I wish people would understand that comedy is an art form, and that the same thing that makes a Picasso painting is the same thing that gives Bill Cosby the ability to do an hour of comedy on his kids. — Godfrey Copy Share Image
My black friends in America don't believe me. I said, 'Dude, I'm Nigerian American.' 'Word? We thought you were, like, regular black.' What the… — Godfrey Copy Share
I went to University of Illinois. Big school. 35,000 students. 800 black... I was the only black in every class. Hard to be absent. — Godfrey Copy Share
Even if you get a joke right you've done it a thousand times and sometimes there's times where it just doesn't work or someone… — Godfrey Copy Share
I observe everything around me and when something hits me and it's funny, that's what I talk about. I'm a more observational kind of… — Godfrey Copy Share
I got into trouble a lot in school. They say you're a disturbance in class. You're a distraction, they're moving you around. You never… — Godfrey Copy Share
I was always the class clown, although many teachers view the class clown as a trouble maker. But I always had good grades, so… — Godfrey Copy Share
If Mandela were a comedian, I bet he would never get mad at a heckler, he'd give him or her a hug. — Godfrey Copy Share
Customs is punishment for those who travel. This will teach you for traveling to our country! — Godfrey Copy Share
I think that sometimes I've been a little too nice. I think you have to have a balance. When you're too nice people take… — Godfrey Copy Share
The one thing you don't want to be is a sucky clean comic. I hate sucky clean comics! It's like Christian rock, bro. I'd… — Godfrey Copy Share
You know what the bodega is? It's the little Latin store, and they try to act like it's a grocery store. It has two… — Godfrey Copy Share
