#SinceBushForgaveKanye... We can all have fun

First of all, why did Kanye apologize. That was one of the few media blow-ups that Kanye has had that I was actually totally with.

(Although when he said it back in 2001, I was stupidly hyper-critical of his word choice. "Doesn't care about" seemed kind of like soft selling it to me. But now I realize that if it had been me on live television deciding to NOT read the teleprompter and go rogue to try to blow up G Dub's spot like that, I wouldn't have been nearly as eloquent. Especially not with all those visions dancing though my head of me getting audited every year for the rest of my life.)

Second of all, did Kanye mean to apologize? According to his Twitter feed, Kanye got caught up in Matt Lauer's baby blues (not that I know what Matt Lauer's eye color is, but blue seems right), and apparently Kanye just said whatever Matty Nice wanted him to say. Which for a dude who always seems comfortable bum rushing and going off in whatever direction his lips take him, it seems weird that Matt Lauer is his Kryptonite.

Thirdly... of all, WHY THE FUCK DID GEORGE BUSH FEEL LIKE HE WAS HIGH ENOUGH ON THE MORAL HIGH GROUND TO BE IN A POSITION TO FORGIVE KANYE???...

Ummm... George, Imma let you finish, but... YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE. You proved that during Katrina. And I no it doesn't count that you used to own a few. And, just in case you didn't know, you also don't care about poor people, Iraqi people, Afghan people, non-born again Christian people, gay people... In fact, in the aggregate, it would seem you don't really care much about... people people.... Unless they are rich, born again Christian people.

But I digress... READ THE REST OF THE BLOG AT THIS WEEK IN BLACKNESS

Ricky Gervais on comedy...

'Nuff said.

Well since you asked me Lebron...

Didja see Lebron's new commercial?

Well Lebron, if you're asking me --- And clearly you are. Although, I don't really care what you do one way or the other. But since you asked... --- Lebron, I think you should just shut up, put your head down, and win as many championships as you can, as fast as you can. It's just that simple. It's called "The Kobe Bryant Principle." This principle states that the heinousness of a person's act is inversely related to the amount that they accomplish in the world after the original heinous act. In other words, in order for the masses of people to forgive forget Kobe's sexual assault of a woman in Denver, apparently it required that Kobe win an NBA regular season MVP trophy AND two NBA championships. ANd now he's back to his pre-Denver endorsement glory. All thing considered, I'd say things worked out pretty well for him. (Dammit. Where's my sarcasm font?) For more information on this principle, see "Woods, Tiger."

But unfortunately for you, Lebron, Kobe had an easier path to redemption than I think you're gonna have. See, there are actually people out there who actually believe that Kobe didn't do what he was accused of. (I'm not one of those people for the record.) But we all know that you did what you are being accused of... because you did it on ESPN!!! Not that you committed a crime... and not that I'm equating what you did with what Kobe did, or Michael Vick, or even Tiger, or (insert transgressive black athlete here), but I don't have to tell you how seriously some people take sports in this country. See, YOU decided to leave Cleveland. (Totally understandable.) YOU decided to go to Miami with your two All-Star besties. (Seems a little carpetbaggery to me, but whatever.) And then YOU decided to announce your move to The Heat in an hour long infomercial entitled "The Decision." (YUCK!) An infomercial that many of us decision-ed to watch because we (incorrectly) assumed that you must be about to do something AWESOME if you were gonna take an hour to do it. Even Michael Jordan was shocked by your brazen display of ego saying, "I thought I had a lot of ego, but DAMN! Lebron has a lot of ego! Now bring me another million dollars to gamble away and tell Scottie Pippen that I need a foot rub."

So Lebron, stop acting like you are feeling oppressed by all the judgment. YOU DID THIS TO YOU! And as much as you left some money on the table to do it, YOU ARE STILL A MILLIONAIRE (on your way to a billionaire). ANNND you are incredibly rich and successful and doing what you love, during a time when the economy is so bad that many of the people who support you and your league can't afford a ticket to come see you.

