Jay Pharoah makes fun of Will Smith and says he's a better impressionist than Jamie Foxx | EP. 66

Chris Rock ain't like Chris Rock ain't. regular mate he's got non-verbal. learning disorder that's close to having. Asperger's right so technically Will. Smith assaulted a special person you. can't man get your head up here you. can't do that you can't assault special. people. look at them. or my life they're grinding all my life. sacrifice hustle baby Christ want to. slice got the roll the dice that's why. all my life I'll be grinding all my life. all my life been running all my life.

sacrifice hustle baby price wanna slice. not to roll a dice that's why all my. life I've been grinding all my life. hello welcome to another edition of Club. shayshay I am your host Shannon sharp. I'm also the proud of Club Che and the. guy that's stopping by for conversation. and a drink today is an actor comedian. writer he spent six seasons on Saturday. Night Live he's the master of. impersonations none other than Jay. Farrell what's going on dog how you.

doing I'm good I'm good so I would I. would go and get me out the room okay. you started doing me probably about a. decade ago yep why the [ __ ] you bother. me I listened they they wrote it they. they wrote it and I and I I saw the cat. I said man okay I could do that but I. don't think it was that good at first I. think I was exaggerating for no reason. right I didn't have it I didn't have. anything funny to say so I had to. exaggerate the mannerism and I don't. know I thought I always was under the. impression you did not like it or like.

me I was like it wasn't you I didn't. like the impersonation because like you. said because the mannerisms were so. exaggerated but I I think you uh uh you. refined it because I think like you said. you saw it in the script and it was. something that like the other. impersonations that we're gonna get to. you probably had an opportunity to. rehearse those over and over and perfect. it and this was like last minute okay I. got it same thing with uh it was the. same thing with Stephen A Smith like you. know I didn't have that impression at. first right so they uh they were like. can you do this by Saturday and I was.

like let me see what I can do right and. as I kept doing it I refined it more you. know what I mean it made it made the. character more Lucid but right at first. nah dog it was just it was me trying to. get used to it did you always have that. ability that ability to impersonate. people and who is your first. impersonation uh yes I always I've had. it since I was six years old and it was. Gilbert Godfrey okay that was the first. one okay yeah the the the the the Jewish. dude with the with the crazy voice. okay you know so I just kept doing that. and then it was Forrest Gump Sally Field. and it was Ed Edd and Eddie and then I.

just kept adding characters to that did. you ever do your parents could you could. you okay you do your mom and your dad oh. yeah Jared that's what my mom always. talks Jared you gotta stop cursing yeah. right remember where you came from my. father just like I don't give a [ __ ]. [Laughter]. dad my dad is so hardcore and my mother. is so like she's so conservative but. when you see her turn up it's so. Charming because it's like she's just. she's natural with it so how long did it.

take you to perfect an impersonation it. just depends on who it is man I mean. some people will take a month other. people would take years like Denzel took. three years really three years because I. I was watching my voice wasn't all the. way there because I you know I was young. I was like a teenagers right so um it. took it took a lot of a lot of vocal um. contorting to get that down to a T and I. still feel like I'm still learning stuff. about Denzel that I didn't know so when.

you do it in person they say you doing. Denzel are you watching movies are you. just listening him listening to him. talking interviews how are you going. about trying to perfect this I'm doing. all of that I'm watching them in. interviews I'm I'm watching movies I'm. looking at certain things that he's. doing that don't stick out like Denzel. has this thing with his lips yes yes. yeah he always he'll do that I'm gonna. go like that no yeah he'll bite his lip. he'll look at you and he always looks. off to the left side like there's. something over there and there's nothing. over there hey what's going on.

somebody coming in the room he'll be. like. all right and it'll look away and he'll. be like who was over there and it was. nobody that that's his thing if you. watch Idris Elba his thing is to not. look at the camera right you know it's. just you know so when you talk like. Adrian she just like looks away and you. know and looked at you like a little bit. maybe to peripheral but you know he. never looked at you and your eyes mate. because he doesn't have to I'm too. pretty right. so let me ask you a question when you. first did Denzel have you ever met.

Denzel yes I did and so what did he say. about the impersonation I want to know. what he said Shannon what do you think. when I saw him finally because it was. such a it was such a big night for him. it was the um. um it was the uh got dag it it was it. was he was getting he was getting. honored right he was getting uh what was. it called he got honored uh it wasn't. Mark Twain it was uh uh it was 2009 it. was celebration I was he was he was. getting in the meal with the defense. will be the meal of War I don't think it.

was I don't think it was that one it was. a it was another one God dag it uh I'm. trying to remember it but anyway all. right so 2019. it's a ceremony uh. everybody's dead Jamie Foxx is there all. the celebrities everybody martial at. least everybody's there. um I don't see him at the initial. celebration. um and I was sad about that because it's. like every time I tried to walk up to. him it's like he felt me and he would. walk away right okay and I was like I. was like is he messing with me is he. messing with me okay finally at the. after party. I get there and um I tell the guy I said.

man I didn't meet Denzel and he was like. just stay here because he's about to. walk in he walks in he looks at me he. goes oh oh [ __ ] okay you owe me a lot of. money negro you know huh yeah I'm. keeping you hot you understand you're a. lot taller than I thought too I thought. you were short I thought you were like. five nine five eight or six two wow your. little toe you got an arm too been. working out huh you look good. and we start talking right we're talking. for like 10 minutes so but let me ask.

you a question are you talking to him as. this no no no no no no no that point at. that point I'm like I'm too nervous I'm. like man this is this is one of the as. he's won the title the sexiest man in. the world I can't do that I'm. intimidated right now you know but I was. talking to him we just we conversing and. then the camera dude comes right and he. takes the flash he flashes us we both. turn at the same time pose and go back. to talking right it was like the. smoothest coolest thing ever and he sits. down and Chris because Chris Tucker. pulls him over right because Tucker I'm.

trying to get a picture with him because. I'm like this is Denzel I don't know if. I'm gonna see him again you know what I. mean it's like seeing Denzel is like. seeing a unicorn right you know what I. mean you're barely gonna see this guy. right. um so I'm so I'm so pressed to get the. picture Chris Tucker comes pulls him. away and has him take a picture with his. son and then Denzel goes and sits down. and I said Chris I really wanted to talk. to Denzel to get this picture go over. there man he's sitting there go ahead. and talk to him man he'll take a picture. with you man he will man go take a man. go there man hey man I ain't do that man.

go ahead and take a picture so I walked. up to him and I said can I take a. picture with you he goes you say can you. bend can you bend over if you can bend. down and take this picture I'll take. this picture with you yeah I'll take it. so I just so you see me bending down. uncomfortably taking a picture with. Denzel actually just sitting there with. the face like. and I'm like damn I don't know if he's. annoyed or if he's happy but I got that. damn picture you got it I got that. picture Shannon so of all the. impersonations who's your favorite. because I mean I'm looking at the list.

you got obviously Denzel you've done. Kevin Hart you did Chris Tucker they. said you can do Will Smith Obama Kanye. Eddie Murphy I feel like the one I fall. into the most naturally is probably uh. is either Eddie Murphy or will or Denzel. but I don't have a favorite one I do you. do hold too I do have you ever been home. yeah you know it's funny because uh. every time you know chica sees me he was. like yo foot what up fake Jay-Z.

it's hilarious keep it up yeah you know. less money but you know a lot darker. you'll get there you'll get there yeah. so it's it's always been a nice it's. everybody's always been nice. um you know uh Kanye Kanye was one of. the people that called me up and talked. to me for 20 minutes but you know how. come you get your number I have no they. gave it to him. SNL gave it to him they snitched on me.

they gave him the number he hit me up we. talked for 20 minutes he was upset he. didn't like it he did he didn't say he. didn't like it he said you know um you. know I appreciate what you did. um you know like you know I appreciate. your show but you know let me just a lot. let me just tell you where I came from. like both of my parents are Black. Panthers and all of this so he's talking. for 20 minutes I'm thinking well cool he. gets on stage the next day made in. America he disses me in front of 50 000. people what he disses me he was like I.

called Jay Pharoah right after the. awards like what did you know every time. somebody recants and tells the story. right they put extra emotions. they wanted to grow okay he added it. like he called me up and pressed me he. was like no he just was like look I. appreciate what you did but you know you. have a lot of influence so I just want. to give you the background story of who. I am you know what they got to do what. you're doing it impersonation I guess it. would make a make me want to stop. because if I know who he is right but it.

made you want to do it more it did. impersonate this and more right I said. if I'm doing this I made it I thought. that Shannon and tell Pete Davidson came. okay it's like oh you gotta yeah you. gotta go to I thought it was going the. impression route it's the wife route. that's what you got to do you gotta come. on you gotta hit the white you know he. gonna you know he gonna snap you the. wife what I mean I didn't I'm just. saying. it's not a lot it happened.

that's what he called he called. Charlemagne he called Charlemagne he was. like you're gonna allow a white boy with. a 10 inch penis to sleep with my wife. like I was like Hey give that one of. myself I wouldn't I wouldn't have been. putting that out if it it's you because. I gotta if I'm trying to return you know. what I mean the return to what go back. home after that to the to a cave yeah. man he gotta wrap all that meat riding. his arms.

we'll have somebody go get my number. y'all call me or Shannon you can have a. hang up on it but you look you can hang. up but you can hang a mess with you. Shane man you tossed Kanye West like. some gingerbread cookies brother. so how how okay you start you said you. started this at six years of age yes sir. how do you learn to like can torture I. mean because of me after you do it for. so long do you forget that what your. natural boy sound like oh man and that.

