October 28, 2024 • 20 mins
Comedian and writer Corey Marshall joins us to share his unexpected journey into the world of stand-up comedy. Imagine turning a life-altering event like a divorce into an opportunity for reinvention. Corey did just that, boldly stepping onto the stage for his first-ever one-man show without any prior experience. His fearless leap into comedy not only led to a successful debut but also caught the attention of influencers from New York's Caroline Comedy Club. However, it wasn't all smooth sailing—Corey reflects on the humbling experiences of witnessing fellow comedians bomb on stage, teaching him resilience and the importance of maintaining confidence in the face of potential failure. With 13 years in the industry, Corey offers insights into the hard-won lessons that have shaped his comedic career.
From being inspired by legends like Bill Cosby, Dave Chappelle, and Eddie Murphy, Corey's journey has evolved from stand-up to exciting new ventures in writing. He shares how the storytelling finesse of these iconic figures and shows like Comic Relief and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour have influenced his comedic style. Transitioning from the stage to creative writing, Corey explores opportunities in script punch-ups and even ventures into crafting horror and metaverse-themed comic book series. We also discuss practical tips for aspiring comedians and the significance of embracing one's unique voice. Stay connected with Corey and myself, Comedian Roma, on social media, and don't forget to check out our comedic escapades on No ID Media TV on YouTube.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
all right.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcomeback to a new season of no id
podcast.
As your guest, your host romedavis, I have here writer comic
jedi ellen from the ny, the oneand only the great cory marshall
yeah, what's going on, bro?
Speaker 2 (00:27):
you can't hear me how you feeling, man?
Speaker 1 (00:30):
yeah, I can hear you.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
It was like I was about to say, we just did like a
sound check man I don't know,what's going on the struggle.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
It always, man I got.
I saw this man perform a coupleof weeks ago at a Joker Day
showcase over here in Virginia.
Hilarious comedian straightfrom NY.
I did not do any crowd work onhim because he had Army Fatigue
songs, so I know I'm going toget my ass whooped.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
The Army Fatigue man.
Those are just pants Ipurchased from a store, but you
still Would've got your assRipped, though, regardless.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
I was not gonna do Nothing that day, man.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Definitely not military.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
So let's just start here, cause You're a comedian
and a writer.
How did you get your start?
And who was Corey Marshall?
How did I get?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
my start and who was cory marshall?
How did I get my start and whowas cory marshall?
Those are like entirely twodiverse two different questions,
yeah but, um, I got.
Let's start with how I got mystart In stand-up.
I got divorced.
(01:47):
I got divorced and I needed topick me up.
I was just feeling down and Iwas always funny and it was
definitely one of those thingsto where I think I can move
forward.
I was used to public speakingand presenting.
So I got divorced.
I decided to pick me up andwhat I did was I actually rented
(02:08):
a theater in Richmond Virginiaand I rented a theater in
Richmond Virginia and did myfirst comedy show.
It was a one-man show.
I knew nothing about comedy, notgonna lie, not like I do now.
I had an idea about how a showshould go.
I had an idea about how a setshould go.
I put jokes together and I didmy first comedy show and it was
(02:34):
a one-man show and it ran aboutover an hour and a half and all
I did was tell jokes and funnystories.
First time doing it, I was theonly one on the show and from
there there was some people inthe crowd that um was happy to
be visiting from Caroline ComedyClub in New York and like um,
and they was like yo, like youshould really consider uh,
(02:56):
taking comedy, and I was like Ithink I might do it and then I
ran into some people um in thecommunity that was pretty
frequent at the Richmond FunnyBone and then I got in with them
, started going to writingsessions there and stuck with it
, man, and that was probablymaybe 13 years ago 13 years ago,
(03:18):
oh wow 13 years.
And your first mic was literallya showcase first mic I did was
a feature presentation, no ideawhat I was doing.
I just knew I wanted to do it.
And well, I haven't done thatagain since that time because I
(03:40):
learned a lot.
But it was just, I ain't doingthat again, but it was actually
a great.
But it was just like I ain'tdoing that again, but it was
actually a great show.
Man, it was a great show and itwas a fantastic show.
