If Mandela were a comedian, I bet he would never get mad at a heckler, he'd give him or her a hug.
GodfreyI went to University of Illinois. Big school. 35,000 students. 800 black... I was the only black in every class. Hard to be absent.
GodfreyI got into trouble a lot in school. They say you're a disturbance in class. You're a distraction, they're moving you around. You never really get rewarded in class for being funny. You're a disturbance. But the funny kid is often witty and clever and quick... they finally get a chance to express themselves when they get out of school.
GodfreyBut there's times when I like to find the strange angles to something. People go, 'I heard a lot of jokes like that, but that's one of the most interesting takes I heard.' That's what I try to do.
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