The Last Black Unicorn

(Ann) #1

I would go up there every week, and I got to meet a lot of
diĉerent comedians. A lot of mentors would come in. Dane
Cook showed up. Chris Spencer. All the Wayans brothers
came one day. Harland Williams came by, and Quincy
Jones.
I remember the day Quincy Jones came in there, I was
like:


Tiffany:    “What   is  he  doing   here?   He  ain’t   funny.”

But he was saying how comedy is like music, and it’s
about the rhythm of the words. Like if you really listen to a
joke, it has a melody to the punchline. I got that, it really
helped me.
Charles Fleischer was there. I was so excited about
Charles Fleischer, ’cause he does the voice of Roger Rabbit.
ͳe character I’ve been emulating the most, just trying to
be funny—and now, the guy who does this character’s voice
is teaching me, talking to me.
I liked Charles Fleischer a lot, but he was all intent on
telling me not to do bathroom humor, which I did not agree
with. He was like:


Charles:     “You’re     a   pretty  girl.   You     shouldn’t   do
bathroom humor.”

I had a joke about going to a public bathroom, and then
an old lady comes in the stall next to you, and she be
making weird noises, and I imitated the lady’s noises and

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