is a that's that's what so many people. get misconstrued and messed up I'd never. forget how I sound but I'm so used to. doing it right so it's just it's like. it's like LeBron it's like LeBron. playing basketball right for me like. it's so simple like that so I never get. caught I would never get in the Heath. Ledger situation where I'm too in the. character and then or now I can't escape. I can't escape it I've never been one of. them people right you know because I I. feel like it's a blessing it's a curse. too but right blessing right to do so.

many because you're just so used to. coming in and out right you know pause. you know coming in and out of yourself. Yo whatever okay yeah so let me so how. do you how do you how does SNL happen oh. man um well I got a I got an agent in. 2009 um shout out to Josh Pearl ICM this. was like the beginning stages ICM is now. CAA they've converted okay changed into. them but um I was on the road with my. sister. um this is after uh after Charlie Murphy.

those gigs were kind of like drying up. right you know he took me in the road. when I was 19. right for three years. um and I thought that was my SNL it was. not God had other plans. um so I hit the road 2009 me and my. sister I got an agent and we put. together an audition tape sent it in. 2010 they called me in and August 2010. and I got the job right I uh I. auditioned once. um I flew back to New York I think a few. times I think Lauren and the team were. trying to figure out if there was.

somebody who could write for me right. and Brian Tucker who also wrote for. Chris Rock for the Chris Rock show right. you got to say that you know he didn't. write his stand up but he did right. right for the show Chris Rock show. um you know he was the appointed writer. for me and uh we you know bam there it. was it's literally happened like that. and I said to myself man because I was. working at Burlington too I said to. myself I said man how many coaches did. you steal. I didn't look look I am I am from The.

Burbs okay so I am I I ain't still. anything I I caught people stealing. right it was a lot of they should have. paid me extra no you didn't try to stop. them yeah I tried to stop. hey but I know it says Burlington's not. fair I understand that Shannon but look. when the deuce what I saw Miss Lillian. my manager she literally said get them. [ __ ] Jay I said I gotta get them and. that's what I asked I booked and the. dude was a crackhead hey I was out there. circling up with him and it was another.

gentleman we were both we were like the. rock we were looking at this. [ __ ] like this here like if he. made any move he was gonna get him he. dropped the merchandise another security. guard came out there the security guard. was supposed to Mr Forest yeah and he. was you know he he older so he ain't as. fast as we were right he came out dude. dropped the stuff and he left but God. dang wait can I oh wait I see we. switching drinks and stuff is May I have. yeah yeah. all right sir yes thanks for coming on.

that's what I like man I like Shannon. Shannon man Shannon always got the brown. around if you don't but yo for sure you. don't care but yeah I've heard you say. SNL is like you audition every single. week it's not like you're on for the. entire you're like okay you got to win. your contract you're on for the entire. year you've got to go and they got to. like your stuff you audition for your. job every week imagine if you why okay. imagine if you had to do that now. imagine if you had to do that when you.

were playing football bro wow every week. you gotta audition to be on the team. that's pressure you can get cut every. week right it's just it puts you in a. mental state to know that look whatever. I produce whatever I'm making it has to. be good because if it's not I'm not. gonna get any burned right by the means. right it puts you in like a Survivor. flight mode right I mean and that is the. uh I think that's the narrative for uh. SNL in general and it's so competitive. right but the good thing is when you do. get something on you know you do have.

moments like 28 reasons like what does. my girl say like uh like uh 12 days or. 12 days of free slave like all of these. all of these sketches you come out with. gold but you got to go through the fire. right you know and after you're done. with that you can do any job in the. world like no other job is hard right. because I've been up there and I've like. I've been high I've been low I've been. depressed I've been exhilarated you know. what I mean so it's just it's just an.

emotional roller coaster and you you. have to know how to navigate it and um. you know me being an introvert is really. hard right I'm an introvert yes like of. course I perform I did theater I grew up. doing theater and all of that right if. I'm on the stage performing I have a job. to do once I get off I am I am literally. like this that's what I tell people I'm. the most outgoing introvert you're gonna. meet what yeah I really yeah what you. you so extra I know when you have to be. yes you get yup there has to be meaning.

behind it yeah I understand you don't. just go you ain't just in the club. turning up none of that I had an ex told. me. um that she said yeah man he was he's so. funny yeah he said she said I was with. him for a year and a half two years and. I never saw what you guys see. that's oh she didn't she didn't have. enough she didn't have what it was to. bring it out of you I just I just I'm. just. I mean it's just something about like. I understand who I who I need to be got.

you going against Skip and when I'm home. I'm just I'm quiet I'm watching TV with. no sound. um I'm eating plain stuff and so he. didn't get that out going I don't I. don't know I'm just. just really never opened up I'm not I. just I I don't know I just I needed to. have like. and then we went to a an event and I had. a couple of my homeboys there that I. played with and that I knew and she says. why can't you be like that. around me and I just I don't and I.

couldn't explain it yeah it's just I. mean but you comfortable with who you. comfortable with yeah. no no but I mean I mean besides it was a. couple other things yeah a couple other. things I messed that up but uh. so hasn't fumbled the coochie bag yeah. yeah sometimes I uh that's just life man. you live you learn and then you turn it. to a beast God damn it yeah yeah I mean. a big 2023 gonna be big for me I got I. got some stuff you know coming down the. pipeline it's gonna be great for me yeah.

but let me so. the the pressure of knowing I've got to. perform every single Saturday so how. much time okay you say you had a writer. that so he's writing so how much time. are you getting an opportunity to spend. doing trying to Perfect The Skit to make. sure it's perfect well you get uh well. I'll tell you like this. Thursday Thursday is rehearsal Wednesday. is read through Tuesday is uh Tuesday is. right at night Monday you're pitching.

ideas okay so you get to rehearse it. on Thursday and Friday if your skit gets. through probably about six times and. then you do it uh one two three you do. it three more times on Saturday right. you D you do rehearsal you do dress. rehearsal and then you do the actual. show right you know when um they cutting. stuff up until they're cutting stuff up. until air like something can make it. through dress rehearsal and they will. not make it necessarily be on the air. what yeah man hello man you better tell. me I've been practicing all this and.

y'all gonna talk about this ain't gonna. make it they'll take it away now we got. a fight. y'all got me no choice. you say we got all these rehearsals and. dress rehearsals and run throughs and. then we oh like I don't call the homies. hey your boy got to skip it yeah. you trying to smash and then you like.

hey Shannon it's not going what you mean. yeah you just and you gotta you gotta. hold that there's nothing you can do and. you you gotta go up on the stage and. have a smile at the end of the night. they want you to just after they cut you. after they after they cut you effective. times stab you 50 times you're sitting. there bleeding your shirt red you had a. you had a fresh white suit or a whole. [ __ ] then turned burgundy now you know. what I mean you didn't Suge knighted. your whole [ __ ] up right and now you. gotta sit out there and smile to the. folks and just wave like everything is.

all right right it's a it's an emotional. roller coaster and it's a balance you. have to you got to be able to balance. and I feel like I grew up a lot I just. grew up a lot there because I didn't. know I'm a sheltered kid did you go to. him like bro I mean what happened I mean. you you stayed with suppose you said it. was a goal it was good to go and then. right before I'm getting ready to do it. you say we're not to go so how did that. mess with you mentally. um it there were a lot of there were a. lot of dark. um dark Saturday nights when my stuff.

didn't get on however being able to do. stand up so I go up the next day and. I'll get on stage and do material and. kill so I'll feel better about myself. right so there was always there was you. always had something to fall back up. always has something to revert to go. back to and make me make me feel like an. artist again with worth because that day. it was J chop yo they chop you down. right I had man 22 going in there my. swag was CR I'm saying because it was I.

okay I would kill but I I wouldn't know. what I was doing I'd just do it you know. what I mean and I would just be a part. of it because I was so used to doing it. in the stand-up so I was like all right. if a bit kills it kills like meanwhile. um if you ain't on it's like wow well do. they love me you ain't got no tweets. this week right you just had you were. just trending on Twitter last week for a. sketch that you did that you were on you. were on air for two minutes for right. and then the next week there's just. nothing at all right you might have a. few tweets that say hey where the hell.

is Jay Pharoah at you know. it messed with me but it I'm telling you. it it grew me up man it matured me so. much as they say in the South it matured. me yeah. did it make you better stand up did it. make you focus absolutely because I knew. how to I knew how to take a subject and. I knew how to write about it quicker I. knew how to pump out material easier I. knew how to I knew how to control the. crap I knew how to control the crowd. already right but do it in a different. in a different level right after you get.

up there man so I got I did get better. because I wasn't I want that good when I. first when I first started you know was. your goal always to be on Saturday Night. Live was that ever a goal of yours it. was always a goal but I just never knew. how to get things right I was always one. of them people that said I don't know. how this is going to happen but it's. going to happen right and somehow it. will happen right I said man I'm gonna. be I'm gonna be on Saturday Night Live I. don't know I don't know what strings I. got to pull I don't know who I need to. talk right but I know if I put it out. there and I believe in it enough putting.

faith in it and with my belief and with. my uh me being so close to God I know. what's going to happen and it did if. that you wanted to be on SNL was that. because you're from because you know. rocks was on it I mean you said Adam. Sandler you see all lot of guys I think. Agents from the Jersey area so you see a. lot of comedians that's originally from. that area that area do Saturday Night. Live I don't I haven't heard I can't. honestly say that I've heard a lot of. comedians outside of that area there's. not I mean there's I mean a few of the. other ones make it it's mostly New.

