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Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Sergeant Posey was not feeling this behavior at all. But what can you say? I'm running. You said run, so I'm running. And we would collapse across the finish line. And just be howling with laughter. And it worked every time. And it just made me laugh. And there was no purpose to it, but it was just funny.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Sergeant Posey was not feeling this behavior at all. But what can you say? I'm running. You said run, so I'm running. And we would collapse across the finish line. And just be howling with laughter. And it worked every time. And it just made me laugh. And there was no purpose to it, but it was just funny.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah, but I mean, that whole thing, though, is part of what got me into stand-up. Because when I was 19... Yeah, we stole some credit cards. Well, I stole the credit card. They was with me when we bought the stuff. And so, like, we were... Baby and your friends. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so a co-defendant, as they're called in a court of law.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah, but I mean, that whole thing, though, is part of what got me into stand-up. Because when I was 19... Yeah, we stole some credit cards. Well, I stole the credit card. They was with me when we bought the stuff. And so, like, we were... Baby and your friends. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so a co-defendant, as they're called in a court of law.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah, but I mean, that whole thing, though, is part of what got me into stand-up. Because when I was 19... Yeah, we stole some credit cards. Well, I stole the credit card. They was with me when we bought the stuff. And so, like, we were... Baby and your friends. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so a co-defendant, as they're called in a court of law.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So in 98, I get arrested for stealing some credit cards and buying stuff and selling clothing on campus or whatever. And so in that time, I get suspended from school. So this is Thanksgiving of 98. And I get suspended at the top of the year in January of for essentially that whole year, except I think I got back in school in like September, October or something.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So in 98, I get arrested for stealing some credit cards and buying stuff and selling clothing on campus or whatever. And so in that time, I get suspended from school. So this is Thanksgiving of 98. And I get suspended at the top of the year in January of for essentially that whole year, except I think I got back in school in like September, October or something.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So in 98, I get arrested for stealing some credit cards and buying stuff and selling clothing on campus or whatever. And so in that time, I get suspended from school. So this is Thanksgiving of 98. And I get suspended at the top of the year in January of for essentially that whole year, except I think I got back in school in like September, October or something.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So during that time, I start doing stand-up because I think I'm going to go to prison. I'm like, okay, well, I'm going to go to prison. Let me try everything. What was that thing Sinbad used to do? Oh, yeah, stand-up. Okay, well, where does stand-up happen? Oh, okay, open mic's. Oh, okay, well, I'll go to Birmingham.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So during that time, I start doing stand-up because I think I'm going to go to prison. I'm like, okay, well, I'm going to go to prison. Let me try everything. What was that thing Sinbad used to do? Oh, yeah, stand-up. Okay, well, where does stand-up happen? Oh, okay, open mic's. Oh, okay, well, I'll go to Birmingham.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So during that time, I start doing stand-up because I think I'm going to go to prison. I'm like, okay, well, I'm going to go to prison. Let me try everything. What was that thing Sinbad used to do? Oh, yeah, stand-up. Okay, well, where does stand-up happen? Oh, okay, open mic's. Oh, okay, well, I'll go to Birmingham.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And I took a Greyhound up to Birmingham and performed and went back to the bus station, slept there. Because I didn't want my mom to know I was in town. I didn't want her to know. Because, you know, it's a black mom.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And I took a Greyhound up to Birmingham and performed and went back to the bus station, slept there. Because I didn't want my mom to know I was in town. I didn't want her to know. Because, you know, it's a black mom.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And I took a Greyhound up to Birmingham and performed and went back to the bus station, slept there. Because I didn't want my mom to know I was in town. I didn't want her to know. Because, you know, it's a black mom.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

No, she knew about the arrest. That's why she didn't want me doing comedy. You need to be somewhere with a job looking gainfully employed so they don't send you to prison. To which I said, thanks, Joyce. I think I'm going to sleep in bus stations.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

No, she knew about the arrest. That's why she didn't want me doing comedy. You need to be somewhere with a job looking gainfully employed so they don't send you to prison. To which I said, thanks, Joyce. I think I'm going to sleep in bus stations.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

No, she knew about the arrest. That's why she didn't want me doing comedy. You need to be somewhere with a job looking gainfully employed so they don't send you to prison. To which I said, thanks, Joyce. I think I'm going to sleep in bus stations.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah. This activity makes me happy. And I just want to be happy right now. And I ended up getting probation.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah. This activity makes me happy. And I just want to be happy right now. And I ended up getting probation.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah. This activity makes me happy. And I just want to be happy right now. And I ended up getting probation.