Cedric the Entertainer Remembers “The Kings of Comedy” Tour | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

hey what's up guys I'm Cedric the. Entertainer and I feel short and. indifferent sometimes sometimes angry. about being Conan's. friend let's go through those was the. first one short yes I was so surprised. at how tall you were the first time I. met you I know it shocked it just was. like what yeah you know it was supposed. to be no also uh people act like I've. been lying to them I never say anything. about my height but they act like no you.

came across this so small on television. so small-minded and Petty think you had. really big desk when you think about it. yes you did you had made a choice of. being in the little chair for. Thanksgiving all right well I'm so glad. you're here because we have a lot to. talk about first of all you're a genius. cuz you named yourself Cedric the. Entertainer that is the smartest move. anyone's made in the history of show. business because no one can question it. it's like no it's on my tax for.

I am the Entertainer let's go yeah let's. go you know what and it actually kind of. happened though it was weird it was. weird cuz another dude called me that. first and it was it was only because I. didn't have a lot of jokes I used to. sing a lot and and you know do poetry on. stage anything I could do to Philip the. time and so I just told dude don't call. me a comedian call me an Entertainer and. that's how it happen so and I just kept. the name from there but then like when I. first got to Hollywood they definitely. wanted me to change that that was like. you know all the agents is like no go by.

your government name Cedric Schaefer no. it's not it's not Schaefer. guys you know I tagged you for a schaer. the minute you walked in I tagged you. for a. schaer I'm like like this guy's Jewish I. know it it's already been a hard time. finding my dad as it is but that. would no that would have been even more. of a challenge also I love I love like. you go to these people for Creative. advice and their advice is use your.

government name yeah exactly what. talking about I think I wonder what Bono. would do you. know yeah Patty Ali want no one wants to. hear that gu hear Rock dude say hey. Patty give us another one give us. another one think about the Joshua Tree. uh but really like when you're out there. and and bored and living there in a that. version yeah you uh you know thing is. you are h seriously funny first time I.

saw you and and you really came to my. notice was and I want to go back before. that but Kings of Comedy is when I felt. like who is this guy and I didn't know. and I thought that was such a great film. because uh it it featured you all so. brilliantly it showed that you are you. still are the kings of comedy it's. amazing it's a beautiful thing man that. was such a you what year was that was. that late '90s or early 2000s early. 2000s we we started the tour in late 90s.

it was so 98 was the first dates but we. didn't shoot the movie until like 01. right at the end of. 2001 right in there and so you know fun. time man you know comedy was growing uh. you know the the idea that shows like de. Comedy Jam and started to really put. like black comedians in the in the. Forefront of uh like just having an. audience that was our very own so you. know when we by putting us all together. we were able to do Arenas and it was a. few people that done you know of course.

Dice and and Eddie Murphy I think Martin. had done Arena tours but nobody kind of. did it like this you know like a like. Coachella like you know you got a lot of. your favorites there at one night and so. that that was fun that was Rockstar. stuff man we we had a blast on that tour. I also think it it it blew up awareness. this that that needed to happen it blew. up awareness in a really beautiful way. that uh that you guys are a force you. you know what I mean that that and uh.

it's you weren't trying to you weren't. trying to get other people into the tent. you were saying we don't that we. don't need that we're this is what we do. we're hilarious and uh and look at this. whole world that follows us and you. should be here too I remember being. thinking Jesus Christ these guys are a. phenomenon yeah I think you know you're. right and I think that was really what. what became a catalyst to opening up you. know of course we had like um you know.

you know the networks with like WB and. UPN starting to you know like create. shows uh for uh you know like. predominantly African-American families. but it definitely opened up this idea. like comedy is not like the the the the. evening at The Improv way which was the. only way you can get on television right. if back then you do evening at The. Improv and try to get picked to be on. Carson or Leno or something like that. and then you know you you you came along. at a time when it was far you know you.

were one of us that's what makes you. cool that's what everybody goes. everybody you know I'm just saying in. the hood everybody goes trust me. everybody goes oh Conan O'Brien he's one. of us he's one of us oh I swear to God I. get that all the time don't laugh Sona I. get that all the. time when I go to the hood when I go to. the hood people are like oh good you're. back in the hood yeah you're back and. everybody's like yo I mean I go to. barber shop you see con and L Le I'm.

like yeah man that's my that's my NW. yeah come on Sona how many times have. you been looking for me and I've been at. the barber shop oh yeah oh so many Sho. just shooting the hanging out. getting a nice fade yeah I'm. sorry yes that's true I need a fade I. need a fade so badly you should go like. to Philadelphia where they do the. Linings where they line up you you. haven't had facial hair in a long time. though I shaved it off long yeah I did I.

had a beard for a while and then uh and. then I shaved it uh will Ferell actually. said shave it or I'm coming on the show. and I'll shave it and I didn't shave it. so he came on the show brought a barber. chair and shaved me and it was hilarious. and then I thought once will Ferell. shaves you you can't go back no that's. it that's it so I was done after. that.