And I say this right, just realquick.
I had never.
I think the reason why it was agood show is because it was
definitely all preparation.
(04:03):
Also, just my mindset at mindsetthis time, because I never seen
anybody bomb before.
Um, I don't even think I'vebeen to like a real live comedy
show, to be honest.
Um, um, like uh, at that comedyclub or anything like that.
I never sat down and um wentthrough what actual comedy set
(04:23):
would look like.
You know what I'm saying.
So I didn't know what Fayewould look like for the most
part, and in my head it wasgoing to be a success y'all.
And I never seen anybody bomb.
I never seen anybody have a badset.
After that show, I startedlooking up at the funny bone and
started going to comedy showsand when I seen people bomb I
(04:44):
was like, oh my god, that couldhappen to me.
And every time I hit the stageafter that I always had the fear
of bombing.
And then that's when I startedbombing.
I started having bad sets andeverything like that.
So so that's just like a notethat I kind of took in from
myself, like nah, don't expectto have a bad set, it'll still
happen, but just don'tanticipate.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Yeah, for sure I think I have a couple of bad
ones.
I had a chicken bone thrown atme because my set was so bad one
time.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Well, that's a win-win situation that's a
win-win situation.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah, it's like yo my set ishorrible, but people are giving
me shit.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Like it's just you know, you see how short I am.
I don't have no bass in myvoice, so it's not like I can go
jump up.
I just took that L man.
I was like, yep, I'm going togo ahead and go home.
I think I quit for one month, amonth and a half, and then I
came back and just came to it,man.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Yeah, those bad sets, man, I don't know.
Man, they do something to you.
You know what I'm saying.
They usually affect you morethan what they should, because
in your head you're thinkingeverybody's still thinking about
your set.
You're thinking everybody stillthinks that you're horrible.
You know what I'm saying?
Ain't nobody thinking about you?
(06:04):
You know what I'm saying Afteryour set is over, you know.
But yeah, little things, man,they can really get to you if
you let it.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Yeah, they can, they can, they can, they can.
So you've been doing it 13years.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yeah, roundabout, yeah for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Okay.
Any other experiences orlessons you've learned in those
13 years?
Speaker 2 (06:26):
I learned so many man .
I mean it's a whole lot, all ofit pretty much.
I really can't pinpointspecific ones, but just all
throughout my career.
You always hear advice.
You always learn differentthings.
But just all throughout mycareer, you always hear advice.
You always learn differentthings.
And sometimes the advice youhear, um, works for a certain
(06:47):
season.
You know what I'm saying.
Whether or not you adhere to it, your whole career is just.
You know, it's something that Iheard.
I'm gonna stick with this for aminute and then, you know, you
start developing your own thing.
But you know, um, you get a lotof good advice.
I think some of the mostmonumental advice, of course,
was the ones that were relatedaround being authentic and
(07:10):
finding your own voice and theconfidence part.
I think those are probably themore consistent ones.
And also, keep getting up onstage and keep riding, keep
doing the grab.
You know, those were like themost consistent and true advice
that I received throughout mycareer, for the most part.
Yeah same same.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
It's like riding a bike, not riding a bike.
It's like going to the gym.
You know how you go in there.
You go there for a year.
You eat, right, you're lifting,doing everything.
That moment you say, you say,you know I'm gonna take some
time off.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
It's that time the man titties come back out I
guess I was gonna say come, isthat like riding a bike?
I rode some bikes and I neverrode in a block and somebody
said boo, boo, look at that bikerider, boo, or threw a chicken
bone at me.
You know like nobody never rodemy bike and got hit with a
chicken bone.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Nah, man, and it was a flat too that's probably
pissed me off, but we ain'tgonna get.
I never rode my bike and gothit with a chicken bone, nah man
, and it was a flat too.
That's what probably pissed meoff.
We ain't got to get into thatman.
Are there any comedians thatyou look up to or admire, like
ones that you study?
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Has anybody ever said no to this question?
Speaker 1 (08:19):
You'll be the first one.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
I'm not going to be the first one, I'm not going to
be the first one.
