Growing up, I loved comedy even before I knew that you could be a stand-up comedian.

I really loved making my mom laugh, and I knew that she thought that I was funny. It was really valuable, in my home growing up, to be able to have a chat and participate in a conversation and be funny. Whatever I could do to make my mom laugh could either get me out of trouble or just get me more attention or get me respect in the house.

Growing up in Canada, I dated a few ice hockey players.

Christmas coming means one thing for comedians: office party gigs!

What happened when 'Sweetback' made all that money, the studios were in a very difficult position. They wanted the money, but they didn't the message. This marked the advent of the caricatures which became known as blaxploitation.

The American electorate are getting disgusted with weaklings who blow where the wind takes them while frittering away our precious lifeblood and borrowing money from our new owners, the Chinese.

With the first money I got, I built my parents a house back home, gave them a string of credit cards, and said 'Go.'

If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.