Winner of season 6 “Comics Watching Comics” on Amazon Prime, the sarcasm that this man posse has his family, friends, and fans wondering if he even knows how to be serious? As part of We Own The Laughs.com’s Comedian of the Day, have a few laughs and get to know comedian Reid Clark. The Wilmington, NC native shares with us some of his favorite moments in stand-up comedy and why he owns the laughs.
Name: Reid Clark
Hometown: Wilmington, NC/Long Beach, CA
Instagram/Twitter/Facebook/Snapchat/Tik-Tok: @ReidClarkComedy
Years in Comedy: 0
Haven’t we seen you somewhere before: Netflix & BET (Frat Brothers), Amazon Prime (Comics Watching Comics Season 6 Winner) Discovery ID (Lead in “Closing Time” Episode of Fatal Encounters)
Comedic Influences: Bugs Bunny, Cedric The Entertainer, & Dave Chappelle
Favorite Comedy Album: Joey Diaz “Testicle Testaments”
Favorite Comedy Special: Zack Galifinakis “Live at the Purple Onion”
Favorite Comedy Movie: Little Nicky
Favorite Comedy TV Show: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Favorite Comedic Character: Titus Andromedon
Favorite City to Perform In: Zoom at the moment
Favorite Topics to Joke About: Anything that is real, honest, true, or makes you uncomfortable
Favorite Type of Audience for a Comedy Show: Ignorant
Favorite Comedy Club: The next one to book me.
How did you discover your passion for comedy:
I lost my passion for basketball and realized I am too short to go to the league and I don’t want to go overseas.
What do you remember most about your first time performing stand-up comedy:
I did really well just talking about the homeless person I saw taking a shit in a bush while I was smoking weed in the bushes across from him.
How would you describe your comedic style:
Silly…yet thoughtful?
Describe your process for comedic writing:
I love to write and develop my act on stage. If I’m not doing that then I am sitting down listening to jazz while I drink and smoke and look up current events so I can write monologue-style jokes for our podcast The People’s Report.
Describe the comedy scene in your area:
I just moved but Washington, DC was the best place for me to grow and develop the last 3 years. You can bounce up to Baltimore to get strong black rooms and strong black comedians. You can go all the way to New York to lose money. You’ve got the whole DMV area to find stage time and your voice. Comedy in DC as opposed to my time in Atlanta felt challenging in a way of finding my voice. The scene forced me to ask myself “Everybody in the city is well informed, has dreads and used to fuck white women so what makes you special?”
How do you judge success in the world of comedy:
If I can provide for myself and my family without helping put out imagery or rhetoric that brings my people down I can live with that.
Who are some of your comedic peers that you enjoy watching perform or inspire you personally and professionally:
Von Mychaels almost works as hard as me. Hans Kim is a great joke writer and lives in a van, something I’ve wanted to do for a while. Wills Maxwell JR is my good twin in comedy. Lydia Manning is my favorite comedian and person and comedy.
What’s been your most memorable moment in comedy:
Bob Sumner gave me his contact information after a set I did following Von Decarlo.
What have you learned most from your failures in comedy:
It is still a job. Conduct yourself accordingly and stop trying to fuck these white girls.
How do people react towards you when they realize that you can make people laugh:
They either want me to joke all the time or they don’t understand my sense of humor and resent me.
Describe what it’s been like building a career in stand-up comedy:
It has taught me how to love. It is the most difficult, stressful, lonely endeavor I can imagine and I would not choose to fill my time pursuing anything else.
If you could change one thing in the world of comedy, what would it be:
I would make the game more about the craft and less about the social game.
Best advice you’ve ever received from a comedian:
If you’re going to do cocaine you gotta trim your nose hairs.
If you were releasing a comedy special this week, what would it be called:
“Reid Clark You Play Too Much” (Don’t nobody steal this).
Funniest encounter you’ve ever had with a celebrity:
Lil Rel blocked me on Twitter because I made a joke about how low attendance is in the WNBA.
Weirdest place you’ve ever performed any forms of comedy:
In the back of a police car.
A Reid Clark Fun Fact:
I only have one testicle.
Where would you like your laughs to take you:
To a legacy of excellence in my field and brave achievements in the continued liberation of the stolen Africans still residing in America.
What would you tell a potential comedian if they ask you how they can own the laughs:
Try as hard as you can to always be in the moment.
What are your thoughts on the future of comedy:
I hope I have a future with comedy.
If you could write one episode for one classic TV sitcom which show would be and give a brief detailed sentence on the episode:
I would want to help Paul Mooney and Richard Pryor write an episode of Sanford and Son. I wouldn’t need the episode to air. I mostly would want to do drugs and be funny with the king.
If you could choose 1 comedy club and choose 3 comedians to perform with on your perfect comedy show, how would it go:
I wanna get Just For Laughs with the people I came up with in comedy. Wills, Lydia, and Jordan Bench.
What next for you:
Correcting the way that this question is framed. “What’s next for you”. The rest of this is so well written and put together but this reads like a bad ass 8 year old is asking me if I am going to continue seeing his mother. (Laughs)
Why should a person always laugh at life:
It feels better than the fleeting joy of getting someone fired from their job. I promise.
Watch Reid Clark at StandUpNY in New York City
Follow Reid Clark on all forms of social media at @ReidClarkComedy and www.reidclarkcomedy.com
