07:14,230   "We'll just take him and..."   1833 01:07:16,799 --> 01:07:18,768    I had to do                     very Black things growing up.  1834 01:07:18,834 --> 01:07:21,504 I started-- like,                  my memories are more B lack.   1835 01:07:21,570 --> 01:07:23,172    It's weird.                   1836 01:07:23,239 --> 01:07:24,740  Like, I started                    breakdancing at 12.           1837 01:07:24,807 --> 01:07:26,642    [laughter]                    1838 01:07:26,675 --> 01:07:29,111   -I started DJing at--           I started boxing at 15!         1839 01:07:29,178 --> 01:07:30,880  I was the only-- 1985,          1840 01:07:30,913 --> 01:07:33,115 I was the only Indian kid           in the boxing gym.            1841 01:07:33,182 --> 01:07:35,818 I was in there every day working   on my left jab, my right jab,  1842 01:07:35,885 --> 01:07:37,720  and my Pun-jab.                 1843 01:07:37,753 --> 01:07:38,721    -[laughter]                     -I was nice with it, though!   1844 01:07:38,754 --> 01:07:41,390 It was a different time.         They don't know.                 1845 01:07:41,457 --> 01:07:43,592   WOMAN: Yeah!                   1846 01:07:43,659 --> 01:07:46,128   -My wife's Filipino.              -MAN: Woo!                    1847 01:07:46,195 --> 01:07:48,097  -And when you hear "Filipino,"  I know your brain                1848 01:07:48,164 --> 01:07:48,931   automatically goes, [accent]     "Hello, sir!"                  1849 01:07:48,964 --> 01:07:50,733    but that's not it.            1850 01:07:50,766 --> 01:07:52,068  My wife is from                  Long Beach, California.         1851 01:07:52,101 --> 01:07:54,370    She's more, "Whaddup, cuz?"      than she is, um...            1852 01:07:54,437 --> 01:07:55,704    [laughter]                    1853 01:07:55,771 --> 01:07:57,740  -And my wife only dated-- only! 1854 01:07:57,807 --> 01:07:59,842 Only dated Black guys before me. 1855 01:07:59,909 --> 01:08:01,744 Like, that's it.                 1856 01:08:01,777 --> 01:08:03,579    And the first time            I went down there was...         1857 01:08:03,646 --> 01:08:05,781  a fuckin' mess.                   It was, uh...                  1858 01:08:05,848 --> 01:08:07,616    [laughter]                    1859 01:08:07,650 --> 01:08:09,118   -There was graffiti in there.  It was terrible.                 1860 01:08:09,185 --> 01:08:11,353    -[laughter]                   -There was, uh...                1861 01:08:11,387 --> 01:08:13,355   -She didn't even date, like,     regular fuckin' Black dudes.   1862 01:08:13,422 --> 01:08:15,724  Like, she dated, like,          R&B singers and rappers.         1863 01:08:15,791 --> 01:08:17,259  Her pussy's a mixtape.          1864 01:08:17,326 --> 01:08:19,595    [laughter]                    1865 01:08:19,662 --> 01:08:21,697 -First time she opened her legs, all I heard was,                 1866 01:08:21,764 --> 01:08:23,165 "Bop, bop-a-dop,                  bop-a-dop-a-dop, bam!"          1867 01:08:23,232 --> 01:08:25,267    -[laughter]                     -I'm like...                   1868 01:08:25,334 --> 01:08:26,602    MAN: Yeah!                    1869 01:08:26,669 --> 01:08:29,805  [people cheering and clapping]  1870 01:08:29,872 --> 01:08:32,441    -And I got two baby mamas.     They're both Hispanic.          1871 01:08:32,508 --> 01:08:34,443    Um, 'cause growing up here,   1872 01:08:34,510 --> 01:08:36,645 we didn't have that many            Hispanics back in the day.    1873 01:08:36,712 --> 01:08:38,681 Growing up here,                    back in the day, you know,    1874 01:08:38,747 --> 01:08:40,382  the poor neighbourhoods          were Black and Indian,          1875 01:08:40,416 --> 01:08:42,418  and in America,                  the poor neighbourhoods         1876 01:08:42,451 --> 01:08:44,653  are Black and Hispanic,         so when I got to LA, I was like, 1877 01:08:44,720 --> 01:08:46,789    "I need to find my people."   1878 01:08:46,856 --> 01:08:48,724  So I saw Black people,            I go, "Okay, check."           1879 01:08:48,791 --> 01:08:50,693    And then I saw brown people      and I go...                   1880 01:08:53,929 --> 01:08:55,531  "Those are some fuckin'            weird-looking brown people,   1881 01:08:55,598 --> 01:08:56,599   "but alright, um..."           1882 01:08:56,665 --> 01:08:58,567    [laughter]                    1883 01:08:58,634 --> 01:09:00,469  -I figured out                     they were Hispanic.           