There are, you know, I think weall have, like Mount Rushmore,
comedians.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Of course.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
I got the goats on there, but I'm a fan of comedy
man and I actually enjoy a lotof comics man, like a lot of
people hit the stage.
I'm not easy.
I'm easy to impress.
When it comes to comics, I'measy to impress.
You know what I'm saying.
It's okay, like I respect thecraft and there's a lot of
(08:56):
people that actually like it.
But as far as inspiration, themain inspiration for me doing
stand-up was actually Bill Cosby.
I was a fan, still am a fan ofhis contribution to
entertainment in general throughentertainment, I should say and
(09:19):
I've always been a fan of Billand his style of storytelling
and the way that he could justhypnotize a crowd for a certain
amount of time and keep themcaptivated with a long, detailed
story, a long detailed story.
(09:47):
So that was my own, my start,to be honest.
And then from there, um, thegreats man you know the, of
course, chappelle would beGoldberg.
I grew up, you know I'm grew up.
I was born in 70, so I came up.
I was born in the 70s, so Icame up watching Comic Relief on
HBO, you know, with uh, whoopiGoldberg was on there, carlin,
(10:07):
um, robin Williams and stufflike that.
So you know, of course I grewup watching them.
Eddie Murphy, you know I snuckin and watched Eddie.
I wasn't supposed to, but uh,you know, I was always
captivated by, you know, bythose cats, man.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
And then, uh, of course, when, by the time, deaf
Comedy Jam came up like I wasjust like oh man comedy, you
know, okay, blue Collar ComedyTour is what got me Blue Collar
Comedy Tour.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Hmm, that's interesting, that's a good tour,
but I've never heard that comeup for somebody.
That's a confession.
Actually that's a good tour,but I've never heard that come
up for somebody.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That's a confession, actually, that's a confession.
Yeah, yeah, it was blue collarcomedy tour and I didn't watch
deaf comedy jam.
I was born 89, so when deafcomedy jam was like popping, I
was still on blues, clues andpower rangers, so it ain't even
bothering me.
And then, like bad boys ofcomedy, like what really shifted
me to the things, so like whenI heard you perform, you had
(11:12):
like a Tony Woods type ass tour.
I watched it a lot.
Yeah, the stories, yeah, I knowyou said Bill, but I, like you
know bill's the greateststoryteller in my opinion, then
it's tony and he got ali andchappelle.
But yeah, I saw okay, so okayyeah, I could see that.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Um, I would definitely say, uh, I appreciate
slower comics, you know thekind that don't actually rush.
You know I like everybody.
But the style that I gravitatedtowards was the comic that you
know that took it's time onebecause I stutter.
(11:54):
You know I need to slow down onstage so people actually
understand what I'm saying andlike.
So that's how I kind ofdeveloped the style that I have
now facts much shout out to allthose people with you that come
especially like chapelle andtony woods and stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
You know, I'm sure, and you're.
You're a writer too, so youwrite skits, are you right?
Speaker 2 (12:21):
uh, actually uh, screenplay radio and uh comic
book writer.
I have a my own comic bookseries.
It's called uh, madman tellslike a horror.
It is a horror anthology basedaround stories like Twilight
Zone, alfred Hitchcock and stuff, but from a black perspective.
They all have an essentialtheme.
It's a seven-part series.
(12:43):
I think we have six that Icompleted.
We're going to complete thelast one to drop a full graphic
novel, and I'm also the writerof a comic book series called
Peter Kills the Metaverse.
They just wrapped it up, maybea couple months ago, so it's
(13:04):
like being packaged now andthat's going to hit uh be public
pretty soon.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
it's pretty dope, yeah you gotta send it to me.
You gotta send it to me.
I think the last the comic bookI'm reading is, uh, last Ronin,
teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesokay, that's a popular joint.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
I'm not mad at that.
I'm not mad at that, butactually one of the things that
I got into writing um from doingstand-up.
You say time out no, I wasscratching my hand oh um, I got
into writing by doing stand upman and so, like it's funny how
(13:57):
you realize opportunities orbranches open up once you start
doing certain things.
Like I didn't know I can make aliving off of writing.
I'm going to be honest, notlike I do now.