Jersey New York comedians yeah people. from the north it's uh people from Los. Angeles that go to Second City there's. people that do UCB it's people that do. uh what is the other one the Groundlings. in Chicago you know what I mean they. even claim me in Chicago like he's from. Chicago I was like I ain't never seen. that [ __ ]. I appreciate the sentiment but I'm not. I'm not from here so um to make it from. Virginia on a show like that to get. there to get your ass out of the South.

which is a crab bucket yeah you know. what it is yeah man yeah everybody even. when you get some success just people. that's gossiping why he got that why I. Ain't Got You know what it is it doesn't. make sense I mean but the thing that I. don't understand is that normally it's. like. why would someone that has more than you. be jealous of you that's that's what I. run into guys that have more than me you. know guys will say well he's dumb and he. can't dress and this podcast is terrible. and you know he cheap and he broke okay.

if I'm all those things why you care you. not date me exactly exactly I think it's. uh I see myself in your position I bet. you I could do better than them right. they have that and but they don't know. if they did put the shoes on the. [ __ ] they break their ankles. they fall scrape they need bust their. lip all of that right but because it's. not it's always somebody looking from. the outside never knowing all of the. constituents of everything inside and. man you you know what it is you got a. Heart You Gotta Have You Gotta Have.

knowledge every day you gotta stay on. top yes you have to have a uh you have. to have a general lot knowledge about a. broad range of things absolutely and. yeah I mean you if you know what it's. kind of like I guess it's like being. playing Jeopardy yeah you can be good at. what but if you're just good in one area. you're not gonna be good at Jeopardy you. have to have a knowledge a general. knowledge of a lot of different topics. absolutely and you know we're going to. talk about football talk about. basketball we're going to talk about you. know a lot of different things social. issues and so yeah and so you have to.

have a general knowledge yeah for. somebody this so for somebody to say. that that you that you're incompetent. that makes no sense to me but but here's. the thing what I've noticed about people. that will say things like that those are. the people that's not spending one time. one minute one hour in your presence. absolutely they've never gone to lunch. they've never been in your presence. they've never been in your home. absolutely they don't know anything. about you but then they get together and. one says something they know because. this I am I don't know if you like this. tell me if you like this if somebody is. talking about somebody now I don't.

really know that said person or if I do. know that person I haven't had the. interaction that you've had right so I. got nothing to add to that conversation. so I'm over here like this here I'm not. going to just say yeah yeah you're right. he liked it bruh because I don't know I. I don't know you right you're judging. off of your experience right not. everybody it's that you experience is. not ubiquitous yeah absolutely yeah I I. def I am like that see I am like that. and I don't like I mean people are like. okay I'll tell you this and this made me. stop talking to this one John one girl I.

was in uh I was in I was in I was in. Greece right. and uh she was cool where she was from. this is our first trip out whatever it's. the first trip out but we go to the. beach she looks around she was like. we're better than everybody here I was. like whoa what do you mean like you. don't even know them right like why are. you saying that right you know what I. mean even when we're in the back of the. car and you know. um I think the uh you know how the seat. belt thing goes off whatever and the. Uber driver was like oh it's cool just.

uh he said just take the seat belt and. put it behind you or whatever she had. already done that she was like haha I'm. smarter than you I was like. okay this [ __ ] ain't gonna work yeah I'm. a smash but yeah. go ahead but yeah. I hate people like that it's just like. why how could you you don't know right. you don't you don't know the environment. and the fact that oh my God the the uh. the self-righteousness the the.

entitlement the the uh the the the the. just it's just yuck it's just a yuck. feeling I I hate being around I love. people that are always positive yeah not. talking about something yeah negatively. they're 24 hours in a day I got 12 hours. of mind my business 12 miles the least. stay out of your business I'm booked and. what did Denzel say Shannon Denzel was. like it was like um it was like uh. small-minded person talks about. everybody yeah he's like a good-minded.

person talks about events things and a. great mind talks about Concepts and. figuring things out you got to figure. out which one you are. yeah there's a lot of people are simple. Shannon is simple right. true that is very true but my thing is. yeah. my thing is is not to prevent people. from talking behind my back is to keep. from smiling in my face. oh I got you I got you just talk keep.

talking if you like that put it out let. me know so I know which thieves are in. the temple. I know stop talking about Shannon hey. you know that movie I Know What You Did. Last Summer yeah I know what you're. saying. [Music]. I'm surprised but up but Shannon you. dude you're six years six five six six. no I'm only six two two fifty you're six. two six two I thought you were six feet. ah okay stay to myself okay yup I don't.

bother nobody I ain't in Nobody Business. yup you don't see me at the club you. don't see me at no club I'm not at this. club this week this club next week you. don't see me with a whole a whole bunch. of women I'm to myself you know I don't. mind nobody I need nobody business you. know Paul Pearson shout out to Paul. Pierce. I'm a very private person me too and so. and I like I like my privacy yeah but I. think that's that's part of it is that. when people don't know what you're doing. they speculate and they talk can I ask. you a question do you feel like.

do you feel like with social media and. um every the abundance of people showing. everything in your life do you think the. novelty of that is like has worn off and. privacy is the key because like you are. I'm the same way I don't feel like I. have to give everything to everybody. right I don't feel like I have to tell. you exactly where I'm at all the [ __ ]. time because it's just my life yeah and. if I can't keep this to myself then. you'll have everything and I don't feel.

like you deserve everything because you. don't even know me like right and most. of y'all hate my ass they do a lot of. you I think I like cosine they do they. do they do I think the biggest thing is. what I've learned. people will mess up if they think you. have something good they'll try to mess. it up for you whatever it is positive if. you got a new girlfriend or I'm gonna. try hey I'm gonna try to say something. bad about it or if you got something. going on good they gonna try to mess it. up wow you got something good going on. why you care absolutely what Jay-Z say.

which what you eat don't make me [ __ ]. yes yeah so my work my work my success. has not is not contingent on yours has. nothing to do it's like my blinders are. on I'm a horse in My Own Lane I'm in my. I'm raising me exactly I'm not racing. against you I don't care what you're. doing I'm trying to outdo myself right. it's kind of like rice if I make a. little money I'm not taking money from. you exactly there's enough money out. there for us to go around I'm not trying.

to eat off your plate but why are you. trying to stop me from eating if I'm not. eating off your plate exactly it's just. uh that's yourself we got to get out of. that mentality yeah so let me ask you a. question you don't answer nail. who were some of your favorite grants. like man I can't man either gonna be on. he's gonna be on she's gonna be on man I. can't wait I'll let you know and this is. and and gen Z this is the hell out of. this man but he's the goat Drake when. Drake was gen Z disses the hell out of. Drake they call them they they booed him. out of Frank they thought Frank Ocean.

was gonna come out Drake came out they. booed him that's all I swear bro I swear. I only met the man one time the man. showed me much and the man even called. me unk. the man I was in I'm in London right I'm. in London well before I even get into. this okay let me talk about my favorite. guest besides Drake Carrie Carrie uh. Washington okay that one I think that. was a redeeming episode for me anyway. one of my best comparatively over my SNL. career okay no. um also when uh who who else came on and.

I was like damn son this is gonna be. crazy uh. uh there's been so many hosts but Maya. Rudolph always amazing she was dope. Jason Siegel he was one of my favorite. to watch right like it was like he was a. lost SNL cast member he knew like a. theater kid he was down for everything. he just fully committed he went there I. loved him. um also uh Woody Harrelson Woody. Harrelson that knocked my socks off and. when I saw Sam Rockwell walk in with.

Vince Vaughn I love Vince Vaughn but Sam. Rockwell is my favorite actor he didn't. host but I was like you need to because. he is so talented do you see Green Mile. oh my gosh oh yeah they have a loud Bill. like the way that he makes you away. was like this he busted it in his face.

holy [ __ ] it was so disrespectful but it. was so funny man so back to Drake that. man when I was in there let me just get. back when I was in England right just on. some fluke [ __ ] I just went out there. 2014 just to like chill whatever uh me. and my homeboys ran into this Promoter. on the street. promoter says yo man I'm well connected. in America and my friend is DJ who kid I.

said your friend is DJ who kid he said. yeah I said do you know somebody named. Jay Farrell he said yeah the dude that. does all the voices I said yes he said. yeah I said hey he said oh [ __ ] man what. you doing here so he invites me to the. uh he invited me to This Club Circuit. Circus de suil I think that's the name. of it okay in London and Drake and. Rihanna were there oh wow I walk in. Drake looks at me oh my god dude what. the [ __ ] are you doing here bro like yo. you aren't you like working this week. Rihanna looks at me oh my God like.

aren't you guys late working like what's. happening like what are you doing here I. was like I'm on vacation Drake flew me. both my homeboys out to Manchester the. next day he was like yo what you doing. what you doing tomorrow I said I'm just. chilling in London he said you're coming. to Manchester I said for what he was I. have a show I was like oh okay yes I'm. there I guess I'm going to Manchester. yeah man got me a tour bus full of girls. got us hotel rooms we had a great time I. bet you did hey man now I didn't smash I.

didn't smash nobody I was uh I was a. little uh hey I don't know what happened. that night the one I wanted I eventually. smashed you know you got your eye on one. yeah yeah and that's and it's like it's. like all right it don't work out that. night but when it finally do it's. explosive.