So until you win at least one NBA trophy, I say shut your Nike hole. Enjoy wintering in Miami and pass the ball to Dwayne Wade at the end of every game. Also, try to win at least two NBA championships your first year in Miami. See, if you won two NBA trophies THIS YEAR, I'd guarantee that we would all forgive and forget. I know two NBA championships in one year sounds impossible, but remember, you are King James. And we are all just your humble witlesses witnesses.

Lebron, I normally wouldn't stick my nose into somebody else's business... but you did ask me.

Also, you probably should have won the first game of the season. :-)

The commercial is pretty cool though. Love that Barkley line.

Sesame Street explains to ABC News that I had no reason to be worried.

Responding to the pressure that my blog put on Sesame Street's "I Love My Hair" video (JOKE), ABC News investigates Sesame Street (HALF JOKE) and is vindicated. (NOT A JOKE) WHEW!

And now I'm taking my Internetic ball and going home. I've never been scolded by black women so much in my life... and I've spent time in Baptist churches... in Alabama. And as long as that little Muppet girl is happy, I'm fine.

Hey Sesame Street, I thought you said you loved her hair.

OK. First, watch this...

Lemme start slowly here.

Honestly, I'm not trying to be a hater, here. I am on record as being a BIG fan of Sesame Street. I go waaaaaaaay back with the show. Pre-Elmo. I go way back to a black dude named David, to when there was a Mr. Hooper and he was alive,  and back to when Cookie Monster ate cookies EVERY TIME, not just after he had a balanced meal.

So I am REEEEEALLY and HONESTLY not trying to hate on the above video.

It's almost excellent. It is very nearly, completely and utterly excellent. But unfortunately it's just short of excellent. and sadly for me, that makes it totally wrong.

When I first saw a link to this video, it was posted by a black woman that I follow on Twitter. And I clicked the link and read her blog about how Sesame Street had made a video celebrating black women's hair in it's natural state. and I immediately thought, "Way to go Sesame Street! You still got it!" And then I thought, "I should go post it on Martha's Facebook page." Martha is one of my best friends and she has a black daughter and she has often talked about the struggle to make sure that her daughter knows that her hair doesn't need to be straightened or blonde-ed or flat ironed-ed-ed (Do people still flat iron?) So I thought to myself, "This video will be perfect ANNNNND I'll get some very valuable 'I'M A GOOD FRIEND!' points." I can always use more of those. Believe me. But first I thought, "Well, I should probably watch the video first...

Damn.

OK, it starts great. I love the Muppet of the little black girl. She's adorable. (Yes, Muppets are real!) They didn't do the Sesame Street thing where she's a monster OR she's a humanoid with like green skin and purple hair. It's not a metaphor. It is an actual representation of a "young black girl." Excellent! I also love the voice of the actor singing it. She is clearly sounds black, and the voice is awesome. No obvious Auto Tuning to take out the soul of the black folk.

And then for me personally, it quickly goes downhill. The song is ostensibly about a young black girl who accepts her hair and how it naturally is...

"Don't need a trip to the beauty shop. Because I love what I got on top!"

And then what does Sesame Street have this happy, well adjusted, accepting, little black girl do immediately after she declares how much she loves her natural hair?

THEY HAVE HER CHANGE HER HAIR!!!?? SEVERAL TIMES!!!??

Now, again. I'm not a hater. I'm not saying that the message to black girls should be NEVER DO ANYTHING TO YOUR HAIR! No, I'm not saying that at all. But what I am saying is that there's a big difference between THIS...

or THIS...

or THIS...

There's a BIG DIFFERENCE between all of those hairstyles and THIS...

You like how they just snuck it into the middle of the clip without even really referring to it. The hair above may have not seen the inside of a beauty shop, but there is something in that hair that is not natural.

And then her hair turns into THIS...

Well, now Sesame Street, you dropped us off right where we started. We are back to the message that says...

"Black women, go ahead and love your hair, but sometimes you're gonna want it to flow down your back and swing in the breeze. And if you want that then you had better sit down, because it's gonna take hours and hours and require either synthetic or another human's hair. And then technically, it's not actually your own hair that you are loving. And no, it does not matter whether or not you have the receipt."

