When we go on break, that's just (bleep) we do.ĬORNISH: And that's the late Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer and Steve Harvey. My people, I don't know (bleep) (unintelligible) growing up. Fifteen minutes they're back on (bleep) job. They go to their desk, eat their cheese sandwich. When they go on break on a job, 15 minutes.
It's just how it go.īERNIE MAC: It's not about black and white.
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STEVE HARVEY: It's like that big movie that came out, the "Titanic." You ain't never in your life heard of 3,000 black people dying at the same damn time.ĬEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER: You never hear that on the news, do you, no 10, 11 black people getting killed all together, because we run. The Web channel dubbed "Walter Latham Comedy" launched this past summer and features both new original content and old stand-up clips from the likes of the late Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer and Steve Harvey. Now, he's trying to recreate that success on YouTube. And that's where the Internet comes into play.ĬORNISH: Latham is the brains behind "The Kings of Comedy" tour, which led to the popular Spike Lee documentary "The Original Kings of Comedy" in 2000. Comedy Central was generally a white comic station. WALTER LATHAM: HBO used to do "Def Comedy Jam." BET, they're not doing comic view anymore. This week, we're exploring a few of the ways the industry has changed with the rise of the Internet, starting with YouTube and comedy producer Walter Latham, who has seen traditional platforms for urban comedies slowly disappear. Nowadays, comedians are able to get their name out there without the help of Carson and his couch. He got called over, too, so he owe me five bucks, man.ĬORNISH: That's comedian Drew Carey getting the much-coveted handshake from Johnny Carson back in 1991. You know, Johnny Hen(ph) is a friend of mine from Cleveland. an appearance on "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson."ĭREW CAREY: You can't do any better than that?
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(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON")ĬORNISH. Before all of that, there was at least one surefire way to make it big in comedy. K.: I have a lot of beliefs, and I live by none of them. (SOUNDBITE OF COMEDY SPECIAL, "LOUIS C.K.
or sell stand-up specials for $5 a download like Louis C.K. This is "WTF." Welcome to the show.ĬORNISH. PEARL MCKAY: (as Pearl the Landlord) I need to get my drink on.ĬORNISH. WILL FERRELL: (as Renter) Look, why do you need your money so fast? (SOUNDBITE OF SHORT COMEDY FILM, "THE LANDLORD") I'm Robert Siegel.īefore you could upload funny videos to the Web like Will Ferrell. HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.