1884 01:09:00,503 --> 01:09:01,937  And then I saw Hispanic women,   and I was like,                 1885 01:09:02,004 --> 01:09:03,672 "What is goin' on there?"        1886 01:09:05,674 --> 01:09:07,476 And you ever been                 with a Hispanic woman?          1887 01:09:07,543 --> 01:09:08,911    You've never been with one?   1888 01:09:08,944 --> 01:09:10,546 MAN: No.                            RUSSELL: Here's the thing.    1889 01:09:10,579 --> 01:09:12,248 If you're with a Hispanic woman, you have to learn                1890 01:09:12,314 --> 01:09:13,949   how to fuck properly.          1891 01:09:13,983 --> 01:09:15,818  You can't just be like,          "Uh, uh, uh..."                 1892 01:09:15,851 --> 01:09:18,254   'Cause they don't just, like,   take dick, they fuck you back.  1893 01:09:18,320 --> 01:09:20,089   You know what I mean?             It's not--                    1894 01:09:20,122 --> 01:09:21,724   It's a fair exchange.          It's bam, bam, bam, bam!         1895 01:09:21,790 --> 01:09:23,259    It's like, uh, bumper cars.   1896 01:09:23,325 --> 01:09:24,727   You know what I mean?            It's just...                   1897 01:09:24,793 --> 01:09:25,861    [laughter]                    1898 01:09:28,797 --> 01:09:30,266  -And they'll challenge            your manhood.                  1899 01:09:30,332 --> 01:09:32,635    They will challenge             your manhood.                  1900 01:09:32,668 --> 01:09:34,370   They will let you know, like,    if you're not doin' it right.  1901 01:09:34,436 --> 01:09:35,971    They'll...                    I remember the first time        1902 01:09:36,038 --> 01:09:37,740    I was with a Hispanic girl,   1903 01:09:37,773 --> 01:09:39,742   I grabbed her                  by the back of the hair;         1904 01:09:39,808 --> 01:09:42,044  I thought I was taking control. I grabbed her by                 1905 01:09:42,077 --> 01:09:44,747    the back of the hair, I go,   "I'mma fuck the shit outta you!" 1906 01:09:44,813 --> 01:09:46,949  And she goes, "Fuckin' do it!"   I was like, "Oh, shit!"         1907 01:09:47,016 --> 01:09:49,785    [laughter]                    1908 01:09:49,852 --> 01:09:51,353   -I'm scared!                   1909 01:09:51,420 --> 01:09:52,988    [laughter]                    1910 01:09:53,022 --> 01:09:54,623   -I remember I was behind her,  I went...                        1911 01:09:54,690 --> 01:09:56,525 [slapping noise]                 And she was like,                1912 01:09:56,559 --> 01:09:58,394  "You hit like a bitch!"           I'm like, "Oh, fuck!"          1913 01:09:58,460 --> 01:10:00,496    -[laughter]                      -Pow, pow!                    1914 01:10:00,529 --> 01:10:02,631   You know, life is all about--   when you tell a story,          1915 01:10:02,698 --> 01:10:04,600    it's all about how you want    the information                 1916 01:10:04,667 --> 01:10:06,502 to be received, you know?        1917 01:10:06,535 --> 01:10:08,404 Remember back in the day,        if you watched the news,         1918 01:10:08,470 --> 01:10:09,972    there was one news,             there was one truth,           1919 01:10:10,039 --> 01:10:12,141   and that's all they told you.  1920 01:10:12,174 --> 01:10:13,809    Now you watch this channel,     tells you that news,           1921 01:10:13,876 --> 01:10:15,911 this channel telling you            the opposite of that news,    1922 01:10:15,978 --> 01:10:18,013    you're like, "Who the fuck     do I believe anymore?"          1923 01:10:18,047 --> 01:10:20,549 Like, I'm gonna tell you a story  about my son's mother,          1924 01:10:20,616 --> 01:10:23,686    and I'm gonna make it sound   very palatable for you, alright? 1925 01:10:23,752 --> 01:10:26,989   So, my son's mother,              she's 36 years old.           1926 01:10:27,056 --> 01:10:28,691  Right?                           Doesn't sound that bad.         1927 01:10:28,757 --> 01:10:30,793   Okay, let me make it           bad for you now.                 1928 01:10:30,859 --> 01:10:32,928  I graduated high school         in June of 1988.                 