I'm just saying at the very least it is a mixed message and a missed opportunity. And again, I'm not trying to be a hater. There is something to like here. I just wonder if there were any black people involved in the creation of this segment. Also I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with any of the hairstyles in this clip. In fact, I think their mistake had an easy fix. They could have had several different little black girl Muppets, each with a different hairstyle, in order to demonstrate that each of them loves the hair that they were born with. Wasn't that the lesson they were trying to teach here anyway? Were they afraid that too many black Muppets on set would cause some ruckus? Like a Muppet version of the Source Awards?

Anyway, now it is impossible for me to post this clip on Martha's page with the hopes of her sharing it with her daughter as a way of alleviating all that "black woman hair pressure." I will send it to her, but now it's gonna be one of those, "What do you think of THIS?" And of course, Martha may like it. And of course if she deems it appropriate, Martha may share it with her daughter anyway... Hell, she may even show it to her daughter even if she deems it to be inappropriate --- They're big on REAL, ACTUAL teaching moments over there in Oakland. But I can't just post it on Martha's Facebook page, like it's not potentially radioactive. Her daughter is too important for that.

For the record, her daughter's hair looks like THIS...

WKB Curve in NYC on 10/21/10!

Hey NYC people! I’ll see you next week Thursday, October 21st @8pm for another edition of my show, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour. And this time it is a New York’s premiere comedy spot The Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater — or UCB, if you’re nasty… and if you don’t already associate UCB with The University of California at Berkeley.

The best part is that it is only a recession busting FIVE BUCKS!!! WOOOHOOOO! What a bargain! Click here for details.

Racism will be ended for less than the cost of a vente mocha with an extra shot of espresso! I hope to see you there. And if not I hope you let your NYC people know. Thanks!

I’ll be in NYC for s couple of weeks and I’m booking other shows, stand-up and otherwise, so there will be many other opportunities to see me there. if you know of any, forward them along. Thanks again.

WKB Curve in NYC on 10/21/10!

Hey NYC people! I'll see you next week Thursday, October 21st @8pm for another edition of my show, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour. And this time it is a New York's premiere comedy spot The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater --- or UCB, if you're nasty... and if you don't already associate UCB with The University of California at Berkeley.

The best part is that it is only a recession busting FIVE BUCKS!!! WOOOHOOOO! What a bargain! Click here for details.

Racism will be ended for less than the cost of a vente mocha with an extra shot of espresso! I hope to see you there. And if not I hope you let your NYC people know. Thanks!

I'll be in NYC for s couple of weeks and I'm booking other shows, stand-up and otherwise, so there will be many other opportunities to see me there. if you know of any, forward them along. Thanks again.

Don't set up a Google Alert for your name.

It's bad for the ego. Well, not totally bad. There have been times I have found out cool things like the review from my upstairs neighbor last week. And actually mostly it is just weird show listings that I get two weeks after the shows are over. But then there are times that I get things where people don't like me or what I do and then write blogs about it. The fun part about that is that they write them like the dude they are talking about isn't actually a real person who might end up reading the thing they wrote. I usually end up commenting on their blog. I don't do it in a threatening or an angry way. Usually I do it in a kind of "I SEE YOU" way... which is one of the only valuable things I learned from the movie Avatar. But then a couple of days ago I got Google-alerted this...

Yup, my first CD being sold on eBay and currently they are asking one penny and they haven't gotten a buyer. Now, I'm aware that I'm not Dane Cook. Nobody is more aware of the fact that my CD's aren't exactly fling off the shelf than I am... OK, maybe my wife is pretty aware of it too, since the boxes are in our closet. And my first CD is not exactly out of print or rare, so I'm not shocked that people aren't flocking to this page to get this piece of plastic... BUT COME ON!!! ONE CENT??? And NOBODY wants it? That just hurts. Let's try to get this price to a least two or three cents. And if you do win it and contact me to prove that you won it, I'll send you my NEW CD, Face Full of Flour for FREE, a pair of free tickets to a show and whatever else I can scrounge up around here. ONE CENT INDEED!

