Let's see, people kept telling me that I should be a comedian. I paid those people no mind. Then one day on my 9 to 5 I was asked to host an event for uppidy, sophisticated people. Why they wanted a black, butch lesbian in a man's suit to entertain these people in their gowns and tuxs I'll never know. But I did. I went off the top of my head for 4 hours straight, keeping these people, (over 250) in stitches. When it was over, people thought I was a hired comedian. Comedian Larry La La was there, and asked me how long I'd been a comedian. Wow. That's it. I'm gonna go for it now. I'm gonna try this comedy thing. So in Sept 2006 I was invited to perform at The Columbus Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival. Instead of doing spoken word like I was supposed to, I told some jokes. If I was gonna fail, let it be where no one knows my name right? It was terrifying. I kept looking down at the ground the whole time. I wouldn't even look at the audience, but... I heard laughter. I survived. I came back to L.A. glad it was over, and promising myself I would never do comedy again. I was wrong. My girlfriend kept pushing me to do an open mic. It's a good thing she did, because I wasn't going back on stage. It was too scary. In October 2006, one month after the Columbus Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, I did an open mic at Martini Blues. I told one joke, and blacked out for the other 4 minutes and 30 seconds. A total disaster. So bad, I still haven't performed there since. In Jan 2007, my girlfriend would not let me stop. For an anniversary gift, she paid $250.00 for me to take comedy lessons. This girl is relentless. Needless to say, I went, and was bored shitless, but I made some good friends. After 4 months passed since my last disaster on stage at Martini Blues, I tried comedy again on February 25, 2007 at the Bliss Cafe. One week later I performing at the Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd, and I haven't stopped since. I really see my start date in comedy as Feb 07, since that's when I actually started, and kept going. So far, I've done a television interview, a short film, and have performed with some of the industry's hottest comedians like Darren Carter, Margaret Cho, and Sherry Shepherd to name a few. I've won comedy contests, made it to the semi-finals of the California Comedy Festival, and made it to the finals in the Comedy Idol competition. And it hasn't even been a full year yet. Although I've never been able to see it myself, I'm often compared to Bernie Mac. No other comedian, just him. I take this as a compliment, cause Bernie is one of the greats. One time I was talking to another comedian that I had just met. He said, "you know what they call you right?" I said, "no, what?" He said, "the lesbian Bernie Mac." Wow, what a compliment. I mean they could call me the lesbian Carrot Top, right? I've met a lot of people, and a lot of people put me in good spots. Shout outs to Sherry Shepherd, the first celeb to believe in me, Cathy Lewis and Vargus Mason, they hooked me up with Margaret Cho, Carlease Burke, the first to let me host a show, Norma Jean and The Standup Guy, the first to help me produce my very first show called Dykes on Mics, Flow, who gave me my first feature, Cochino, the first to pay me for performing, Sandra Valls, the first to offer honest professional advice, Gina Yashere and Marc Howard, for encouraging me to perform at bigger spots, Grace Fraga, for the first t.v. interview, Kareem Ferguson, for my first role in a movie, Ron G, for verbally kicking my ass for freezing up in front of Bob Sumner (def jam), Chocolate Storm and Big Head Chuck, for giving me the first night I ever totally KILLED on stage, Bobbie Oliver, and countless others. Even those of you that dislike me, you indirectly have helped me, and I thank you. If I forgot your name, please don't take it personal. I simply forgot. I have been blessed by a lot of people, including you. To my partner Stephanie, thank you. If it weren't for your relentless encouragement, I wouldn't even be doing this. Thanks for all of those that have paved the way. Spirit has a need for my voice, for my people, and my generation, so I'm off to write, perform, or something. And big thanks to the one and only Bernie Mac! Without you, what other greatness would they compare me too? Stay up!
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