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June 9, 2009
David Alan Grier: Comedy He Can Believe In
BlackAtlanta.com interviewed David Alan Grier about his upcoming TBS special “Comedy You Can Believe In” being filmed at the Chicago Just for Laughs Festival and airing on TBS Sunday, June 28 on TBS as well as what you can expect from him in the future. Here is an excerpt:
Why did you decide to work with TBS on 'Comedy You Can Believe In?'
"I performed at this comedy conference in Vegas last fall, and TBS was involved with that, so I was really excited when they decided to do the festival and bring it to Chicago. It's a night of comedy, where [there's] a chance for me to do something more interesting than just being the host. What we try to do is get more creative in terms of the opening and writing specific material and bits in between to stretch your comedy dollars."
Aside from your constant stand-up touring, do you have anything else you're working on right now?
"I have a book coming out in the fall called 'Barack Like Me,' and it’s about the year and a half leading up to and witnessing the election of Barack Obama. I had a brand-new daughter, and it's really about how this is the world that she is going to grow up in. I'm really proud and happy about it."How does it feel to be a part of the 'In Living Color' legacy? So many of the original cast members have gone on to do such big things.
"It's something that over the years I've cherished, and I never thought that 18 years from then, people would be talking about that show. It's something people always refer to with love and fond memories, and it's a part of my life that's just awesome. And to be able to still work with the Wayans’. We've never had beef or any drama. I love those guys and the whole family."Now, a little birdie told us that you do the voice the Kobe Bryant puppet in the new Nike NBA Playoff commercials. What's going to happen now that LeBron James is no longer in the Playoffs.
"We shot three different versions. One when Kobe and LeBron both got knocked out the playoffs, one when Kobe was knocked out and Lebron goes on and another where LeBron gets knocked out and Kobe goes on. So, I don't know whether or not they will run them. But Kenan Thompson is the voice of LeBron James, and we just wanted to keep people guessing. I love Kobe. Go Lakers."To read the entire article, click here.
Source: BlackAtlanta.com