Charlyne Yi VS TMZ: A Primer in How NOT to use Humor

This is why I believe that it is VERY IMPORTANT as a comedian to pick your targets carefully. Comedy that mocks needlessly and even worse targets the weak is cowardly and selfish. Not that TMZ is engaging in something as lofty as satire but I always think of this Molly Ivins quote in situations like this. (Which pretty much means whenever I spend too much time in comedy clubs.) When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar. --- Molly Ivins

It's not as if Charlyne Yi is the type of celebrity that needs to be taken down a peg. I would guess that most people walking by her didn't even know that it was her. (No offense, Charlyne.)

Now admittedly, I don't know that much about Oxfam, but thanks to this video I'm gonna go check them out, and try to get some good out of this. Yuck, TMZ. Totally YUCK!!!

*UPDATE: I just found a link that questions Charlyne's story, basically saying it may be a Joaquin Phoenix style hoax designed to get Oxfam more publicity. Well clearly it is working but DAAAAAAAMN! Special thanks to Sacha Baron Cohen for making it impossible to take anyone at face value.

In 7 minutes SNL makes Morgan Freeman regret every choice he's ever made in life. What's up with that?

OK Saturday Night Live, let's talk about this sketch that aired Saturday night, October 2nd...

First off, I'm not angry at your writers. I understand that they are in a unique position. They have to turn out over an hour of material every week. As a comedian, I write topically and pretty quickly but I could never claim to be able to turn out an hour of new material in one week. It is an achievement that in 35 years of SNL that there has never been just seven minutes of a blank screen. Plus, not only have I known people who have written on the show; I've also read several books and many articles about how challenging it is to work on the show. I understand that the writers do not ultimately determine what makes it on air. So again, I'm not blaming the writers.

I'm also not blaming the actors. As someone who is trying to "make it" in show business myself, I understand that it is hard enough to get a job in show business, and when you get one, you are not necessarily in a position to approve the scripts. And I'm not encouraging any diva-like walkouts from the actors. Good on ya for getting a job. So I don't blame the star of this sketch, Kenan... or Kel... or whichever one he is.

SNL, I guess I'm blaming you --- the institution --- which means I blame Lorne Michaels. He is the keeper of the SNL flame, so therefore he is the one who determines what hits the screen. That flame has burned very bright on many occasions over those 35 years. Lorne Michaels is man who invented SNL and who assembled the murderer's row of funny that was SNL's first season. Each member of that cast is a first ballot Comedy Hall of Famer. In 1975 SNL was edgy, on point, and most important relevant. That last quality is in my opinion one of the best things that great comedy can be.

But besides all of those other adjectives I listed, there is one more thing that comedy is supposed to be... and that is funny. And this sketch is not funny. Not at all. Not in the least. And in the process of not being funny, it also highlights something that has been a serious problem for you, Saturday Night Live, for most of your existence: Black people. Saturday Night Live has never known exactly what to do with it's black people. Either we play the extreme background of sketches --- which Tim Meadows (minus The Ladies Man) made a career out of for his ten years on Saturday Night Live --- OR the sketches featuring black performers exist in some ghettoized place that suddenly makes it seem like we, the viewing audience, collectively and accidentally sat on our remotes and changed the channel. The "What's Up with That" sketch is an example of that. I have no idea what this sketch is supposed to be. Is it a parody? Of what? Is it satire? How? Is it a comment on BET? I hope not, because I would be really sad, Saturday Night Live, if you couldn't find an effective way to make fun of BET. Is this sketch just supposed to be strangely unsatisfying and weirdly sad? Mission Accomplished. And what the hell are the white actors doing in the background??? SNL, I think you actually managed to re-invent a long forgotten genre of performing, White Minstrelsy. The look on Morgan Freeman's face says it all. I don't think he's acting.

It's clear SNL, that you still don't know what to do with your black performers. It has been a recurring joke nearly since the beginning that the show doesn't have things for the black performers to do. When Barack Obama was elected there were articles everywhere about how SNL was going to have to hire an new actor in order to have someone to effectively imitate Barack Obama. In the end you went with your own cast member Fred Armisen, who other than being approximately the same hue as the prez does about as good of an impression of Barack as Barack does an impression of Malcolm X. Other than Eddie Murphy and the woefully unheralded Garrett Morris, SNL has done a great disservice to black comedy. And Saturday Night Live, before you bring up the names Chris Rock or Tracy Morgan let me stop you; both of them only revealed themselves as comic powerhouses AFTER their tenures on SNL. Not that SNL didn't help them, but SNL, you are to black comedy what Bob Knight's tenor at Indiana University was to NBA All-Star teams. All this makes me nervous for the new black comic they hired, Jay Pharoah.

