- you know what? that looks like fire! - comedy without black people would be like the nba without black players. (kevin screaming) - your biggest, biggest superstars in comedy have been black. (eddie yelling) - just genius and hilarious. - yeah, i said it. (audience cheering) - the chappelle show redefined sketch comedy. - i m rick james, bitch. (audience laughing) - in living color set up a platform for black comedians blowing up. - i don t think so. homie don t play that. (audience laughing) - arsenio hall was, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. it was groundbreaking. - [audience] woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. - you had a black man willing to fight the power. - nice being out of jail. (audience laughing) - laughter is healing, laughter purifies the air. actually i don t like to talk about the races, because i m white. - and we, as black people, have been doing it forever. - i am, this is a freckle. (audience laughing) - all black comedians discuss race. - it s harder being gay than i
who helped us very early on in our career, the way he treated us and took us under his wing that will always, like, stand out to me. - desus and mero are two of the most hilarious brothers out there. - you know, you in the hood mcdonald s when the drive-through says, yo, no walking, like, you can not walk through here. - people be knocking on the glass like. (knocks) hello! hello! i see y all in there. - yo, i m in a car, i m in a car, don t worry about it. look, ten-and-two, ten-and-two. look. and they re like, sir! i was like, hold up. (imitates window rolling down) (audience laughing) how can i help you? - late night tv has certainly expanded its stable of black voices and people who can not only entertain, but offer black perspectives, which have long been missing from late night television. - as far as like pressure and feeling like, oh, i have to represent this, i have to represent that, it s like we are who we are, and we are that. - the show we make is a reflect
and that it s been monumental for. - shout out to nick cannon, who helped us very early on in our career, the way he treated us and took us under his wing that will always, like, stand out to me. - desus and mero are two of the most hilarious brothers out there. - you know, you in the hood mcdonald s when the drive-through says, yo, no walking, like, you can not walk through here. - people be knocking on the glass like. (knocks) hello! hello! i see y all in there. - yo, i m in a car, i m in a car, don t worry about it. look, ten-and-two, ten-and-two. look. and they re like, sir! i was like, hold up. (imitates window rolling down) (audience laughing) how can i help you? - late night tv has certainly expanded its stable of black voices and people who can not only entertain, but offer black perspectives, which have long been missing from late night television. - as far as like pressure and feeling like, oh, i have to represent this, i have to represent that, it s like we a
out there. - you know, you in the hood mcdonald s when the drive-through says, yo, no walking, like, you can not walk through here. - people be knocking on the glass like. (knocks) hello! hello! i see y all in there. - yo, i m in a car, i m in a car, don t worry about it. look, ten-and-two, ten-and-two. look. and they re like, sir! i was like, hold up. (imitates window rolling down) (audience laughing) how can i help you? - late night tv has certainly expanded its stable of black voices and people who can not only entertain, but offer black perspectives, which have long been missing from late night television. - as far as like pressure and feeling like, oh, i have to represent this, i have to represent that, it s like we are who we are, and we are that. - the show we make is a reflection of black culture in america. - hell, yeah. - part of their success was going viral to keep the audience engaged. - with cable and streaming, there have been so many more opportunities a