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Hip Hop Wired:    What else can we expect from the show?  Is it like the 2011/2012 version of In Living Color, except with more of your personal touch?

Affion Crockett:    Think of it as a combination between my Youtube channel and the skits done on Wild n’ Out.  Another example of the show’s theme would be like The Chapelle Show, where I come out and interact with the audience as myself.  But, I come out doing live sketches, just at the top of the show. Then I show sketches that we pre-taped, with real reactions, and real laughter.  So it’s Wild n’ Out and my YouTube channel all in one show.

Hip Hop Wired:    What’s your take on comedians having beefs with one another?   Now you got comedians like Katt Williams turning into 50 Cent and going to war with his peers…

Affion Crockett:    I think we’re comedians  and we should make people laugh.  That’s really all I’ll say about that.  I know all of these guys.  They’re all funny, and they’re all making money so  there’s really no point to it.  I don’t know their personal situations, but you won’t see me beefing.  I  let my talent speak for itself and any extra stuff like beef or drama, I’m going to handle my drama behind the scenes and keep it moving.

Hip Hop Wired:    You’ve worked with Bernie Mac, Martin Lawrence and Jamie Foxx.  What have you learned from each of these three comedic veterans?

Affion Crockett:    I learned that all of my dreams can come true because I’ve always dreamed with working with all three of these guys. They all convinced me to be me and they commended me on the work I’ve done so far. They all taught me to be patient as well, and not to rush and not to try to make it overnight.

One of the things Bernie used to tell me  is ‘I’ve been doing comedy for so many years and I didn’t really get discovered till like 25 years in.  All these guys that want to rush and make it over night, they don’t have any foundation’  and it shows.

When Bernie did his comedy set, that was one of the best sets I’ve ever seen, and that comes from constant work. You have to work to really be a true artist, and entertain people.

I made Martin break up in take where he started laughing.  I made him break character.  Martin told me he was excited that I was bringing new energy into comedy.  He stayed on set during shooting when he wasn’t even part of the scene, just to see me perform and that was encouraging to me.   That made me excited, having Martin Lawrence watch me perform. He taught me to keep my originality strong, so that I could be different from anyone out there.   Keep doing you.

Jamie and I’s relationship is kind of like a merger of sorts.  When my partner Carl Jones and I took the show idea  to Fox, they loved the idea and loved me as talent and really it was a merger because Jamie approached them before as well about doing a sketch comedy show.

So Fox was like maybe we should just blend the two together and let Jamie Godfather this project and let him introduce Affion to the world.  So that’s really how it happened.  We  met and then the whole deal came together.

Jamie and I have kind of like a “Kobe and Phil” relationship.  He has a lot of wisdom   and he’ll come in at the end or in the writer’s room and he’ll give you something to think about which you never fathomed.  He’ll tell what kind of characters to stay away from as they might be funny now but stereotypical later and your audience might use that against you later.

It  will always be something to make you think and sit back like ‘I never thought of it that way.’  So Jamie is real good with coming in with nuggets of wisdom.

Hip Hop Wired:    I  know you had a big affiliation with The Boondocks.  Will that be coming back?  Also, with your sketch comedy show, will you be touching on current and real  topics in a comedic way?

Affion Crockett:    I’ve heard rumors that The Boondocks is coming back but I can’t touch on that for sure. But I always try to touch on social conscience elements and  issues dealing with race, politics (including issues with Barack Obama and the sly racist comments and things he has to endure ) and other events in a comedic way.

There was a sketch I did about the state of the rap game that was so controversial that the network didn’t want to air it. We’ll see where that ends up down the line.  It may end up in Season 2 when they trust my vision more and understand that what I was saying was not offensive but to wake people up.

I really have a lot of respect in the Hip-Hop community  so I’m able to say it but they were a little shy.

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