Now if you laughed when you watched "What's Up with That," that's fine. Really it is. It's not your fault. Just because you enjoy Taco Bell, that doesn't make it good food. And just because you laugh, that doesn't make it funny.

Now, some will (and do) argue that, SNL, you just suck in general, but I'm not one of those people. That Andy Samberg kid has had some moments. And just so you know that I'm not an SNL hater, I leave you on this. One of the greatest moments in the history of comedy --- black or otherwise --- and it comes from... Ahem... Saturday Night Live.

P. S. This sketch was actually written by Paul Mooney who was Richard Pryor's writer, not SNL's.

P. P. S. And also Lorne Michaels gets no credit for Eddie Murphy. Mr. Murphy was an SNL member during the 4 seasons that Lorne Michaels had left the show.

P. P. P. S. Lorne, I'm available if you ever need me. And good luck, Jay Pharoah. Seriously.

Episode 3 of FNGTAC - Eddie Long... & Strong

Finally Episode 3 comes to you! In this episode me & Vernon talk about the Eddie Long Scandal and how Eddie Long is like a superhero. Vernon tells a story about a strip club that may or may not be sacreligious. I coin the term "George Foremaning." Vernon laughs longer and harder than you've ever heard before. Vernon's phone goes off repeatedly & the episode ends with a special guest /shocking LOST-style finale.

You can connect with Vernon on Facebook, Twitter @vurnt22, and www.livingcolour.com

And with me Facebook, Twitter @wkamaubell, and HERE!

And you can connect with the Podcast on Twitter @ThatFNGuide

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It's Like Someone Just Wandered Into The Batcave...

So, much to my dismay, one of my neighbors --- specifically the one upstairs --- found out that I'm a comedian. I feel like someone just walked into the Batcave. A friend of mine asked me why I wouldn't want my neighbors to know that I'm a comedian, and let me be clear... I don't have anything specifically against this neighbor. (Although they are noisy up there sometimes.) I just know from years of experience that when random, everyday people --- like neighbors... or your local grocer... or the tellers at your bank... or the dude at the coffee shop that you regularly see when you go use the free wifi to write your hilarious yet socially scathing jokes --- when they find out that you are a comedian it generally means three things start to happen... 1) They feel the need to say things like, "I want to come see you." Which they usually don't mean, but they know that it sounds good to say.  And I understand, because who really wants to go see stand-up comedy? Not me.

2) Every time they see you --- say on the occasions that you are both walking into the building at the same time --- they ask things like, "When's your next show? And then you give them a handful of dates, they stare blankly at you and say, "I really want to see you." Which means, "I still have no plans on seeing you, but I want you to know that in theory it sounds like a good idea."

I've learned that in this scenario people think it's rude if I just turn away from them and spit behind me, "Check my website." as I shuffle into my apartment.

3) Over time --- and this one is the WORST ONE --- they start to look at you differently the longer they realize that you aren't famous; therefore, you must not be that good at being a comedian. Admittedly, this one is kind of hard to recover from and necessitates entering and entering my building through the garage, climbing up the fire escape, and going into my apartment through the window.

So I've spent the last ten years avoiding the subject in my building. It's small building so fortunately, I don't have that many people to avoid. But it also means that I can't be as anonymous as I like. And in that time maybe only two different apartments found out I was a comedian. One was right after I moved in, and it was my fault. I told that neighbor I was a comedian back when I didn't know of these inevitable results. And the second time was when one of my neighbors saw me on TV. But since I went up to the roof and knocked the satellite dishes down that hasn't been a problem since.

That and the fact that I haven't been on TV that much --- if at all --- since.

