Confessional
32 bits
“They killed Malcolm X... and we let them get away with it.”
8:46
Dave Chappelle
YouTube, June 2020
“Death said: 'Richard... you know you done fucked up, right?'”
The Heart Attack
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, 1979
“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
“I was in Africa, and I realized: there are no n****rs there.”
Africa
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, 1982
“I still do, but I used to, too.”
I Used to Do Drugs
Mitch Hedberg
Mitch All Together, 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
“I saw things as a kid that I didn't understand until I was an adult.”
Growing Up in Peoria
Richard Pryor
Various specials, 1971-1982
“Everybody called me a bitch. Will slapped me, and I was the bitch.”
Selective Outrage - Will Smith
Chris Rock
Selective Outrage, 2023 (Netflix Live)
“My dad was so old, his childhood stories were about the Depression. The actual Depression.”
My Dad Was 70
Theo Von
Various specials and This Past Weekend podcast
“People's yards had animals in them. Not pets—animals.”
Growing Up in Louisiana
Theo Von
Various specials and podcast appearances
“All my problems are stuck together. You can't solve one without pulling on all the others.”
The Rat King
Theo Von
This Past Weekend podcast / Various appearances
“We didn't have money, but we had each other. Which is what poor people say.”
Regular People
Theo Von
Regular People, Netflix, 2021
“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
“St. Louis tough is different. Nobody's bragging. They're just surviving.”
Growing Up in St. Louis
Lavell Crawford
Various specials and appearances
“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
“I came from seven years of nobody watching. That's where I came from.”
Last Comic Standing
Lavell Crawford
Various specials and appearances
Getting Fired from SNL
Shane Gillis
Live in Austin, 2021 / Beautiful Dogs, 2023
“I don't want to lean in. I want to lie down.”
I Don't Want to Lean In
Ali Wong
Baby Cobra, 2016
“I worked so hard to trap him.”
Trap a Man
Ali Wong
Baby Cobra, 2016
Breastfeeding
Ali Wong
Hard Knock Wife, 2018
Single Lady Opening
Ali Wong
Single Lady, 2024
Why I Don't Want Kids
Nikki Glaser
Someday You'll Die, 2024
The Sex Stuff
Nikki Glaser
Good Clean Filth, 2022
Aging in Hollywood
Nikki Glaser
Someday You'll Die, 2024
Why Am I Fat?
Shane Gillis
Beautiful Dogs, 2023
Dating Apps
Nikki Glaser
Someday You'll Die, 2024
Body Image
Nikki Glaser
Good Clean Filth, 2022
My Parents
Nikki Glaser
Various performances
The Hustle
Ali Wong
Baby Cobra, 2016
Divorce Material
Ali Wong
Single Lady, 2024
Asian Identity
Ali Wong
Hard Knock Wife, 2018