Arsenio Hall

This is art.

I'm telling you about a problem that my people have in the inner city with cops.

And that's one thing I loved about the show is the masses.

White America, let's say.

in the safety of their home, could look in this box and hear people talk and hear thoughts that they didn't hear in their homes.

And that's why I thought the show was important.

Absolutely.

And I used a folding card table as my desk.

And, you know, I had a little record player.

So I was like, Junior's going to sing Get Ready.

And I put the needle on the record and it started playing.

And Junior sang Get Ready.

And then I interviewed him.

And I had seen a comedian open for Al Green when I was a kid.

And

All he had was a towel on a stool and a glass of water.

And I was like, God, I think I could be a stand up because sometimes when I would talk during my magic act, I could get laughs.

And one time my dad was preaching a wedding.

My dad was a Baptist preacher.

And I said something during the wedding and got a laugh from the audience.