The other problem is I know when people imagine a comedian, they aren't imagining me. Everyone has their own comedy avatar in their head, and I've learned from experience that whatever that avatar is, it ain't me. So when these neighbors say they want to see me, I figure they are imagining some combination of Jerry Seinfeld meets Dane Cook meets Jay Leno's monologue. (Unless they are black... then they want me to be Bernie Mac. Black people always want you to be Bernie Mac.) The comedian I assume --- and have often found they don't want --- is a black guy ranting and raving about his disappointment in the system, his distrust of our leaders, and his frustration with the fact that few people see things the way that he does... and his goofy facial expressions.

Well, thanks to the Internet and Google my anonymity is GOOOOOOOONE. (I'm heading to Google today to looking into knocking their satellites down.) Luckily the show went fairly well... even though it was a Monday night in bar. And I think I'll be able to continue to make eye contact in the hallways.

You can click the picture above to read the blog. She seemed to really enjoy it. She even says she'll come back. If that's the case it's time to write some new jokes specifically for her. Here's a start...

"Who are these people who play their stereos at full volume at 7:30 in the morning???"

Heheheheheh. Just kidding. Mostly.

How Famous Are YOU?

OK, so there' s famous... and then there's take my shoes off my feet while I finish singing this song FAMOUS! And apparently that's what Mariah Carey is...

WOW! Even Patti Labelle has to take her OWN shoes off.

Exactly!

Courtesy of comedian Simon Munnery.

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The W. Kamau Bell Curve RETURNS to NYC for ONE NIGHT!

Looks like I'll be heading out to NYC to do my show at UCB on Thursday, October 21 @8pm. ONLY FIVE BUCKS!!! Click here for tickets!

The W. Kamau Bell Curve is a comedic exploration of the current state of America’s racism, combined with a little (unknown) history, a little Powerpoint, and a whole bunch of Kamau.

W. Kamau Bell told the very first joke about Barack Obama on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend waaaaaaaay back in 2005. Unfortunately, the joke predicted that Barack would never be President. (Oops!) The San Francisco Weekly honored Kamau as the Comedian of the Year in 2008 and also profiled him in a cover story in 2009. “The Curve” enjoyed a long run in San Francisco, had continued success in Oakland and Berkeley, and played to full houses in 2009 at the New York International Fringe Festival. Time Out New York said, “Happily, Bell finds comic gold in the wide range of material he mines, offering provocative insights into an ugly reality. FOUR STARS”

“Smart, stylish, and very much in the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle and Margaret Cho” - San Francisco Weekly

“W. Kamau Bell is the most important guy doing comedy right now. Do yourself a favor and go see him. He’s got the most astute, hilarious and completely righteous material going and he’s going to be a legend in his own lifetime like Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce. Think Bill Hicks but slightly taller.” — Margaret Cho

Join ME & ColorLines at the 2010 Facing Race Conference

I'll be there, doing an excerpt of "The W. Kamau Bell Curve," before the full version in Chicago on Saturday the 25th. It's an honor to be a part of Facing race. The Keynote Speaker is Melissa Harris-Lacewell, and Van Jones will be presenting, too! And many, more! Gulp!

One question though?... Do I have time to get a PhD before this Thursday?

The W. Kamau Bell Curve hits LA! FREE SHOW!

HEY LOS ANGELES! The W. Kamau Bell Curve is coming to LA Wed. Sept. 22 8pm & it's ABSOLUTELY FREE! @ Comedy Comedy Central Stage @ The Hudson 6539 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.

Call to RSVP @ 323.960.5519!

It's a big show. Lots of Hollywood bigwigs coming out. Every normal human being that I can get in there. It will really help. If you aren't from LA but have LA friends, pleeeeeeeeease send them my way. Thank you for your enduring support!

Weird that me & him are allegedly in the same business..

Strange?

I'M IN KEITH KNIGHT'S COMIC, KNIGHT LIFE!!!

Just got an E-mail forwarded from my dad where one of his friend's saw THIS in today's Denver Post...

WOW! WOW! This is literally one of my dreams come true. When I was a kid I spent hours drawing comics. But I quickly realized that my talent lay elesewhere. (I'm stillnot sure if I have found out where exactly my talents lay... for the record.)

Full disclosure: I know Keith a little bit. He used to be based in the Bay Area. And when I moved out there it was clear he was someone I wanted to get to know. I even put him on one of my variety shows years ago at The Purple Onion. - But I never expected anything like THIS!!!!

WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!