Being a professional comedian is doing it right and good, when you don't feel like it. — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself. — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
You can't wait forever for an audience to get the joke, but you should give them at least two seconds to join… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation. — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
An aspiring comedian must be determined to get to his or her true feelings on a subject and convey that to the… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
Obviously the audience has veto power signified by whether they laugh or not, but you-not them-retain the ultimate power to decide what… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
Be prepared to cut your little extra lines that come after a big punchline and move on to the next joke or… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
You must study their deliveries, their use of their bodies, their timing, and their use of audio and vocal effects. — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan,… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
Walking back and forth also helps by creating the illusion that you are thinking of the routines on the spot, giving your performance a… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap.… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
Evaluate every performance on: stage presence, concentration, delivery, material and lessons learned. — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
Obviously the audience has veto power signified by whether they laugh or not, but you-not them-retain the ultimate power to decide what they're going… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
This whole urban rap thing needs to be pulled back some. The ghetto is being glorified, and there's nothing good about the ghetto except… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
Black people drink lots of beer. However, you won't see us skiing down a mountain for one, or see us diving for Frisbees on… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
Be prepared to cut your little extra lines that come after a big punchline and move on to the next joke or routine to… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
In addition to listening to the audience's laugh, you want to listen to their silence. Is it bored or interested silence? The silence is… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
An aspiring comedian must be determined to get to his or her true feelings on a subject and convey that to the audience. Figure… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
When I've mentioned things that I thought only happened to me, or thoughts that I felt had only had crossed my mind, the audience… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
On a good night, I'm just into the flow and seeing the pictures and words in my mind clearly before I say them. On… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share