yeah so we finally uh we we finally took. care of that six years after that during. the pandemic it was it was it was fun I. gotta admit Shannon I had a that was a. playful London is a great great place to. visit I mean you recommend London yes. sir oh my God I do relationship wise I. don't but visiting hell yes have at it. you did a sketch on SNL uh about Donald. Trump how is he ever ever. as a person personally to me he wasn't.

he was nice to me right you know but I. know he knows how to play the game and. play the room right you know so he he. was he was absolutely he was cool to me. didn't say anything disparaging he said. phenomenal Talent you're phenomenal. Talent great guy great guy phenomenal. guy. that's about all I know but a great guy. phenomenal guy and I was just like okay. cool that's what's up he nothing else to. me right but I know he to the public to.

the general the general populace he'd be. going off but right he was cool to me. man right I didn't say I mean now like I. said of course his rhetoric and. everything that he he he stands for. whatever but for that moment he's a. gregarious fellow right he knows how to. play he knows how to play a room he. knows how to play the game yeah he knows. how to play he's smarter than you think. oh yeah and you got to be I mean you. have to have a certain level of uh. intelligence to be able to be a. businessman right you know because you. know you're not going to be dumb making.

a lot of money right I mean you know if. you do eventually it's gonna all go away. but you got to be you got to be able to. play the game because he's convinced a. whole lot of people to vote for. absolutely anyone that it is well you. know what what I've learned through my. life in my 54 years of living people are. easily fooled yeah oh it's easily food. oh yeah I know I put a damn clip up on. my page with a deep fake and they. thought I was a [ __ ] singing. that's not me that's not me singing the.

guy it was like a clip from 2013 to do I. don't know if you saw it right but it. was a dude singing this uh Hallelujah. and it was this English dude named Jay. Starr my homeboy put my face up there. that [ __ ] went viral everybody was like. I remember when Jay was up there I was I. was like no you don't [ __ ] because it. wasn't me right like that was that was a. fake that was somebody else somebody. else so people are you're like you're. saying they're easily fooled. um deep fake swaps whatever and then. even when you tell them even when you. lie to their face and tell you that tell. you they lie they're like oh okay cool.

they don't they don't give up it's right. they don't care so I snitches and. everything are so hot these days there's. nobody cares that's why Takashi still. has a career right now wow. Kanye do you think Kanye should run for. president. I mean at this point anybody could yeah. uh I think you have a better chance of. uh of winning than Kanye does because. you're more likable. um and I. what would what would Jay-Z say to Kanye.

um you know. um this is not the the most well thought. out plan you've had you know. um I feel like you should you know fall. back you know maybe be a governor first. you know do the Schwarzenegger route you. know you you're kind of extremely going. to the top but you know. because I should be president. [Laughter].

he was like he calls me fake Jason right. that's what he does but yeah the one. thing I would say I don't really know. him I know a lot of people that do know. him have you never know. I hope the meeting. that's you know I hope to meet him I. hope to meet David I used to work out. with uh Denzel's son when he was at. Morehouse he trained with the same. trainer that I was training with and I. just like guys that have a lot I mean to. see what Jay-Z became yeah and where he. came from to see where he is now sitting. on top of the mountain and now even. empowering black folks yeah man.

financial literacy right and like going. back to the Marcy Projects and setting. up plans where folks will understand how. to make money themselves so they can get. out of the situation right like he's. trying to teach he's trying to give the. game yes yes you know they say the game. is sold not told but you know when you. have when you when you're sold already. right I mean what is it to tell somebody. right you know what I mean I do the same. thing with uh with my friends coming up. in comedy like if they don't know if. they don't know uh door deals and things.

of that sort uh percentages certain. percentages to take from the door like. they're oh thanks for the info I'm like. yeah but somebody gave that to me right. like Ralphie May put me on right you. know so you take it and you just pass it. sit down and eventually everybody. everybody is everybody's literate and. everybody knows and then then you know. [ __ ] just evolved Each one teach one. yeah yeah for sure. Dave Chappelle yeah. I love Dave Chappelle level that. monologue absolutely that he did about a.

month ago might have been the greatest. SNL Monologue that I've seen uh I'll. agree with you there Shannon. the way the way I mean he thought you. know he called in his pocket he pulled. out his notes the way he disarms the. crowd. and then he goes and he's systematically. just step by step step by step and he's. saying it in such a way it's funny but. it's true ah man the way he the way the.

way he can tell a story with his words. yeah. it's like a great writer writing and and. to add to that. sometimes Chappelle is so good he can. write he can make up [ __ ] and make it. seem real yes like I don't know if. you've ever seen the bit he did about. public transportation you know homeless. dude held up the uh homeless dude held. up the bus by jerking off. it's like it was like he was like he's. like I'm scared of public transportation.

I was on the bus that was held hostage. for 45 minutes well nothing nothing. crazy it's a homeless dude jerking off. but the [ __ ] was scary son it was scary. just right before that I was smoking a. cigarette it wasn't the coolest [ __ ] I. did and everybody freaks out sir. put your goddamn cigarette out sir this. is everybody's there sir I flicked it I. didn't want any problems just as I did. that Homeless dude just whips out his. dick starts beating off and I get mad.

because nobody said [ __ ] to this guy. everybody's just. I was the only one who had the guts to. say something it wasn't even like I was. Brave you know. I was sitting beside the [ __ ] I. had to say something I'm gonna stop it. son you're hitting my elbow son stop it. son stop it just that that I ain't gonna. go through the whole thing but bro from. beginning to end you are dying because. you're imagining it's like a sketch. right he's literally painting in front. of you yes but to be able to do that and.

to be able to come from reality and make. you think on both sides yes he doesn't. play he'll play it he plays this side he. plays that side he brings it right back. here right and a lot of comedians now. they just focus on one right you have to. be able to cover both so folks don't get. as offended right even if you say. something right you know. they say the job of a comedian is to. take a real life event and make it funny. yep and the really good ones can take. the issues and make them the funniest.

yep he can do that if it's because look. I grew up with uh uh I came up late but. prior and Eddie man [ __ ] man he was. watching Richard prying [ __ ] man God. dang Shannon I ain't done this [ __ ] in. years Jack I've been sleeping. God damn [ __ ]. Richard Bernie Mac Ron Harris those two. Robin and Bernie Robin Bernie Chris.

Eddie I say and I say Richard and of. course Dave current but those those are. the ones and cat two cat is brilliant at. that but go ahead man is unbelievable. yeah I wanna I wanna I wanna grab cat in. concert I want to get you on I'll get. you on the pie too also okay yeah yeah. please come up is Dave the goat now yeah. he is the he is undoubtedly to go he is. the uh he's the symbol he's a symbol for. he's like Superman of comedians he's. that whatever whatever Superman has.

right here that's what Dave should. probably because a lot of folks now were. scared to go certain places right that. he's not no because you can't even if. you take some you can't take [ __ ] from. him you took I mean he walked away see. once once you walk away from something. yeah no one can take that from you and. make you feel bad or make you make you. want it he walked away from Hollywood he. walked away from 50 100 million dollars. so you said well we're not gonna let you. do TV yep like okay and I'll just do my. stand I'll just do my stand up and.

people record it and then you'll buy it. back and I'll get paid right that's. exactly what he's been doing right. master plan and it's so funny that folks. always call people crazy when they don't. understand what they're doing right but. the man went to Africa to chill right. after the event right he came back and. what did he do he lied low he continued. to do stand up popping up every once in. a while yes where I remember Dave. Chappelle tickets will go on sale and. they still do.

but when that time that he had quit. Chappelle Show he would go up and say. announce he's coming two minutes sold. out two minutes the tickets will be sold. out right so it's like as long as people. want to hear you as long as you have. something substantive to say then they. will continue to gravitate towards your. star right you don't need these folks. right you really don't like okay Shannon. you know you the star look what you. didn't you didn't spun off you didn't.

spun off that show with Skip Bayless and. now you got your own you got your own. goddamn podcast yes and a whole bunch of. other deals right you know why because. you're the star right it's like you're. the end no no just Specter skip of. course skip is great right what I'm. saying as far as personality goes we. [ __ ] with your personality right. everybody everybody likes you you're. gonna say something you're gonna say. something that makes sense but you're. gonna also say something you're gonna. say something real and you're gonna say. something funny with it right and that's. why that's why we love tuning in right. and that's why the ratings are what the.

Raiders are you seeing the paperwork you. know where your ratings are right you. know everybody's watching this [ __ ] and. it takes that man I'm just saying. there's always a party on SNL who threw. the greatest party who through the. greatest part of SNL I did I threw the. greatest part of SNL it was my apartment. it was fun it was 3 30 in the morning. everybody came in that damn high rise I. mean if you're in a high-rise in New. York you ain't got but like 700 square. feet you ain't got 700 Square okay you. got 500. but but uh a hundred of them.

square feet gonna be covered by ladies. just for the view from The View right. man I didn't have so many times Jones. don't walk then and they they I'm on my. issue and I'd be like all right well. look at that view we'll just put a towel. down. I'm like yeah go ahead yeah you put that. towel down sitting there smoking sitting. there smoking a uh. something you know what I'm saying I. heard that you had to slam Bill Murray I. did couch yeah but why why you slapping. the old guy because he was hitting me.

