Rich Vos

The number one show on HBO. OK, we're going to use a white guy. It's me. Right? So now I got white comics. You better be funny. I have black. White comics are saying that to you? Yeah. You got to represent us? Yeah. Really? Which ones? I want to know who they are. This was 20 years ago. The white comics that were doing black rooms back then. Oh, I see. You know what I mean?

The number one show on HBO. OK, we're going to use a white guy. It's me. Right? So now I got white comics. You better be funny. I have black. White comics are saying that to you? Yeah. You got to represent us? Yeah. Really? Which ones? I want to know who they are. This was 20 years ago. The white comics that were doing black rooms back then. Oh, I see. You know what I mean?

Then there was black comics. Man, I'm doing it and they're not. You know what I mean? So they're taping in New York every five nights. This is funny. Five nights. Was that when they were filming in Harlem? It was... It could have... I don't know. It was in New York, five nights at some theater. Okay. And it was the year... I did it the fifth year when they had a different guest host every night.

Then there was black comics. Man, I'm doing it and they're not. You know what I mean? So they're taping in New York every five nights. This is funny. Five nights. Was that when they were filming in Harlem? It was... It could have... I don't know. It was in New York, five nights at some theater. Okay. And it was the year... I did it the fifth year when they had a different guest host every night.

Then there was black comics. Man, I'm doing it and they're not. You know what I mean? So they're taping in New York every five nights. This is funny. Five nights. Was that when they were filming in Harlem? It was... It could have... I don't know. It was in New York, five nights at some theater. Okay. And it was the year... I did it the fifth year when they had a different guest host every night.

Like, Martin Lawrence wasn't... One night, one show, Chris Rock, Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, and Steve... What's his name? Harvey was my host. You know. So... I'm going every night. I mean, I went one night, and it was, this is so funny, like, Guy Torre would come out and do the warm-up, and he would say, listen, this is not the Apollo. There's no fucking booing here. This is HBO. We don't boo, right?

Like, Martin Lawrence wasn't... One night, one show, Chris Rock, Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, and Steve... What's his name? Harvey was my host. You know. So... I'm going every night. I mean, I went one night, and it was, this is so funny, like, Guy Torre would come out and do the warm-up, and he would say, listen, this is not the Apollo. There's no fucking booing here. This is HBO. We don't boo, right?

Like, Martin Lawrence wasn't... One night, one show, Chris Rock, Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, and Steve... What's his name? Harvey was my host. You know. So... I'm going every night. I mean, I went one night, and it was, this is so funny, like, Guy Torre would come out and do the warm-up, and he would say, listen, this is not the Apollo. There's no fucking booing here. This is HBO. We don't boo, right?

This is a whole other level. We don't want to hear any booing. So this comic comes out. He walks out, and with a black audience, if you're wearing the wrong sneakers, you're in trouble. Believe me. I used to do a lot of these. You know, he comes out in, like, Reeboks. He's wearing an all-gold suit. And his first joke in New York is, I just want to say I'm not from New York. I'm from Canada, right?

This is a whole other level. We don't want to hear any booing. So this comic comes out. He walks out, and with a black audience, if you're wearing the wrong sneakers, you're in trouble. Believe me. I used to do a lot of these. You know, he comes out in, like, Reeboks. He's wearing an all-gold suit. And his first joke in New York is, I just want to say I'm not from New York. I'm from Canada, right?

This is a whole other level. We don't want to hear any booing. So this comic comes out. He walks out, and with a black audience, if you're wearing the wrong sneakers, you're in trouble. Believe me. I used to do a lot of these. You know, he comes out in, like, Reeboks. He's wearing an all-gold suit. And his first joke in New York is, I just want to say I'm not from New York. I'm from Canada, right?

Oh, no. He's bombing so bad. And when a black audience can't boo you, all you heard in the room was, it was brutal so i'm on now they're taped five nights two shows a night i'm on the last night second show and i go second to last Now, all the comics that were still in town that were the celebrity hosts, were at the taping. I'm going, this is one of the scariest moments of my life.

Oh, no. He's bombing so bad. And when a black audience can't boo you, all you heard in the room was, it was brutal so i'm on now they're taped five nights two shows a night i'm on the last night second show and i go second to last Now, all the comics that were still in town that were the celebrity hosts, were at the taping. I'm going, this is one of the scariest moments of my life.

Oh, no. He's bombing so bad. And when a black audience can't boo you, all you heard in the room was, it was brutal so i'm on now they're taped five nights two shows a night i'm on the last night second show and i go second to last Now, all the comics that were still in town that were the celebrity hosts, were at the taping. I'm going, this is one of the scariest moments of my life.

I mean, you know, no white guy. Steve Harvey brings me out. He goes, well, our next act is something we haven't seen or special, whatever. And Russell made me wear his clothing. I got Fat Farm on and these baggy pants, you know. And I look back on it because it was 25 years ago. it would be different. I pandered a lot to some extent, you know what I mean?

I mean, you know, no white guy. Steve Harvey brings me out. He goes, well, our next act is something we haven't seen or special, whatever. And Russell made me wear his clothing. I got Fat Farm on and these baggy pants, you know. And I look back on it because it was 25 years ago. it would be different. I pandered a lot to some extent, you know what I mean?

I mean, you know, no white guy. Steve Harvey brings me out. He goes, well, our next act is something we haven't seen or special, whatever. And Russell made me wear his clothing. I got Fat Farm on and these baggy pants, you know. And I look back on it because it was 25 years ago. it would be different. I pandered a lot to some extent, you know what I mean?

I did grow up in that neighborhood, but I'm out like this, you know? And it worked out, luckily, but I look back and go, I would never do that now from 25 years ago, the pandering and just talking like I'm fucking from the hood and shit, you know? And I had a good set. It worked out. But it was the second scariest moment in my career.

I did grow up in that neighborhood, but I'm out like this, you know? And it worked out, luckily, but I look back and go, I would never do that now from 25 years ago, the pandering and just talking like I'm fucking from the hood and shit, you know? And I had a good set. It worked out. But it was the second scariest moment in my career.

I did grow up in that neighborhood, but I'm out like this, you know? And it worked out, luckily, but I look back and go, I would never do that now from 25 years ago, the pandering and just talking like I'm fucking from the hood and shit, you know? And I had a good set. It worked out. But it was the second scariest moment in my career.