But once I got into stand-up Istarted meeting other people, I
started writing some jokes andthey was like yo, you're a joke
(14:19):
writer, help me with your script.
And so I moved, so I did ascript bunch so they would send
me a script and I'd punch it upand make it funny.
And then I got linked up withsome people that was actually
doing a joint for TV I can't saynetwork for TV and that's how I
got in.
I wasn't officially on theroster but they brought me in.
And then that's how I kind ofgot my connections and
(14:41):
everything and I started doingprojects from there, got on some
rewrites and then got with WGAand started doing studio work
and then got into the productionside of entertainment and I
knew I had some projects of myown that I wanted to do and film
.
But you know, like the filmingprocess takes so long and
(15:03):
getting approved and gettingfunding, I wanted to actually
complete the stories.
And so I said well, let mestart doing comic books.
That way I could write an idea,get it illustrated and complete
it, and that's a full ideaalready done.
So I said all right, and Istarted moving in that vein and
(15:26):
then just got on a lot of comicbook projects and then that's
where I'm at right now okay, hesaid screenplays too, so you
like the.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
What's his name doing , what a Jordan Peele is doing
yeah, actually, yeah, that's thegoat for real definitely.
Jordan Peele will putgentrification and black trauma
in a horror movie, and it's afucking masterpiece absolutely
he killed.
Candyman.
(15:58):
He killed Candyman it's dopeman.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
he has a dope creative team around him too, so
I definitely appreciate hisjourney.
Of course, you know blackpeople know well, a lot of
people don't know creative teamaround him too.
I definitely appreciate hisjourney.
Of course a lot of people knowA lot of people don't know, but
I probably do.
He definitely started out incomedy.
It's pretty dope to see thattransition.
It's actually pretty dope.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
I think essentially all comedians are writers,
depending on how authentic ourstories are.
When we go on the stage andtell our sets, turn them into a
script.
That's one of the things Iadmire by Seinfeld.
His whole thing, his whole showis just him and his dumbass
friends with curvy enthusiasmsame bits.
(16:47):
Yeah, it was just like.
And then he would incorporatestand up in between, although
he's might be working on a bitand that's that's actually my
goal, but yeah yeah, I like, Ilike, I like.
Speaker 2 (17:00):
Yeah, son feels is definitely, uh, he's, he's
easily.
You know, there's certaincomics that are on that mountain
worship.
Regardless if you like them ornot, it's just like.
If you look at what they did,like now, they are actually
really dope comics andmonumental.
A lot of people.
I don't like something forstyle, I don't like chapelle,
(17:21):
just okay.
Well, to say that it's justlike.
Maybe you don't understandwhat's happening.
I'm not gonna say you don'tlike comedy, because you can
still like comedy and have yourfavorites.
Comedy is subjective.
You know what I'm saying, butthe craft is the same.
You know what I'm saying.
It's just like.
You may not like this house orthat house, but they're all
(17:43):
built in the same manner, likeyou got to have a good
foundation, strong foundationand follow, follow certain
blocks and everything, but it'sjust like comedy.
Those guys, they do it very,very, very well.
They build very solid comedyhouses.
Speaker 1 (18:01):
Whether you like this style or not, big flex, that's
how you look at it.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
So I am working on this and I'm telling my guests
now where I'm keeping myepisodes around 20 minutes just
for attention span.
I should have told you thatbefore we started.
Man, my fault, sorry.
Speaker 1 (18:18):
I'm sorry, my story would have been way different
man.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
My stories would have been shorter, succinct you know
, what I'm saying and everything.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
I'm sorry.
I am working on this thingwhere I'm trying to keep it
around 20 minutes, because theattention span is lost within
the first 30.
And I've noticed that thelonger the episodes I have, the
listen time is down, but theshorter the episodes I have, the
listen time is up.
So before we go right, twothings and two things, and I'm
(18:50):
sorry, I should have told youthis in advance.
What's some advice that youwould give to a comedian that's
starting out?
Speaker 2 (19:02):
And how can people follow you and see any updates
going on?
Uh, follow me at CoreyMarshallcom.
Um, I think my social mediastuff was on there.
