I try to run camera at all my shows. In case I come up with a new idea, to flesh out something I’ve been working on, or to capture any fun, random moments that may happen with the crowd. Last weekend in Virginia Beach there was a guy sitting up front who would smile after a joke he liked, but never laughed. So I decided to talk to him, and it led to me to a funny story I almost never tell. I hope you enjoy. And don’t feel guilty for laughing. Some stereotypes are really funny.
Told y’all she be double dutchin’
I recently came across this photo of Michelle Obama playing double dutch with some children as part of her “Let’s Move“ campaign and I immediately burst out laughing thinking about this joke I made — it was actually more of a side comment — a few years ago about why I love her so much and why I think she’s so cool. This was a Valentine’s Day show just a few weeks after President Obama’s inauguration in 2009. Sooo jealous of these kids…
I apologize for the video quality — I wasn’t HD-ing it back then. But check it out and maybe you’ll have a chuckle too!
My Comedy Moment Moment
Soooo… this little spot has been airing on IFC the past month. I don’t have IFC so I’m just now seeing it. The concept is super cute, but I’m a little bummed they “mis-captioned” me a couple times — mainly because one of the errors resulted in a grammatical mistake and I’m a grammar snob.
Them: these service
What I really said: each service
Them: to take the toilet
What I really said: to snake the toilet
Yes, I really did print the corrections. Hush. My takeaway from this is that maybe I should learn to speak more slowly… But I’m way happy to have the spot on air! Yay. ;)
My Mom’s McDonald’s Mishap
So my mom went to McDonald’s recently and got a partially eaten sandwich from the drive-thru. GROSS, right? Yeah, I know. Watch the video and she’ll tell you all about it. I was judging that lady in Panama City Beach, but now… in the words of the great Chris Rock, “I’m not saying she should have done it, but I understand.”
I prefer Wendy’s anyway.
Me In Your City: Atlanta/Los Angeles
On Monday nite the flight I was on from Atlanta to Los Angeles caught on fire mid-flight. It was really scary. But we evacuated via the inflatable slides, which was kinda exciting too — though I’m not sure I should admit that… Anyway, I created a Me In Your City video blog about. Wanna watch it? Here it go:
My name is Erin and I’m Black
Just a little clip of me from St. Patrick’s Day talking about how I got my name.
Bad Dates and Bearded Ladies
Here are a couple clips from my recent visit to The Bob and Tom Show. In this first one, I tell the crew about my worst date ever. You regular readers have undoubtedly heard about this one. It happened a while back, but I’ve only started talking about it on stage recently.
And in this clip, listen to us discuss the lack of racial equality within the ‘circus freak’ industry.
The Truth About Destination Weddings
Don’t feel bad that you couldn’t make it to your friends’ destination wedding… They don’t. Haha. Many thanks to my friends Daryn and Adrian Plummer for helping me out with this one. Watch to hear my theories on destination weddings and the people who have them.
Amen.