Shannon he wouldn't stop hitting me he. said Bill Murray is a legend okay he's a. legend Caddyshack Ghostbusters yes. Groundhog Day the whole nine when he. shows up on a writing night where he's. not even hosting he's not hosting this. week he's just there and he goes into. the office and he he spars with Lauren I. walk in there I see Lauren Lawrence. holding his back I'm like are you okay. yeah yeah yeah I'm all right all right. he [ __ ] you up he [ __ ] you up he's.

in the office right across from mine. I walk in there it's Zach Michael Che uh. uh who else uh uh what's his name Brooks. Whelan was in there at the time. um Tim Robinson they're all in that. they're all in that office I walk in I. see Bill Murray Bill Murray looks at me. he goes there's I I know your work. there's something about you you're not. showing the world and like it's like. this it's this thing you have that you. need to show everybody and I'm like okay.

this is a Sentimental conversation right. yeah yeah okay it immediately switches. like 15 seconds later he's like come. here fat boy fat boy I I was one of the. most built people on the show right I. was I was the Shannon sharp of SNL I was. like they don't get the hell out of you. better respect me put some respect on. this body because I used to be fat I. work hard to get here right so he starts. he calls me fat boy then he gets on me. he starts hitting me Shannon in the same.

place over and over again right now I. don't give a damn who you are right. if you hit somebody in the same place it. could be a soft hit like this right. eventually it's going to start getting a. little sore yeah so as soon as it. started stinging I said okay I gotta. drop him son so I picked him up and I. Samoan dropped him on the sofa and as I. Samoan drop him he's still hitting me. drunk out of his mind yeah no no. recollection probably of this whatsoever. right but I slammed him right and then I. had to hold him down he was still trying.

to fight me and I'm looking like y'all. gonna do anything if anybody gonna do. anything if anybody gonna say anything. yes or no they're like Groundhog Day. yeah I'm like come on son they didn't. say that. but he just he was attacking me and I. got him I got him and now all them. stories are coming out about Bill Murray. yes I you can confirm him that man is. something something up with him yeah but. God bless him right God bless him but I. just won't let somebody hit me in the. same spot over and over again I don't.

care if you are Mother Teresa yeah you. gonna get you gonna get the suplex you. feel me you had a relationship great. relationship with Charlie Murphy. absolutely and you said he told you. don't do drugs at these parties he said. because drugs change you yep he didn't. want you to end up like Rick James. foreign.

you can have a good time but drugs need. to be excluded Charlie said Charlie said. to me that he said yo man. whatever you do Jay never do Coke man. and I was like yeah I'm never gonna. touch it right and that was the end of. it right as he didn't want he just. didn't want it like first of all even if. it was weed or anything he didn't let me. do anything right because he said I'm.

not gonna I'm not gonna have your mom. coming up to me I'm not gonna have your. mom coming up to me [ __ ] uh you. corrupted my [ __ ]. Yeah man so stay away from that man weed. anything man you do weed not here. but you can do it but not this one man. pass that J Man. [Laughter]. and it was uh and him and freeze love. are always like uncles to me they were. they were big uncles to me and then when. I finally met uh Eddie because he said.

you reminded him of it he did say that. he said yo man no matter what man always. remember man you got the same chops my. brother does man and I know the [ __ ]. man I grew up with this [ __ ] man. that [ __ ] means something man so every. time I think about when I think about. people that say stuff like that and I. think about even Ralphie May. um another deceased comedian a friend of. mine who was like you know you're you're. more than an impressionist bro I see it. so I I know you're more so he's like yo.

just pause a little bit before you drop. the punch line people just giving you. little. um tidbits to help you along your way. right and the folks that believe really. believed and that's who I do it for. people like Charlie Murphy Ralphie May. people like twitch who just passed away. you know what I'm saying people like. um people like uh Bob Saget right you. know what I mean. um very a lot of comedian friends I've. I've lost and it's it's been uh it's. been hard but uh they always leave. something and there's something from.

them I carry with me because it's. something they've said even with. Chadwick Bose right. um Chadwick Boseman with my Showtime. show white famous he said that yeah you. don't have to worry about that you're. gonna get another one because that show. showed that you can act you know a lot. of people didn't know you could even act. but now you know they can see that you. know it's recipes to him but he's uh but. he didn't have to give me that right so. that's somebody else man I just I hold. those with me man who do you who do you.

compare your style. it's like it's a mix between Eddie. Murphy and Chris Rock now and that's. what people come up to me and say right. and um like I said I I look up to to. Bernie. um Robin Chris Eddie. um you know cat you know Dave uh Richard. Pryor um Robin Williams Jim Carrey but. those two comedians I would say and I've. been trying to find that my whole career.

right trying to figure out what that is. and I think I finally cracked it you um. you've acted alongside Ice Cube Kevin. Hart Chris Rock Keke Palmer cat I mean. who are some of the people that you. would like to act. um really the part Denzel that's the one. that I really wanted. Denzel did one thing I would consider. comedy and that's devil in blue dress I. don't know if you remember that here. and wasn't Robin Harris in that yeah. yeah I do remember that and now Uptown.

Saturday night he was supposed to do. that with Will Smith of course something. happened they didn't do it right but I. think he's Denzel's a funny guy yeah oh. yeah I know but he's kind of he's kind. of stayed in this Lane and yeah don't. give it he's tremendous in that life. he's the best he's I mean he's. unbelievable in that lane yeah I mean I. would like I would like I know he can do. it there's nothing Denzel can't do right. but I would like probably like to see it. I would like to see him do another not. you know but uh something like that yeah. I mean I would I would love it too and I.

feel like uh even if it's not even if. it's not comedy Shannon even if it's. like uh just an action movie right I. want to be his son or somebody right if. I could play that role right you know uh. Will Smith uh definitely at some some. point you know he was always you know. when I was growing up I was I was always. like I would love to work with him. someday. um Eddie Murphy of course right I keep I. keep kicking myself because all these. reboots are getting green lit and I. don't know [ __ ] about them right you. know I mean like Beverly Hills Cop.

that's already in the making they've. been made Coming to America already I. mean man you better you might need to. get your hair you get on you don't get. on your agent because this stuff is in. the works you need to know I need to. know it it gonna be some fire on some. asses. I'm not lying Shannon I get 20 23. we. got to get we got to get it you. understand me look I'm looking right I'm. looking at y'all some of my tricks you. see my eyes I'm not being experienced. when I say this if we don't get some. production going it's gonna be trouble. don't be trouble I'm gonna get a.

[ __ ] possession gonna be. trouble trouble rise up off me you know. what the [ __ ] Lou well blue that's Pluto. maybe raise up memories. you you know Will Smith yeah I know. Chris Rock the incident that happened at. the Oscars. could that have been avoided or what. what I mean yeah could have if yeah it. could have if you were Chris Rock.

like it's wrong with 125. it's 125 he's. gangly he's real life okay they try to. they try to scrap with nobody he. lighting the heel right man you know. what I mean. it's hard to tell a man. that's heard a joke about his wife. it was harmless it was meaningless it. shouldn't you know you you took it the. wrong way and I get that okay now but. how did you did you think the joke. about the GI James yeah I didn't think.

that was the reason I think it was when. Chris Rock was talking in 2016. yes. monologue yeah I think that kind of had. something to do oh when he said that. Will Smith he wasn't coming Jada said. she wasn't coming yeah. I'm not getting invited to the Oscars is. like me not getting invited to Rihanna's. panties okay I was never invited okay I. think that was so it was a culmination. yeah a thing that had been said and it.

had been built up and then the memes all. that well well the red the red the red. table talk that thing man and I don't. think he's ever gotten the credit he. deserves for being a rapper he won the. first Grammy for a rap I didn't even. know that I didn't know he was the first. rapper the first that's cool and nobody. really looks at him as a rapper I like. this stuff I honestly do I like his. stuff I've seen the Lion Share of his. movies and I still I still would go see. his movie I gotta go see emancipation. but I just didn't like.

that that's his night I think that he's. never now you know that night is not is. not known for him winning an Oscar no. it's known for what he did for him prior. to winning an Oscar yep and I'm like man. you smack that black man on National. Town yes yes that all those other white. people yeah okay now you with me now you. with me now you with me now you're with. me Tom Cruise come on now. you could have gave him a smack right. they could have thought man who else is. sitting there Gary Oldman shout out to. Gary Oldman I love him smack yeah I mean.

all those people that's maybe maybe you. get together and say bro you need to. laugh my wife I mean there are some. things that you said in the past and. it's kind of building up yeah so I feel. like that could that slap should have. never it only should have been heard. about it never should have been. publicized right the world wasn't. supposed to know about that right it's. like okay you hear about fights between. celebrities sometimes that break out and. of course they will talk about it. eventually right but for the for the. bulk of it it's like yeah no I don't.

know what you're talking about like that. they they avoid it right and I think it. though that should have been one of. those situations where it wasn't right. and everybody thought it was a bit at. first I thought it is a bit because I'm. like I noticed yeah they got because. everybody you know now all of a sudden. social media is blowing up man that was. a skit I mean I don't know if it's gonna. let you slap me like that that is a. movie yeah nah nah you what you say what. you say what did you say look I would. have whooped Will Smith's ass.