But Corey Marshallhalcom advicethat I would give to new comics
is the same advice that Istarted with at the top of the
show that I got keep getting upon stage, keep writing and don't
(19:26):
be scared to share your voice.
Yeah, yeah, don't be scared toshare your voice.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
Yeah, and if you guys want to follow me as Comedian
Roma on all social mediaplatforms, follow me.
I do follow back.
No ID Media TV on YouTube.
No ID is the podcast.
Make sure you support CoreyMarshall when you go to his
Instagram or go to his website.
Just hit that follow button.
Sign up for any updates.
(19:53):
Subscribe comment rate we, uh,we need those now.
Um, so go ahead and stop therecording.
all right.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcomeback to a new season of no id
podcast.
As your guest, your host romedavis, I have here writer comic
jedi ellen from the ny, the oneand only the great cory marshall
yeah, what's going on, bro?
Speaker 2 (00:27):
you can't hear me how you feeling, man?
Speaker 1 (00:30):
yeah, I can hear you.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
It was like I was about to say, we just did like a
sound check man I don't know,what's going on the struggle.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
It always, man I got.
I saw this man perform a coupleof weeks ago at a Joker Day
showcase over here in Virginia.
Hilarious comedian straightfrom NY.
I did not do any crowd work onhim because he had Army Fatigue
songs, so I know I'm going toget my ass whooped.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
The Army Fatigue man.
Those are just pants Ipurchased from a store, but you
still Would've got your assRipped, though, regardless.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
I was not gonna do Nothing that day, man.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Definitely not military.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
So let's just start here, cause You're a comedian
and a writer.
How did you get your start?
And who was Corey Marshall?
How did I get?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
my start and who was cory marshall?
How did I get my start and whowas cory marshall?
Those are like entirely twodiverse two different questions,
yeah but, um, I got.
Let's start with how I got mystart In stand-up.
I got divorced.
(01:47):
I got divorced and I needed topick me up.
I was just feeling down and Iwas always funny and it was
definitely one of those thingsto where I think I can move
forward.
I was used to public speakingand presenting.
So I got divorced.
I decided to pick me up andwhat I did was I actually rented
(02:08):
a theater in Richmond Virginiaand I rented a theater in
Richmond Virginia and did myfirst comedy show.
It was a one-man show.
I knew nothing about comedy, notgonna lie, not like I do now.
I had an idea about how a showshould go.
I had an idea about how a setshould go.
I put jokes together and I didmy first comedy show and it was
(02:34):
a one-man show and it ran aboutover an hour and a half and all
I did was tell jokes and funnystories.
First time doing it, I was theonly one on the show and from
there there was some people inthe crowd that um was happy to
be visiting from Caroline ComedyClub in New York and like um,
and they was like yo, like youshould really consider uh,
(02:56):
taking comedy, and I was like Ithink I might do it and then I
ran into some people um in thecommunity that was pretty
frequent at the Richmond FunnyBone and then I got in with them
, started going to writingsessions there and stuck with it
, man, and that was probablymaybe 13 years ago 13 years ago,
(03:18):
oh wow 13 years.
And your first mic was literallya showcase first mic I did was
a feature presentation, no ideawhat I was doing.
I just knew I wanted to do it.
And well, I haven't done thatagain since that time because I
(03:40):
learned a lot.
But it was just, I ain't doingthat again, but it was actually
a great.
But it was just like I ain'tdoing that again, but it was
actually a great show.
Man, it was a great show and itwas a fantastic show.
And I say this right, just realquick.
I had never.
I think the reason why it was agood show is because it was
definitely all preparation.
(04:03):
Also, just my mindset at mindsetthis time, because I never seen
anybody bomb before.
Um, I don't even think I'vebeen to like a real live comedy
show, to be honest.
Um, um, like uh, at that comedyclub or anything like that.
I never sat down and um wentthrough what actual comedy set
(04:23):
would look like.
You know what I'm saying.
So I didn't know what Fayewould look like for the most
part, and in my head it wasgoing to be a success y'all.
And I never seen anybody bomb.
I never seen anybody have a badset.
After that show, I startedlooking up at the funny bone and
started going to comedy showsand when I seen people bomb I
(04:44):
was like, oh my god, that couldhappen to me.
