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Getting cash as a standup comic isn’t any simple feat, which is why we give all praises as a result of many kings and queens of comedy inside our tradition. One nice instance is Washington D.C. funnyman Chico Bean, who took a fast break from The 85 South Present Podcast to affix us this week on “My First Time” and inform a throwback story about his early days of creating a dwelling by means of making the world chortle.
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Taking us again a decade-and-a-half to 2009 — the Inauguration of former President Barack Obama, to be precise! — the Wild ‘n Out standout recollects being subjected to a really awkward (see: racist) state of affairs whereas doing his finest to inform a easy political joke. Regardless that our man was finally in a position to sustain an unfazed facade lengthy sufficient to complete his set and receives a commission, we will solely hope the rising Black comics of at the moment in Mount Ethereal, North Carolina are having extra luck with their careers in 2024! On the very least, an additional c-note is deserved in the event you’ve received to be subjected to a bar crammed with N-Phrase-loving bikers, proper?
Watch Chico Bean discuss his first time making $100 doing comedy under on “My First Time”: