Character Work
20 bits
“If you have hate in your heart, let it out.”
Clayton Bigsby
Dave Chappelle
Chappelle's Show, Season 1, Episode 1, 2003
“Death said: 'Richard... you know you done fucked up, right?'”
The Heart Attack
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, 1979
“You ain't got no ice cream. You didn't get none.”
Ice Cream Man
Eddie Murphy
Delirious, 1983
“Aunt Bunny fell down the steps!”
Aunt Bunny Falls Down the Stairs
Eddie Murphy
Delirious, 1983
“Mr. T! What you doin'? I'm gon' whup yo' ass, Eddie!”
James Brown Celebrity Hot Tub
Eddie Murphy
Delirious, 1983
“I'm Rick James, bitch!”
Rick James
Dave Chappelle
Chappelle's Show, Season 2, 2004
“It's a big hat. It's funny.”
Turd Ferguson
Norm Macdonald
Saturday Night Live, Celebrity Jeopardy sketches, 1998-2009
“Is this the five o'clock free crack giveaway?”
Tyrone Biggums
Dave Chappelle
Chappelle's Show, Seasons 1-2, 2003-2004
“IT'LL GET YOU DRUNK!”
Samuel L. Jackson Beer
Dave Chappelle
Chappelle's Show, Season 1, 2003
“I'm gon' tell you somethin'—and I ain't gon' tell you but once.”
Mudbone
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, 1979 / various specials
“Man, I ain't scared of nothing. I drink wine.”
The Wino and the Junkie
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, 1979
“Can you say 'scumbucket'? Sure, I knew you could.”
Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood
Eddie Murphy
Saturday Night Live, 1981-1984
“My mother's shoe had a guidance system.”
Your Mother Threw a Shoe
Eddie Murphy
Delirious, 1983
“Golf is the only sport where a middle-aged white man can dress like a pimp and get away with it.”
Golf
Robin Williams
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway, 2002
“Personal space—it's not a suggestion, it's a psychological need.”
Elbow Room
Robin Williams
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway, 2002
“To be or not to be—THAT is the question, brother!”
Shakespeare as a Wrestler
Robin Williams
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway, 2002
Happy Feet
Steve Martin
A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978 album/tour)
“We are two wild and crazy guys!”
A Wild and Crazy Guy
Steve Martin
Saturday Night Live / A Wild and Crazy Guy (album, 1978)
Morpheus Rap
Hannibal Buress
Comedy Camisado, 2016
Football Guys
Shane Gillis
Beautiful Dogs, 2023