1929 01:10:34,663 --> 01:10:37,566  My son's mother                 was born in July of 1988.        1930 01:10:37,633 --> 01:10:39,768    -MAN: Whoa!                      -[laughter]                   1931 01:10:41,737 --> 01:10:44,873    -I started                     doing standup in 1989.          1932 01:10:44,940 --> 01:10:49,011   My son's mother was learning   how to stand up in 1989.         1933 01:10:49,078 --> 01:10:50,479    [laughter]                    1934 01:10:50,546 --> 01:10:52,915    [applause]                    1935 01:10:52,982 --> 01:10:55,517 -See? It's all about perception.  It's about perception.          1936 01:10:55,584 --> 01:10:57,820  [laughter and applause]         1937 01:10:57,886 --> 01:10:59,755    -You guys have been             a lot of fun.                  1938 01:10:59,822 --> 01:11:00,789    Have a great night.              Goodnight!                    1939 01:11:00,856 --> 01:11:02,424  [applause and cheering]         1940 01:11:02,491 --> 01:11:04,593 ♪                                1941 01:11:04,627 --> 01:11:07,563  ♪ Don't you worry 'bout             the things that they say ♪   1942 01:11:07,630 --> 01:11:11,367    ♪ It might seem bad today ♪   1943 01:11:11,433 --> 01:11:13,636  ♪ But you'll be okay. ♪         1944 01:11:13,702 --> 01:11:16,972 -The Nubian Show                  was not so much finding myself. 1945 01:11:17,039 --> 01:11:18,741    It allowed me to be myself.   1946 01:11:18,807 --> 01:11:19,642  ZABRINA: Yeah.                  1947 01:11:21,577 --> 01:11:22,945  KENNY: Remember the first show? 1948 01:11:22,978 --> 01:11:24,680 -I had the matching hat,            the shirt.                    1949 01:11:24,747 --> 01:11:26,115   It was big and baggy.          1950 01:11:26,148 --> 01:11:27,750 Had a front pouch                like a marsupial.                1951 01:11:27,816 --> 01:11:29,551    -I had that African            dashiki baseball shirt          1952 01:11:29,618 --> 01:11:31,854    on the first show.            1953 01:11:31,887 --> 01:11:33,889  ZABRINA: [INT] There's no show    that can give you that high,   1954 01:11:33,956 --> 01:11:35,724   the Nubian Show high.          There's nothing.                 1955 01:11:35,758 --> 01:11:38,093  RON: [INT] No audience,            no vibe, no lineup.           1956 01:11:38,160 --> 01:11:40,195 HASSAN: [INT] It's a show        that allows space                1957 01:11:40,229 --> 01:11:42,064 for an eclectic group of people, and that's, like,                1958 01:11:42,131 --> 01:11:45,768    the most Black shit             you'll ever get in your life.  1959 01:11:45,834 --> 01:11:47,503   KENNY: Thanks for making it,    man, thank you.                 1960 01:11:47,569 --> 01:11:49,805    -Only for you, kid.           1961 01:11:49,838 --> 01:11:50,973   Are there any photos floating     around from the first show?   1962 01:11:51,040 --> 01:11:53,042  -I see one every now and then.   -Yeah?                          1963 01:11:55,177 --> 01:11:56,578  -Here, lean in, Kenny.          1964 01:11:59,415 --> 01:12:01,383    -That's a good one.              -Oh, yeah.                    1965 01:12:01,450 --> 01:12:02,651  I'll send that to you.          1966 01:12:02,718 --> 01:12:04,086   KENNY: Super.                  1967 01:12:04,153 --> 01:12:06,455   MARITO: Papi?                  1968 01:12:06,488 --> 01:12:08,090   -Comedy is important because      that is our survival mode.    1969 01:12:08,157 --> 01:12:09,124   -Hey.                          1970 01:12:09,191 --> 01:12:11,060    [speaking Spanish]            1971 01:12:19,968 --> 01:12:21,704  RUSSELL: [INT]                   It allowed me to be me,         1972 01:12:21,770 --> 01:12:23,272 because that's who I really was, 1973 01:12:23,305 --> 01:12:24,807  and that's who I would          talk to outside,                 1974 01:12:24,873 --> 01:12:26,775    that's who I would             hang out with offstage.         1975 01:12:26,842 --> 01:12:28,811   And so, these were the guys,      I was like,                   1976 01:12:28,877 --> 01:12:30,679  "Finally, the audience            that I've been lookin' for!"   1977 01:12:30,746 --> 01:12:31,680    -Anybody here from Jamaica?   1978 01:12:31,747 --> 01:12:33,716   [both laugh]                   1979 01:12:33,749 --> 01:12:35,684    -I was sitting beside Kenny    at your dad's funeral.          