You can't wait forever for an audience to get the joke, but you should give them at least two seconds to join in before you go on to the next one. — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
Being black and speaking properly are not mutually exclusive. My father was an African, and he spoke beautifully at home. Nelson Mandela speaks beautifully. Should Mandela put his hat on backwards and say, 'Yo, homey, this is Nelson. Yo, Winnie,… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Evaluate every performance on: stage presence, concentration, delivery, material and lessons learned. — 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 they're going… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
