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Maybe youve never been kicked in the face by your cab driver.
Or watched a senior citizen get roasted by teenagers on the bus.
If not,Lil Rel Howeryjust might make you feel like you have.
Listen to the episode and read a short excerpt of the discussion below.
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I remember being pissed too, actually.
Cause they came to Chicago, they picked all these people, and I didnt get picked.
I was like, What the fuck is that about?
Dude, Im killing out here.
Why the fuck I aint on this show?
He was like, Man, Im sorry man.
Somebody missed their flight.
I was already downtown because Tiffany Haddish was taping and I was just down there to support Tiff.
And while Im down supporting her, theyre like, Rel, you wanna do the show?
I had to go shopping downtown.
That purple shirt was some shit I bought at the last minute.
That would have definitely not been my TV outfit.
I didnt know what I was gonna do.
Before she passed, we became friends.
The first time I ever did that bit was in front of her.
She passed in 09; we did that in 2010.
My little brother Matt is my muse, and we was on the phone just talking about mom.
It was like, Yo, you remember she was like, Can I have, I want.
She used to say it all the fucking time.
Cant have shit to myself.
I forgot all about that.
How do you develop the vocal and physical qualities of your characters?I just do it.
Its like whoever in my life Ive seen and met, I figure out a way to implement.
Any time you see me do a pastor, thats my uncle.
That is exactly him.
Its just a weird, nerdy kid thing.
I mean, maybe Im creepy.
I people-watch a lot.
Ill go to club by myself just to watch people talk, watch em do shit.
And I have a go at implement that in the character stuff I do.
So, is that what your parents sounded like?Yeah, my mommas voice was raspy, man.
My dad still sound like that.
Now hes older likeoldolder.
When people get old they just start telling you new stories and shit.
Apparently he said he killed somebody.
We dont know if its true.
He keeps bringing this shit up.
Hes like, Motherfucker, I stabbed the shit out of that motherfucker.
Stop telling people this story!
We were like, Why you picking on dad?
But now, we like, Aw, yeah, we get it.
Thats why I cant do this joke anymore.
I remember the last time I did my mom onstage, maybe a couple of years ago.
Im doing it, but then I started missing her at the same time.
I was about to cry onstage.
And people were just laughing and shit.
I was like, Fuck, I cant do this.
I miss this lady.
You do a little bit of your mom inRELevent.And its just a little bit, cause I couldnt.
I think its therapeutic, to be quite honest with you.
But as years have gone, Ive missed her, like, especially in these moments.
