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Barry
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Pierre
Edwards AKA Pierre 5.
AJ Johnson 6.
Kim Wayans
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In
the mid-to-late 80's, a promising young Jew electrified the black
comedy circuit, highlighted by a legendary appearance on a little
known 1987 HBO special called Uptown Comedy Express,
which also featured a very raw Chris Rock (when his teeth were
completely fucked up), Arsenio Hall (when he wasn't such a homosexual)
and Clint Smith (who no ones remembers because he was wack...like
Talent, who I'll get to). Sobel left the crowd, which included
a leather clad Eddie Murphy (the nigga was wearing leather biker
gloves with a big ass ring over them...seriously, man...gay) with
his bit about how stereotypes are not totally unfounded. With
lines like; "Okay, fine, black people's butts aren't
higher up," “Sure, Jews don't buy wholesale,"
and my personal fave "Okay, fine, Asians are excellent
drivers," Sobel seemed destined for sitcom and big screen
successes. He had notable TV stints on The Ellen Burstyn Show
and 227, as well as small supporting roles in movies,
such as Blind Date, Doc Hollywood and Revenge of
the Nerds II. But, it just wasn't meant to be for Sobel.
The last thing I saw him in was 2002's For da Love of Money,
written and directed by...
When
D.C. native Pierre appeared on Def Comedy Jam in 1993,
I just knew this high-yella nigga was gonna be a star. His timing
was impeccable. He had great charisma and quick wit. I loved his
bit about getting shot in a McDonald's parking lot, describing
how he was the only one of his crew getting shot and he told the
dude to “spread those bullets around.” HAHAHAHA...TIGHT!
He seemed to be picking up steam in the mid-90s, with supporting
roles in unfunny shit like How To Be A Player and B.A.P.S.
You can't blame him for taking the roles. Bill Bellamy, who
was the star of Player, was a hot commodity at the time
and B.A.P.S. starred Halle Barry. Hey, Halle is Halle.
And he played her boyfriend in it (well, he is light-skinned).
Ultimately, however, those roles doomed him. It's like he was
punished for not being able to save such terrible scripts by stealing
scenes from the lead with great comedic adlibs. Please, everybody
can't be Morris Day in Purple Rain. Pierre was just playing
his role. It ain't his fault Bill Bellamy was overrated because
he coined the term "booty call" (I hope he copyrighted
that shit, because no one remembers anything else from his act).
And it ain't his fault Halle Berry has Beautiful Girl Disease
(beautiful women aren't funny). 
and
edgy comedian, the dude is a really good actor. Hangin' With
the Homeboys is one of my favorite films of the early 90s.
He was excellent in that. Along with John Leguizamo, he really
made that movie. I remember seeing Mario on MTV half-hour
Comedy Hour back in the late 80s, along with Garafalo, Sandler,
Chappelle, Leary...amazing. And Mario is about the only one that
didn't blow up. It ain't fair. He was, like, the third-funniest,
after Chappelle and Sandler. It's okay, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld
will continue to make sure Mario is eating good.
Although
Don has gotten plenty of shine in recent years playing the role
of Mike Epps' daddy in the last two Friday flicks, I
still don't understand why he's not a bigger star. This bamma
is tight as hell. I still can’t get over his line about
triflin' ass black folk...LMAO...this bamma said they be stuffing
rags in their gas tanks when they lose the caps and that he should
light the rag like a Molotov cocktail and blow they triflin' asses
up. HAHAHAHAHAHAH...that's that FIYA!!! HE GOOD!
What
list of misfit comedians would be complete without Teddy? Concluding
his act with perhaps the loudest ovation in the history of HBO’s
Def Comedy Jam, Carpenter, another DC native, was totally
deserved of his adulation from the crowd. If you think back hard,
surely you remember his routine as it ended with a young Big Lez
of Rap City and LL Cool J video fame grabbing his dick
as the audience roared at his raunchy yet creative set ending
bit. Yup, that one. I was sure you would recall what I was talking
about because if you’ve ever seen Teddy, you’ve seen
that routine. He does that shit at every show and for any audience.
You think I’m lying? I saw him do it at a comedy club, then
the next morning at a school assembly for a group of 4th graders…last
week! He’s lucky that little girl’s momma didn’t
press charges on him too. Teddy, its 2005, man. Get some new material.