And every time I hit the stageafter that I always had the fear
of bombing.
And then that's when I startedbombing.
I started having bad sets andeverything like that.
So so that's just like a notethat I kind of took in from
myself, like nah, don't expectto have a bad set, it'll still
happen, but just don'tanticipate.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
Yeah, for sure I think I have a couple of bad
ones.
I had a chicken bone thrown atme because my set was so bad one
time.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Well, that's a win-win situation that's a
win-win situation.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah, it's like yo my set ishorrible, but people are giving
me shit.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Like it's just you know, you see how short I am.
I don't have no bass in myvoice, so it's not like I can go
jump up.
I just took that L man.
I was like, yep, I'm going togo ahead and go home.
I think I quit for one month, amonth and a half, and then I
came back and just came to it,man.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Yeah, those bad sets, man, I don't know.
Man, they do something to you.
You know what I'm saying.
They usually affect you morethan what they should, because
in your head you're thinkingeverybody's still thinking about
your set.
You're thinking everybody stillthinks that you're horrible.
You know what I'm saying?
Ain't nobody thinking about you?
(06:04):
You know what I'm saying Afteryour set is over, you know.
But yeah, little things, man,they can really get to you if
you let it.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Yeah, they can, they can, they can, they can.
So you've been doing it 13years.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yeah, roundabout, yeah for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Okay.
Any other experiences orlessons you've learned in those
13 years?
Speaker 2 (06:26):
I learned so many man .
I mean it's a whole lot, all ofit pretty much.
I really can't pinpointspecific ones, but just all
throughout my career.
You always hear advice.
You always learn differentthings.
But just all throughout mycareer, you always hear advice.
You always learn differentthings.
And sometimes the advice youhear, um, works for a certain
(06:47):
season.
You know what I'm saying.
Whether or not you adhere to it, your whole career is just.
You know, it's something that Iheard.
I'm gonna stick with this for aminute and then, you know, you
start developing your own thing.
But you know, um, you get a lotof good advice.
I think some of the mostmonumental advice, of course,
was the ones that were relatedaround being authentic and
(07:10):
finding your own voice and theconfidence part.
I think those are probably themore consistent ones.
And also, keep getting up onstage and keep riding, keep
doing the grab.
You know, those were like themost consistent and true advice
that I received throughout mycareer, for the most part.
Yeah same same.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
It's like riding a bike, not riding a bike.
It's like going to the gym.
You know how you go in there.
You go there for a year.
You eat, right, you're lifting,doing everything.
That moment you say, you say,you know I'm gonna take some
time off.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
It's that time the man titties come back out I
guess I was gonna say come, isthat like riding a bike?
I rode some bikes and I neverrode in a block and somebody
said boo, boo, look at that bikerider, boo, or threw a chicken
bone at me.
You know like nobody never rodemy bike and got hit with a
chicken bone.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Nah, man, and it was a flat too that's probably
pissed me off, but we ain'tgonna get.
I never rode my bike and gothit with a chicken bone, nah man
, and it was a flat too.
That's what probably pissed meoff.
We ain't got to get into thatman.
Are there any comedians thatyou look up to or admire, like
ones that you study?
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Has anybody ever said no to this question?
Speaker 1 (08:19):
You'll be the first one.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
I'm not going to be the first one, I'm not going to
be the first one.
There are, you know, I think weall have, like Mount Rushmore,
comedians.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Of course.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
I got the goats on there, but I'm a fan of comedy
man and I actually enjoy a lotof comics man, like a lot of
people hit the stage.
I'm not easy.
I'm easy to impress.
When it comes to comics, I'measy to impress.
You know what I'm saying.
It's okay, like I respect thecraft and there's a lot of
(08:56):
people that actually like it.
But as far as inspiration, themain inspiration for me doing
stand-up was actually Bill Cosby.
I was a fan, still am a fan ofhis contribution to
entertainment in general throughentertainment, I should say and
(09:19):
I've always been a fan of Billand his style of storytelling
and the way that he could justhypnotize a crowd for a certain
amount of time and keep themcaptivated with a long, detailed
story, a long detailed story.
