Being a professional comedian is doing it right and good, when you don't feel like it.

Originality is never embraced as quickly as the commonplace.

Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes too much to take.

Evaluate every performance on: stage presence, concentration, delivery, material and lessons learned.

Being black and speaking properly are not mutually exclusive. My father was an African, and he spoke beautifully at home. Nelson Mandela speaks beautifully. Should Mandela put his hat on backwards and say, 'Yo, homey, this is Nelson. Yo, Winnie, yo, this is def'?

When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself.

Don't try to give a funny opinion; give your opinion in a way that will be funny.