Tony Woods Photo-Illustration: Vulture and Netflix “He hasn’t even released an hour-long special,” the New York Times’ Jason Zinoman wrote about Tony Woods in October 2019, “but few comics today are more naturally funny or have been as influential.” He may now have a Netflix half-hour, as part of Tiffany Haddish’s They Ready series, but Woods remains one of stand-up’s true legends, in that he is a bit of a mystery.
On Vulture’s Good One podcast, Woods discusses Chappelle, the importance of Def Comedy Jam, and more. You can read some excerpts from the transcript or listen to the full episode below. Tune in to Good One every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Some comedians think that [I’m bothered by Chappelle performing like me] when they come to me and go, “Yeah, man, he’s being just like you. He’s being just like you.” I’m like, “Okay, and he’s doing well.” Right? They don’t realize what they’re doing is they’re coming up to me and telling me how successful my son is. I’m like, Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel good that I influenced him for whatever reason.
On Def Comedy Jam That show was very important because before that, stand-up comedy was: You were already super, super-famous, and you had a big hour-long special. People didn’t even think about the fact that there’s other comedians out there working every night who do ten, 15 minutes in little bars and restaurants — comedians from all over the country with different angles, different perspectives. Most people couldn’t get past the profanity. This older guy back in [the D.C.
On Hollywood Executives Not Understanding His Style You’ll come in there, and they’ll say, “What’s your pitch?” And you say, “I have an idea about a guy who has a magic teacup, and he can do this and he can do that.” And they go, “That sounds great, but let’s make the teacup a laptop.” Shut the fuck up. Right? I had a meeting with HBO once, and I was with the head of comedy programming, but I had a treatment about a funny dental office.
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