(09:47):
So that was my own, my start,to be honest.
And then from there, um, thegreats man you know the, of
course, chappelle would beGoldberg.
I grew up, you know I'm grew up.
I was born in 70, so I came up.
I was born in the 70s, so Icame up watching Comic Relief on
HBO, you know, with uh, whoopiGoldberg was on there, carlin,
(10:07):
um, robin Williams and stufflike that.
So you know, of course I grewup watching them.
Eddie Murphy, you know I snuckin and watched Eddie.
I wasn't supposed to, but uh,you know, I was always
captivated by, you know, bythose cats, man.
Speaker 1 (10:20):
And then, uh, of course, when, by the time, deaf
Comedy Jam came up like I wasjust like oh man comedy, you
know, okay, blue Collar ComedyTour is what got me Blue Collar
Comedy Tour.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Hmm, that's interesting, that's a good tour,
but I've never heard that comeup for somebody.
That's a confession.
Actually that's a good tour,but I've never heard that come
up for somebody.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That's a confession, actually, that's a confession.
Yeah, yeah, it was blue collarcomedy tour and I didn't watch
deaf comedy jam.
I was born 89, so when deafcomedy jam was like popping, I
was still on blues, clues andpower rangers, so it ain't even
bothering me.
And then, like bad boys ofcomedy, like what really shifted
me to the things, so like whenI heard you perform, you had
(11:12):
like a Tony Woods type ass tour.
I watched it a lot.
Yeah, the stories, yeah, I knowyou said Bill, but I, like you
know bill's the greateststoryteller in my opinion, then
it's tony and he got ali andchappelle.
But yeah, I saw okay, so okayyeah, I could see that.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Um, I would definitely say, uh, I appreciate
slower comics, you know thekind that don't actually rush.
You know I like everybody.
But the style that I gravitatedtowards was the comic that you
know that took it's time onebecause I stutter.
(11:54):
You know I need to slow down onstage so people actually
understand what I'm saying andlike.
So that's how I kind ofdeveloped the style that I have
now facts much shout out to allthose people with you that come
especially like chapelle andtony woods and stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
You know, I'm sure, and you're.
You're a writer too, so youwrite skits, are you right?
Speaker 2 (12:21):
uh, actually uh, screenplay radio and uh comic
book writer.
I have a my own comic bookseries.
It's called uh, madman tellslike a horror.
It is a horror anthology basedaround stories like Twilight
Zone, alfred Hitchcock and stuff, but from a black perspective.
They all have an essentialtheme.
It's a seven-part series.
(12:43):
I think we have six that Icompleted.
We're going to complete thelast one to drop a full graphic
novel, and I'm also the writerof a comic book series called
Peter Kills the Metaverse.
They just wrapped it up, maybea couple months ago, so it's
(13:04):
like being packaged now andthat's going to hit uh be public
pretty soon.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
it's pretty dope, yeah you gotta send it to me.
You gotta send it to me.
I think the last the comic bookI'm reading is, uh, last Ronin,
teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesokay, that's a popular joint.
Speaker 2 (13:32):
I'm not mad at that.
I'm not mad at that, butactually one of the things that
I got into writing um from doingstand-up.
You say time out no, I wasscratching my hand oh um, I got
into writing by doing stand upman and so, like it's funny how
(13:57):
you realize opportunities orbranches open up once you start
doing certain things.
Like I didn't know I can make aliving off of writing.
I'm going to be honest, notlike I do now.
But once I got into stand-up Istarted meeting other people, I
started writing some jokes andthey was like yo, you're a joke
(14:19):
writer, help me with your script.
And so I moved, so I did ascript bunch so they would send
me a script and I'd punch it upand make it funny.
And then I got linked up withsome people that was actually
doing a joint for TV I can't saynetwork for TV and that's how I
got in.
I wasn't officially on theroster but they brought me in.
And then that's how I kind ofgot my connections and
(14:41):
everything and I started doingprojects from there, got on some
rewrites and then got with WGAand started doing studio work
and then got into the productionside of entertainment and I
knew I had some projects of myown that I wanted to do and film
.
