What occurs to an illegally parked frog? It will get toad away. HaHaHa! Sure, that will have been corny, however in order for you precise comedy then we welcome you to examine Sam Jay beneath. She sits down with EBONY to speak about her new stand-up, Salute Me or Shoot Me. She additionally discusses her psychological well being, her views on comedy, and her previous.
EBONY: How did you mentally put together for this efficiency?
Sam Jay: Loads of touring, you realize, simply lots of doing stand-up. I most likely toured for a couple of yr and a half or so. Doing reveals, getting the set below my toes, you realize, and simply constructing the arrogance in it by doing it a bunch of occasions.
What’s the funniest joke on this efficiency?
I do not know. There are such a lot of enjoyable ones to me that make me chuckle. I do not know what I just like the funniest. I actually like white folks enslaved to the beat. I like that one lots. That one’s enjoyable.
What made you select empathy as a theme for this stand-up?
The theme type of selected itself, you realize, the extra I used to be doing the set and, you realize, including jokes and writing new jokes, the extra it simply appeared like that was underlying the dialog that was being had. So it type of offered itself to be trustworthy.
Are you able to describe what life, for you, was like 10 years in the past?
Ten years in the past, I take into consideration my psychological state greater than I take into consideration anything. Ten years in the past, I used to be method, method much less assured. As a result of I really feel like I have been doing comedy for about 10 years, perhaps occurring 11 years. I began in like 2013. So, man, I used to be simply so pushed, but in addition so fucking scared. I am simply doing open mics. And I’ve like, this concept of what I need out of comedy, but it surely’s very small stuff. At that time. I am like, “Man, I simply need to do 4 mics per week within the metropolis.” After which it is like, “oh, I simply need to get booked on this present,” and it type of simply builds from there. And you then’re like, “oh, I need to do a late-night set, you realize?” So 10 years in the past, I used to be simply attempting to stand up as a lot as I may. I used to be nonetheless working at a John Hancock and insurance coverage rooms I used to be doing that within the day and doing comedy at evening. I used to be simply actually excited, however actually scared as a result of I lastly discovered one thing I actually needed.
How do you cope with the anxiousness?
You simply discover ways to dwell with it. It is such as you simply perceive that it is part of it. The nerves is part of it so that you be taught to stroll with it and never enable it to steer. However you are all the time gonna type of be proper right here. And that is okay. As a result of meaning I am current. And I am dialed in, and I care about this. And I need it and that is okay. And you then simply understand it is a pure a part of it, and do not battle it. But in addition you do not feed it.
Is there something off-limits that you just don’t joke about?
No, I simply, I simply attempt to not joke about issues that I haven’t got jokes about. I am not a type of sort of comedians, the place I am like, “I must discover a joke about Joe Biden.” If I haven’t got something to say about that, and I haven’t got a considered that, then I do not joke about it. I do not attempt to simply make it compelled simply because it is the subject of the day or no matter. And in addition, generally, I do not really feel like I am including something to that dialog. If it is like, “oh, effectively, we have heard that take one million occasions.” And that is actually the one take I bought, then I go away it alone, usually.
Are there any accolades that you just need?
I simply need to maintain getting higher at it. I believe each award season you will have this “Oh, I need an Emmy” or “I need to be nominated for this or that.” I believe that’s like instantly, at the very least for me, it is instantly linked to how onerous I labored at one thing, and simply wanting like that work to be acknowledged in a roundabout way. However after I actually get out of my little operating all people’s race and you realize, type of watching what all people else is doing mode and I am similar to, chilling with myself. I am like, “when you’ve by no means gotten an Emmy would you are feeling like your profession wasn’t shit?” and no, I would not, you realize, completely would not. I simply need to continue to grow and maintain getting higher and increasing my capability to create issues wherever that goes.
Who’re the subsequent stand-up comedians we ought to be taking note of?
Kevin Iso, Reggie Conquest. Ryan Donahue. Paris Sashay.
Who’s the Queen of Comedy?
It is all like I really feel like all people’s bought like their queen of their circle of issues. You realize? I imply, there’s so many little like pockets, you realize? There are some people who say Sommore you realize what I imply? However then there’s some individuals who would possibly really feel prefer it’s like a Michelle Wolf or Beth Stelling when you’re like, on that aspect of it.
What concerning the King?
Dave Chappelle. I’ll say he is doing essentially the most touring. He is doing all specials like him like efficiently placing out specials which are actually nice. Again to again to again. I’ve to say Dave proper now.
