Professor of Logic

Raw & Unfiltered

Confessional, confrontational, and completely honest. These comedians bare their souls on stage, turning personal truth into universal comedy.

“When you're on fire and running down the street, people get out of your way.”

The Fire

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, 1982

Confessional Dark Humor Storytelling

“I was in Africa, and I realized: there are no n****rs there.”

Africa

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, 1982

Confessional Race Storytelling

“Her time is more expensive than your time.”

Elephant in the Room - Time

Patrice O'Neal

Elephant in the Room, 2011

Relationships Social Commentary Observational

“We lie to you because we care about your feelings.”

Men Need to Cheat

Patrice O'Neal

Elephant in the Room, 2011

Relationships Social Commentary Dark Humor

“I hope you all get cancer and your favorite player on the Phillies gets cancer.”

The Philadelphia Incident

Bill Burr

Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour, 2006

Crowd Work Rant

“There's an epidemic of gold-digging whores in this country.”

Epidemic of Gold Digging Whores

Bill Burr

Why Do I Do This?, 2008

Relationships Social Commentary Rant

“There's no reason to hit a woman? I could give you like seventeen right now.”

No Reason to Hit a Woman

Bill Burr

You People Are All the Same, 2012

Relationships Rant Social Commentary

“Half. She gets half.”

The Barbecue

Eddie Murphy

Raw, 1987

Relationships Storytelling Social Commentary

“Ain't that better?”

Ain't That Better

Patrice O'Neal

Various live performances

Crowd Work Relationships Dark Humor

“Being sober is like being in a relationship with yourself that you didn't ask for.”

Addiction and Recovery

Theo Von

This Past Weekend podcast / Various specials

Confessional Dark Humor Storytelling

“I lost 120 pounds. That's a whole person. There's someone missing from this country.”

The Weight Loss

Lavell Crawford

New Look Same Funny!, Netflix, 2019

Confessional Self-Deprecating Storytelling