I would have came about to skip skip. what you coming close to me for skip. what you gonna give me a drink or. something skip get I would have beat. Will Smith fan all that nor lives of. [ __ ] that [ __ ] would have went out the. window I would have whooped his ass okay. I would look okay okay coming in but. think about what you just said yeah how. do you think that could have been. prevented you said if you had told a. joke. I believe he took advantage of a. situation he saw a a five I don't know. five eight five nine guy that weighed. 150 pounds I think Will Smith is.

probably what six two maybe 200 pounds. six two two hundred so he saw an. opportunity he can take advantage of and. Joe Will Smith ain't stepping to me hey. no he not he gonna look he'll be like oh. yeah all right I'm gonna chill yeah but. like but you know he said it to his dude. I wish I wish he had apologized that. night I get to you I would apologize to. the academy that's blah blah blah. you gotta apologize to this man yeah now. he said you know I was dealing with a. lot of things you know I had a lot of. things and it just came to a head I hope.

at some point in time he and Chris Rock. I don't know if rock is going to be. accepting of this to sit down and have a. conversation about it I think they I. think it would be good for them to have. a conversation I think even if uh but I. need you to slap me a check for about 50. million person. I got assaulted man I was assaulted man. I got a smack hit wow about a [ __ ] who. made summertime wow. wow but wow and Chris Rock ain't like.

Chris Rock ain't regular man Chris Rock. got a couple problems Shannon yeah he. ain't you know hey little he got it you. know he got he's got uh what's it called. uh uh um um uh what is it called. um nonverbal learning disorder that's. close to having Asperger's right so. technically Will Smith assaulted a. special person you can't man get your. head up here you can't do that you can't. assault special people yeah yeah yes to. look at them. we got some kind of like that that make.

sure that that special like like kids. and if you don't take advantage exactly. you ain't supposed to hit they gotta. they got a class with with they got to. deal with. drawing with fat crayons and slobbing. all over the desk all these paper towels. and things of that sort you can't they. got too much to worry about you can't. smack them don't insult them you. mentioned you were from Virginia yes sir. when you were growing up in Virginia. what did you did you play sports what. did you what did you what did Jay want. to be when he became an adult Jay played.

Jay tried everything Jay played black. basketball which I was not good at. um uh I got better as I got older I'm a. flat-footed dude man with my football I. played football because I was heavier. right I was like um I was um I was 75. pounds heavier when I was in high school. so I was alignment I was I was attacked. I was a guard and a tackle right you. know what I'm saying so I was on the. line I would crab right but that didn't. really that didn't really speak to me so. then it was high school theater I was.

still doing it but that predominantly. took over my extra curricular activities. and um yeah I would have a heavy fat. dude using the theater yeah man that's I. mean that makes sense you see most of. them you ain't got no girls in theater. though uh uh I did. I got the wind you get the weirdos. they're weird them dumb girls them. theater girls them Jaws is freaks them. them theater joints cause they don't. they don't nobody else touches them you.

don't say. I shouldn't put on this planet all right. yeah we're good abroad I'm going to. Broadway going right to the backstage. I'm gonna tell you man I'm them. performance girls can I can I can I can. I be honest with you and lose it yeah yo. man so I was I was dealing with this one. John in New York and um you know. uh she was she was a dancer and uh you. know a prolific dancer I I can't I'm not.

going to say exactly what she was on. because then she didn't she'll know who. I'm talking about right I can watch it. right but um bro we went to I I came to. her show and right in the right in the. back state right in her dressing room we. right in the desk right in the dresser. right before she went on that [ __ ] was. crazy oh man and she was dancing and boy. she was dancing that night boy yeah yeah. yeah. see what's going on.

I said damn I said somebody put a. battery. I was the battery yes uh all of the. charge Mr Sharp all of the charge but. but [ __ ] you don't get I you get those. girls in those girls are that's I got my. first kiss in theater. My First Kiss the Girl She but you said. you was Heavy yeah I still hey boogie. baby. it's just swag man you just if you know. how to talk that Shannon you know man.

you know how to talk that [ __ ] you you. get in there well you but were you. bullied in high school where did you. picked on high school I was picked on I. was picked on is that what you became. funny I believe so I I it was a way for. me to like when I was doing voices I was. joking around people like that yeah but. and so they laughing they're not. laughing they laughing with you not at. you yeah and so me I had I talked with a. lisp and so what I could do is that I. could make people laugh so I start. talking about somebody else clothes you. didn't notice I had holes in my knees or.

you didn't notice what I had on so I got. them up off me and got them on somebody. else so I wanted to transfer to laughter. I got to get you up off me transferred. transferred to fry yeah transferred to. fade hey man that's what you gotta do. that's what listen I I had to do that. too I you know I I had to lose these. hips man it was the butt man listen. ain't nothing worse than you being on a. date with your girl and you hit dudes in. the back talking about God dang yeah. that's fat and you don't know whether. they talking about her or you right I.

had to change that yeah I got cat called. yeah that was [ __ ] up I dropped my. phone and dude was like God damn it am I. saying my G you were like oh my bad bro. but you know what you got yeah. but you was like Hey or they said man he. I put in his coverage I don't know how. he got. I don't know how he got hurt he must be. got a pocket full of money hey man you. know hey pocket full of money or maybe. something extensive. it's something extensive you know. I'm gonna talk about an incident that. happened and I don't know if people.

remember it and it happened about a. month before the George Floyd absolutely. right out here right on the right off of. Ventura and Corbin yeah man um tell the. story I got wrongfully detained by the. LAPD I was just running man I was. exercising uh during the pandemic trying. to trying to keep my hips off right you. know what I mean so I'm running down. Ventura I got my Bose uh headphones on. uh noise canceling and you know I'm. running that first Shannon I'm running. and the app set slow down walk that was.

literally God talking right so when I. got to that next block over a helicopter. flew over my head I was like I went I I. didn't I didn't turn on the PlayStation. how did I get in Grand Theft Auto. the police officer he's got his gun out. he should have left him he's like freeze. I'm thinking he's talking to somebody. else I said oh snap maybe I should get. my phone because uh I need to record. this he was like you get on around I was. like me Jay Phil I was like hold up.

Jared Pharaoh that's my real name yeah I. said Jared Pharaoh like what I said all. right and as soon as I get down on the. ground to comply to the officer as I'm. getting on the ground three more. officers are coming up with their guns. now it's four officers with their guns I. get down on the ground to comply. and on my life I'm not making this up. man the app said run I said uh-uh you I. said you got your damn mind. I said not today Satan not today I got. put I'm in handcuffs I'm like yo what's. the meaning of this they're like you.

match the description of a black man in. sweatpants and sweatshirt I said oh. really so any nigga.com that's what you. mean right right I said man if you look. up Jay Pharoah you see what you're. making a big mistake now I don't know if. that had anything to do with it but I. know they came back and they said you're. not the guy we can let you go and I said. I've been trying to tell you that I'm. not the guy right and um they say hey. man you know. what can you know hey sorry whatever I'm.

like dude I've been I'm like you've put. me on the ground I'm like I'm sweaty I. Got Dirt on me I was like I'm con I got. I've never had handcuffs on before I'm. like I've never even got a ticket I've I. mean I've I've broken the law but I've. never been caught right you know what. I'm saying so I'm like what what's the. meaning of this man so it was just a it. was an unfortunate situation but I thank. God that the app told me to walk because. if I would have been running through. that situation there's an alternate.

universe where I ran I did that [ __ ]. didn't tell me to go and I'm not even. here right because it's it's shoot shoot. and ask questions later right that's how. they do it right. um. I think it was just unfortunate that it. took so long for something like that to. happen to me you know because if I would. have been exposed to that earlier I. would have you know I've been like oh. man I probably wouldn't have been such a. big deal right but it's like this is my. first time and you all you all had guns.

on me right everybody is driving past. people know who I am right they're like. yo I knew that Pharaoh was a rotten. apple like what the [ __ ] I didn't do. [ __ ] like I'm getting an apology. they didn't. they they said my they were like my bad. but it wasn't like a like we would like. to uh the LAPD would like to apologize. to Jared Farrow on behalf it wasn't. anything no no no no no no no no no you. know I I like dollar signs I like ball. probably the half dollar signs. that's the greatest form of an apology. to me Shannon Cat Williams told me you.

need to sue the [ __ ] out of them and. become a black billionaire. then they grow Elon Musk. all you got is the LAPD would like to. apologize. that's all I got and you left it alone I. left it alone because I'm I mean I know. it's gonna. I mean I still have the statue of. limitations I could still go in I mean I. think you have up to what four years two. yeah it's up to four right yeah so I. still have another couple of years but.

I'm thinking about all of the. arduousness of going the court that's. okay. I think about all the bank accounts. the shell Corporation the business level. start the LLC. that's what I'm thinking yeah just I'm. just not gonna put it in Bitcoin because. I probably don't know probably end up uh. doing something to myself having. somebody come after me. um uh I I feel like it's still I mean I. could do you think do you do you think. about it all the time I mean but it's.

it's a bit now I mean I've turned it. into a bit but I do think about it um. not as much as I did in 2020 but I'm. always I'm always aware of my. surroundings and I'm always like. cautious and just making sure I don't. look approachable right you know not. that that should even be a deciding. factor because it shouldn't you all. should learn how to identify whoever did. the [ __ ] better right and messing with. somebody who's just out of innocent. civilian exercising yeah exercising you.

should do a better job with the system. you should do a better job of training. these guys you should do a better job of. identifying you should do a better job. of uh just doing your [ __ ] doing your. job doing your job better so there's. that I could still take them to court. and uh you know a lot of black lives. matter uh lawyers hit me up right said. uh yeah we have a case but I'm just you. know coveted I didn't I didn't go down. there I mean but it's still ongoing I.

bought me a case of a a Honda Indy 95. math and that'll be the court every day. we got the shot the booster the third. booster for omnicross. I believe so I said there's always I'm. the one that said there's always a white. there's always a white person named. Karen yeah I said that right.