1980 01:12:35,751 --> 01:12:37,653   -It was big.                   1981 01:12:37,686 --> 01:12:39,688   -And you spoke so beautifully     about your father,            1982 01:12:39,755 --> 01:12:42,558   but Kenny said to me,          1983 01:12:42,624 --> 01:12:44,727  "That's the hottest set         I ever seen Brownie do!"         1984 01:12:44,793 --> 01:12:46,695 [laughs]                         1985 01:12:46,729 --> 01:12:49,164    I'm like, "Kenny, we're at    the funeral, stop this!"         1986 01:12:49,231 --> 01:12:51,033    -Laughter is bigger            than all of us.                 1987 01:12:51,100 --> 01:12:53,135  It's the best medicine.         1988 01:12:53,168 --> 01:12:54,970 Kenny's really been there          to, like, show us the ropes.   1989 01:12:55,037 --> 01:12:57,206 RUSSELL: [INT] If you're          a father of something,          1990 01:12:57,239 --> 01:12:59,108  you don't stop being the father  of something, you know?         1991 01:12:59,174 --> 01:13:01,276   He's the father of the show.   1992 01:13:01,310 --> 01:13:02,745  KENNY: [INT] When I came across this ragtag bunch                1993 01:13:02,811 --> 01:13:05,447    of guys and girls,              when I found that, you know,   1994 01:13:05,514 --> 01:13:07,716 the doors weren't                 really opening,                 1995 01:13:07,783 --> 01:13:10,119 I said, "Well, you know,         if I don't do it,                1996 01:13:10,185 --> 01:13:12,020   "who's gonna do it?"           1997 01:13:12,054 --> 01:13:13,155    RON: Right.                     KENNY: And 30 years later...   1998 01:13:13,222 --> 01:13:15,557  [sighs]                           Fuck my life.                  1999 01:13:15,624 --> 01:13:17,993    [all laugh]                   2000 01:13:18,026 --> 01:13:23,132    ♪ Believe me when I tell you     that you'll have your day ♪   2001 01:13:27,569 --> 01:13:29,071 ♪                                2002 01:13:29,138 --> 01:13:31,774  SINGER: [intro]                     One two, one two!            2003 01:13:31,840 --> 01:13:34,510     Wherever you are,               I need you to turn this up.   2004 01:13:34,576 --> 01:13:38,847     Turn your volume up to 10       and play this loud,           2005 01:13:38,914 --> 01:13:40,783     preferably                     in a residential area.         2006 01:13:43,085 --> 01:13:45,454  We can disturb the peace          every once in a while.         2007 01:13:45,521 --> 01:13:46,422     Let's go!                    2008 01:13:48,524 --> 01:13:49,558  [rapping]     ♪ We're back          and we're bigger ♪           2009 01:13:49,625 --> 01:13:51,193   ♪ It's banging                   and better than ever ♪         2010 01:13:51,226 --> 01:13:53,462  ♪ My gift a gab                    will get ya goin' ♪           2011 01:13:53,529 --> 01:13:55,230    ♪ I'm settin' the pressure ♪  2012 01:13:55,264 --> 01:13:56,632   ♪ It's not for nothin'           I'm a natural                  2013 01:13:56,698 --> 01:13:58,534  and never been fresher ♪        2014 01:13:58,567 --> 01:14:00,369     ♪ We're performin'            some incredible feats ♪         2015 01:14:00,402 --> 01:14:02,671   ♪ With beats made for brawlin'   and indelible speech ♪         2016 01:14:02,704 --> 01:14:05,240 ♪ I could either cave the walls      in or level the streets ♪    2017 01:14:05,307 --> 01:14:07,776    ♪ 'Cause I escaped from the     asylum like a medical breach ♪ 2018 01:14:07,843 --> 01:14:09,745     ♪ So turn it up ♪            2019 01:14:09,778 --> 01:14:11,380   ♪ I know that                     it's a slight exaggeration ♪  2020 01:14:11,413 --> 01:14:13,615   ♪ But I'm not because            I've got a great imagination ♪ 2021 01:14:13,682 --> 01:14:16,185    ♪ And floating over tracks,   that's my type of fascination ♪  2022 01:14:16,218 --> 01:14:18,787   ♪ My kind of sick is where you   can't provide a vaccination ♪  2023 01:14:18,854 --> 01:14:21,657    ♪ So here's a warning to the     person standin' next to me ♪  2024 01:14:21,723 --> 01:14:23,892   ♪ Keep your distance or you'll  be in certain jeopardy ♪        2025 01:14:23,959 --> 01:14:26,061    ♪ The DJ will prove              his worth as an accessory ♪   2026 01:14:26,128 --> 01:14:27,963  ♪ 'Cause when we                   light the stage up,           2027 01:14:28,030 --> 01:14:29,164     we let it burn in effigy ♪