But you know, like the filmingprocess takes so long and
(15:03):
getting approved and gettingfunding, I wanted to actually
complete the stories.
And so I said well, let mestart doing comic books.
That way I could write an idea,get it illustrated and complete
it, and that's a full ideaalready done.
So I said all right, and Istarted moving in that vein and
(15:26):
then just got on a lot of comicbook projects and then that's
where I'm at right now okay, hesaid screenplays too, so you
like the.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
What's his name doing , what a Jordan Peele is doing
yeah, actually, yeah, that's thegoat for real definitely.
Jordan Peele will putgentrification and black trauma
in a horror movie, and it's afucking masterpiece absolutely
he killed.
Candyman.
(15:58):
He killed Candyman it's dopeman.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
he has a dope creative team around him too, so
I definitely appreciate hisjourney.
Of course, you know blackpeople know well, a lot of
people don't know creative teamaround him too.
I definitely appreciate hisjourney.
Of course a lot of people knowA lot of people don't know, but
I probably do.
He definitely started out incomedy.
It's pretty dope to see thattransition.
It's actually pretty dope.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
I think essentially all comedians are writers,
depending on how authentic ourstories are.
When we go on the stage andtell our sets, turn them into a
script.
That's one of the things Iadmire by Seinfeld.
His whole thing, his whole showis just him and his dumbass
friends with curvy enthusiasmsame bits.
(16:47):
Yeah, it was just like.
And then he would incorporatestand up in between, although
he's might be working on a bitand that's that's actually my
goal, but yeah yeah, I like, Ilike, I like.
Speaker 2 (17:00):
Yeah, son feels is definitely, uh, he's, he's
easily.
You know, there's certaincomics that are on that mountain
worship.
Regardless if you like them ornot, it's just like.
If you look at what they did,like now, they are actually
really dope comics andmonumental.
A lot of people.
I don't like something forstyle, I don't like chapelle,
(17:21):
just okay.
Well, to say that it's justlike.
Maybe you don't understandwhat's happening.
I'm not gonna say you don'tlike comedy, because you can
still like comedy and have yourfavorites.
Comedy is subjective.
You know what I'm saying, butthe craft is the same.
You know what I'm saying.
It's just like.
You may not like this house orthat house, but they're all
(17:43):
built in the same manner, likeyou got to have a good
foundation, strong foundationand follow, follow certain
blocks and everything, but it'sjust like comedy.
Those guys, they do it very,very, very well.
They build very solid comedyhouses.
Speaker 1 (18:01):
Whether you like this style or not, big flex, that's
how you look at it.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
So I am working on this and I'm telling my guests
now where I'm keeping myepisodes around 20 minutes just
for attention span.
I should have told you thatbefore we started.
Man, my fault, sorry.
Speaker 1 (18:18):
I'm sorry, my story would have been way different
man.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
My stories would have been shorter, succinct you know
, what I'm saying and everything.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
I'm sorry.
I am working on this thingwhere I'm trying to keep it
around 20 minutes, because theattention span is lost within
the first 30.
And I've noticed that thelonger the episodes I have, the
listen time is down, but theshorter the episodes I have, the
listen time is up.
So before we go right, twothings and two things, and I'm
(18:50):
sorry, I should have told youthis in advance.
What's some advice that youwould give to a comedian that's
starting out?
Speaker 2 (19:02):
And how can people follow you and see any updates
going on?
Uh, follow me at CoreyMarshallcom.
Um, I think my social mediastuff was on there.
But Corey Marshallhalcom advicethat I would give to new comics
is the same advice that Istarted with at the top of the
show that I got keep getting upon stage, keep writing and don't
(19:26):
be scared to share your voice.
Yeah, yeah, don't be scared toshare your voice.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
Yeah, and if you guys want to follow me as Comedian
Roma on all social mediaplatforms, follow me.
I do follow back.
No ID Media TV on YouTube.
No ID is the podcast.
Make sure you support CoreyMarshall when you go to his
Instagram or go to his website.
Just hit that follow button.
Sign up for any updates.
(19:53):
Subscribe comment rate we, uh,we need those now.
Um, so go ahead and stop therecording.
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