um and I was like yo if you go to white. people's party you say you know Karen. they will take care of your ass the. whole night right I said that. um somehow SNL. put it in a Black Jeopardy joke yeah and. then the internet took off with it right. but the seed I would think it was me now. Dane Cook had a bit about Karen always. being a [ __ ] but that's that wasn't. what I was talking about right I grew up. in the suburbs and there's always from. my from my deduction is always a white.

woman named Karen around me right feel. me so that's why I said that right but. uh yeah uh you said Steve Harvey called. you and told you you got being black in. America sandwich boy you got a big being. black and American Sandwich boy welcome. boy welcome boy I haven't been [ __ ]. with with the police for years you know. for years I don't [ __ ] would do I'd have. been [ __ ] with by the police you just. getting introduced you just a baby. do you do you consider Steve because a.

lot of I've talked to a lot and. everybody says Man Steve uh said the. Entertainer a lot of these got an. earthquake says hey. Steve Harvey put us on the game solid. dude bruh he didn't hoard the. information a lot of guys have the. information and they hoard it say Steve. ain't like that Steve gives it away. Steve is uh that's another I call him. Unk I hit him up and I talk to him I'm. like yo Uncle we doing you know um he he. literally let me know about my worth I.

didn't and I didn't. there was no summation I did I didn't. sum it up I couldn't he said boy you. understand when you did my show we had. we only had the second the second. highest ratings to Ellen I was right. there right under you know that's what. your show did boy you know that boy you. know that boy and he said you don't know. how much power you have and I started. thinking about that back when he said it. in 2017. he said you don't know how much. power you have then I start looking.

around the internet I see all of these. videos that people put up of me I see. the millions of hits that they get and I. see that I'm not getting any of it it's. like I don't understand my power you. have a talent that folks can't a lot of. people can't replicate right there's a. handful of people that can do it but to. the caliber of of turning into that. person right it's almost coming off as. possession and not an impression right. you you don't even see that that's what. you have right and you could Corral so a.

a audience so many people together if. you just take that and focus it and I. started and I and I really started. listening to him and now that's why I. take all of the clips that I see people. put up they got millions of hits I'll. put them on my page and they go viral. again right and that's why I get paid. for this [ __ ] right you know what I'm. saying so it's like it's all being aware. of your stars you might have something. you might have something that people are. jealous of envious of bam if you take.

that and you maximize it you don't know. what you could do with it right so I. think he he he made me realize my talent. because I didn't at first I really. didn't I was just having fun if you. could have dinner with four comedians. Dead or Alive oh man come on now who are. you talking with who you sitting down. with Ernie's being Bernie's gonna be. there be Mack uh uh red fox is going to. be there Tim I gotta be damn it uh in. the live too yeah all right. Eddie Eddie got to be there and uh who.

else would I want I want prior day four. yeah so I don't want Eddie I would want. uh I would want uh Bernie I said I won. uh uh red fox and I definitely want. priority it was four I think. I think they could give gain I have the. conversation what's that conversation. going to be like what is that. conversation going to be like [ __ ] I. don't know this [ __ ] let me started hold. on hey man. um. glad everybody got a chance to come out. today you know we're just gonna have a. good conversation you have some food.

drink some wine you know what I mean. this [ __ ] is here just have some have. some fun you know man I can't [ __ ] a. [ __ ] tell you why my pressure. hell crazy I've never done red foxy. there we go number one number two uh who. else man [ __ ] man I'd have been [ __ ]. 15 times a day so [ __ ] if I do get some. old [ __ ] then I might be fatigued.

Hey Hey listen man you don't need to do. no bits tonight all right just relax. everybody just relax everybody just. relax have a good time because I ain't. getting no bits I'm having drinks and. I'm having [ __ ] oh yes. I think it would just be it I don't know. something like that you consider. yourself the golden impressionist.

you and Jamie Foxx who is it you were. Jamie why would you do that yeah. you asked if you asked Jamie Foxx. himself Jamie will tell you nobody can. touch me with Impressions right he'll. he'll say that so I'm just using his. word right to say. what the obvious right is because uh. you've done voiceover work you've done. for the family guy in The Simpsons and. Nickelodeon yup yup when you do it do. you ever use your actual voice are you.

always going nah I use my actual voice. sometimes sometimes that's what they. want like I'll do like 50 character. voices they'll be like no no no no he's. like just just say it normal and I'll be. like okay they'll be like no that's. perfect I'll be all right cool so it's. just like learning. it's learning that meanwhile on Good. Times that I'm doing I'm on Good Times. they're doing an animated version of it. you JJ right of course of course I'm. Junior you know you know. um I'll be up there doing little baby.

I'll do Birdman I'll do Kanye they'll. have me doing whoever they need me to do. I'll do up there and it's the same thing. on Family Guy as well as far as. Impressions go right you know the Kanye. up there of course is me and then the um. the other ones the Will Smith's all that. I like I like voice over that's easy. money too hey man I think I did American. Dad I was I did a boy and I did myself I. was myself I was an aliener oh perfect. yeah yeah it was cool I was like you. could do some more of this work here man. I think that uh Shannon you could do a.

whole I think you could do a whole. series of [ __ ] animators people would. love it he'll be like yeah I know that. voice I know that voice you was. Undisputed I know him you a rapper too. yeah rap man I got boys I got something. driving yeah number one song billboard. with First Lady Michelle Obama damn sure. did damn right they're right go to. college people go to college I did it so. how did. when did you want to rap when did you. know you could rap I saw the rap before. I did comedy man I started rap when I.

was 13. it was as uh my neighbor it was. his Italian family right dude was named. John Santoro and he he would rap and he. got me started I was 13 and I just kept. kept getting better I was trash until I. was 18. right it's trashed for four. years right uh I made two mixtapes uh. you'll never hear them because that's. trash but uh after that when I was 18 I. started um I created a uh on MySpace I. said oh oh this is yeah I was on Myspace.

and I created a group called heavy. spitters where I would have different uh. people coming from different uh States. and everybody would battle each other. right you know and from there my writing. got better right and then I would just I. would freestyle and I'd be battling. battle at College battle at Community. College I battled at VCU when I went. um on the street after shows right I. mean one time it was it was three dudes. I had to battle I feel like Goku yeah. you know what I'm saying. fight everybody punch lines I'm battling.

three I said yo I'll take your money. like Mr Scrooge's I said three dumb. people I'm battling the I said I'm. battling The Three Stooges some [ __ ]. like that it was a young boy young boys. um but I've always that's always been a. another. um Avenue to like you know to creativity. right you know. um I mean that's just uh rapping is just. like comedy set up punchline delivery. it's the way you say something it's the.

way that uh you swag the way you finesse. it like it's all it's the same thing. right same thing with boxing right. they're all the same type of sport they. just have it it's just elevated in a. different environment right that's all. so I've always been interested in it and. you know I dropped projects I had. something that came out spitting image. had dropped last year got daggered uh. freestyles all over the Internet with. who kid and uh Sway in the morning so. I've always been looking for.

whatever is going to kick me into that. but man every year is a closer year to. 40. so [ __ ] I don't know man but I guess. you could I guess it doesn't matter as. long as you have a audience right but at. the same time Idris Elba is rapping and. he's about 50. so it'll freaking matter. right I'm young enough did that did any. of that were you on when you on SNL did. any athletes come by and were they any. good. um were they a good good at comedy yeah. I think Eli Manning was pretty funny. right Eli was funny uh who else hosted.

that I then Tom Tom Brady hosted I think. he did yeah I don't know I think Peyton. was really good Peyton yeah yeah Peyton. Peyton and um Peyton and his brother are. dope Peyton and Eli are great right they. just they're funny right they know how. to do it but some people you know you'd. be like you got CT you got CTE something. wrong with you you got but but if a. situation where you know like that's got. to be in you it's just because I'm on.

Saturday Night Live I'm on this thing. where they do skits and sketches and. things like that that don't mean you're. gonna go there and be funny you could. you would be amazing I look look are you. trying to pitch are you trying to this. is your [ __ ] Shannon sharp needs to be. hosted Lauren I could you know what you. know where's my phone at no where's my. phone I have I do have great. improvisational skills I can ad-lib uh I. am funny by Nature. um but no I'm not trying to why it was. what is it the reading the cue cards. yeah I can read but you know I you know.

I got some other things that I I want to. try to like focus on first okay. I'm just saying I look look at you. you Stephen A Smith uh who else uh oh. boy uh God dagger I see his face I see. his face and I can't he talked kind of. like this got the shark no he got a he. got glasses too what is his name. Larry uh dang it what the hell it'll. come to me anyway you should host yeah.

what I'm trying to say what's your. favorite sport my favorite sports. football favorite team Rams baby we. looking bad this year but we're gonna be. back you'll be back you'll be back we. all injured everybody who's your. favorite player my favorite player of. all time. um Jesus who is my favorite player of. all. man. Kurt Warner huh. I mean I love curry. [Music].

really nah my favorite player of all. time football wise man you know what I. gotta go with I gotta go with Hometown I. have to I gotta go with I gotta go with. Michael Vick. Hometown yeah he's from 757. you know. hey boy I just had him but he was. electric yes I mean he was special yeah. and and I mean okay and and Shannon. sharp come on man come on man you gotta. come on Shannon sharp yeah that's what I. say you mean you know what you mentioned. you with 250 pounds absolutely what made. you want to say you know what I don't.

want to be 250. I want to be a little. like you under your 200 if you're that. yeah I'm uh I'm a buck I'm like wake 85. buck 90. buck 85 Buck 90 yeah yeah. um so how long did it take you to. transform yourself three and a half. months. four four three and a half to four. months. I transformed because I I looked in the. mirror and I said to myself either I get. rid of this or I'm gonna get rid of me. and I didn't want to do that it was. either I'm gonna lose this weight or I'm.

gonna die because I was that depressed I. was just I didn't even go to prom bro. like I didn't find nobody to go with I. just didn't have the confidence. um like you were two people you say you. waited actually I could have took myself. [Laughter]. you didn't have anybody were you afraid. to ask were you afraid to get rejected I. I I had asked I had got yeah maybe and I. got and well later for you forget you.

then yeah do you think you get Shanisha. did you did you do you think it was. because of your weight absolutely I mean. because if you were this size they would. have said yes yeah if I was this size. and I had this status nobody said no not. what I'm saying that that's the status. you're not gonna have this statue yeah. it was it was because that played a my. weight played a big role in my it's just. in my confidence man I just was really I. was awkward bro and once I lost weight I. kind of I started finding myself right.

so I think it was just all it was the. identity crisis I didn't know who I was. I wasn't comfortable in my skin I. couldn't. going up to a girl and talking to her. like that was so foreign to me I was so. Scout so intimidated I loved watching. porn but I just didn't know how to get. to get to the cakes I wanted the cakes. but you know I had no game back you. doing that Haiku what what did I what. did I win that. you keep you cut the dating oh wait a. way to wait a minute wait a minute.

wait what was the way what was the. question okay you don't want to ask it. no I would ask it that's all you want to. do no I mean that I'll let you know look. I'm gonna look now I'm I'm a full I'm. damn I'm super saiyan god mode now do. you do you I made it I'll be do I need. to call somebody to get intervened what. what what with uh what you mean. the the with the computer oh oh man oh.

no come on bro I'm good now okay you're. good now okay yeah I ain't addicted I. mean I'm not connected okay okay we all. we all Google yeah I don't Google you. don't even Google you don't even look. you ain't got you're able to get you. able to get my phone and think I'm some. kind of freak oh no oh well listen I. don't care it's got to the point where I. don't care you know what I mean I'm. comfortable with myself Shannon oh give. it that I'm covering too but I ordered. so let me I asked you you have any are. you are you dating Series right now uh. you hold on hold on let me make sure I. get this right you said you like you.

least date did I say that yeah you said. that out loud too I heard it yeah I said. I don't date at least yeah yeah you got. at least three months with me you got. three you got three months to win you. over you got three Buffs it did how long. they get after they win you over I mean. it just like it okay if you get to a. year you good what's what's the longest. you've been in a relationship four years. four years was my longest and that was. why are you afraid of commitment why are. you afraid I'm not afraid I just. I see so much [ __ ] now I think I.

think the older you get the harder it is. for you to get married because you have. sussed out so much [ __ ] and you're just. like I don't like that well I don't like. that but then you have to realize you're. never going to get somebody that's a. hundred percent no you just hope. hopefully this hard work you're never. gonna find someone that has every single. quality that you like right you just. hope you find someone that has enough. qualities that you like and so the ones. that they don't have you willing to like. forego those true okay okay well well. you gotta have mental stability because.

yeah I've definitely been in a situation. where a girl cooked me dinner and she. forgot that she cooked me dinner and. blame me for how bad it tasted oh. yeah ain't that some crazy [ __ ] yeah she. gonna blame me for the chicken but but. here's the thing oh you me I ain't. really looking for nobody that can cook. like that because you know we can either. go out to eat or I can I can hire. somebody to cook we could post I mean. that's nice that's nice if you can do it. but it's not the end it's not a deal. breaker for me I want you to have the. skill I want you to at least I don't.

want you to your cooking skills cannot. be the extents of. TV dinners you got to know at least how. to make breakfast you gotta yeah you. gotta at least know how to make them. eggs cheesy God yeah you're gonna make. these. you gonna make you're gonna make these. eggs cheesy with these grits or not you. wouldn't eat Grizzly eggs you gotta be. able to. able to just have breakfast look dinner. understand I got some baby I'm from the. south my father used to be a chef right.

I'll cook out a stuffed salmon all of. that [ __ ] whatever you want shrimp. creole whatever the hell you want I can. make it for you right but breakfast. you you gotta cook breakfast not that I. I could cook breakfast but I want you to. do it right you can't just be looking. good in heels and that's it goddaking I. don't care how your cup game is yeah you. can you could just be looking good here. you got a little job I got a spiral. staircase bro and I got that spiral. staircase because I like watching women. walk down there yeah oh man a nice.

little a nice robe oh my God they put. the robe on and they got the heels the. little fluffy [ __ ] and they come down. there and they be flowing and [ __ ] and. they get that long ass Cruella Deville. cigarette oh hell yeah that's what I. like yeah well you like that what I like. hey look that what I'm trying to get. married so I don't like that no more. what I'm trying to get married foreign. I need to get married I don't want to be.

alone no more okay hey man hey man you. do like your homie the homie uh Pete. Davis he keep one of them things on him. he does and the next one his next victim. hey Oprah what what would you say won't. you say Pete hey yo chick I know your. girl she got a friend do that for your. boy I mean I could but it's like. do you want to get some you want some. runoff vagina or do you want to get it.

do you want to get it yourself like. runoff box is cool like plug box is cool. like I got plugged into it but it's it. feels better the satisfaction the climax. is bigger if I'm hunting if somebody. hook it up hook it up hey hey you know. what look all right. listen Okay that's that's my problem I. am I'm a Libra Shannon okay Libra that's. my problem yes you don't buy they. balancing out though listen if Pete look. if you could get me if you bring me. those your cat if you bring me a magnet.

stallion I swear for Lord I know you got. a man okay. just wait okay those your cat hold on. okay all right somebody else somebody. else Brianna. we got some got something and so what I. identify as her baby father what y'all. gonna say you can't tell me [ __ ] America. because that's how I identify. [Applause]. didn't the server tell you they didn't. have their dad on the menu and you still.

tried to order it hey man look the. McFlurry the McFlurry machine been broke. yeah it is at McDonald's but they don't. mean so hey the apple pie is dead but I. still want that McFlurry though oh my. goodness I'm just saying bro hey shout. out hey look shout out to the relation. shout out to their relationship Drake. it's okay man she heard the song it's. okay man go ahead though man. you realize when you start stir up old. boo-boo it still stink leave that alone. ain't even know boo-boo man this is just.

I'm a comedian these are jokes man these. are jokes I'm not saying nothing I. saying could you date someone making. more than you absolutely why not I I. jump right in the swaddle I don't care. I'll be right on I'll be right on the. chest like this here you know what I. mean hey if Leslie Jones if Leslie Jones. want to try some [ __ ] hey I climb I. climb ass I don't care about that so. let's just say for the sake of argument. like we see these big entertainers and. you know the wife you know.

I don't care I don't care bro whatever. bad JLo need hell I'll hold it for oh. okay bro I don't give a damn bro Oprah I. don't care I don't care. why you always gotta pick up my name. ain't hitting that man first of all why. you can't find somebody that's single. it's not that many billionaires I'm a. gold digger. it's not that many single billionaires.

man you know uh women you know who who. I'm gonna go Jessica Alba she got three. kids so she got a million you're right. because how could I say that about J-Lo. when she got she she got twins she got. Twins and she got two more she got four. right well I guess I mean if you want to. say the one that Ben Affleck but they're. older but you know I think they only got. two kids okay well whatever whatever JLo. need I Don't Give A J Lo can have 200. kids she mad to be in that place it. don't matter.

she a billionaire and it ain't gonna it. ain't gonna last forever if somebody's. all ready to order stop reading the menu. amen amen read it is fundamentals. so what's what's up with Jay Pharoah. next what's up man oh dude I got a. biopic uh Casablanca Buddha records. coming out March 31st I got another. movie that's dropping on June team. called the blackening I did with my boy. Sinclair walls uh Jermaine Fallas in. that Yvonne orange or orange from from.

insecure okay Yvonne or you know what. I'm talking about she's in it um what. else man I got a project dropping New. Year's Day speed boat that's coming out. the rap [ __ ] that [ __ ] gonna be fired. right crazy also I'm on Family Guy I'm a. Consulting producer up there right I. write on there from time to time I'm on. the show I want to be over there I want. to be on there with Stewie. oh oh really I'm sure me and Shannon. sharp can definitely have a sexy party. here. I love doing when he beat the brakes off. Brian because he owed him money oh yeah.

what's my money man what's the money. what's the money man been talking to me. a long time man. you know it's wild to me to have watched. that show for so long and now to be on. it with everybody right it's just the. blessing it's crazy to me man right and. like I just used to do impressions of. Peter Stewie Quagmire all of these folks. and now that I'm with the folks and I'm. creating my own characters with them. that just shows that's God man that's. God bro I know I figured out you the.

black Quagmire. I damn sure am. real life got Nuggets let you know. ladies I'm a Munch got dang it I said it. I'm a Munch you thought I was feeling. you I'm a Munch okay I munch it lunch it. crunch it punch it if you want if that's. what you like. I can't with you you know what I'm. talking about yeah I do know what you. told me yeah. appreciate it Jay man thank you hey man. and Shannon Shannon I love you dude.

and I'm so happy I'm on this show and. got dagger he is the goat he is the gut. thing go and if y'all [ __ ] keep. talking [ __ ] guess what an impersonator. of Him Gonna whoop your ass okay I don't. like that [ __ ] don't be talking about. off man don't talk about oh that's Unk. right there okay that's Unk protect him. at all costs okay all right [ __ ].

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