This week on Byron Scott’s Fast Break podcast, comedian Aries Spears joins Byron Scott’s Fast Break for a hilarious, no‑holds‑barred conversation about basketball, comedy, and the changing times.
From his spot‑on Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley impressions to calling out the difference between 80s tough and today’s “soft era,” Aries delivers nothing but truth.
He even weighs in on the Matt Rife debate, parallels between comedy and hoops, and why Michael Jordan’s mindset still sets the gold standard.
If you love the NBA, comedy, and unfiltered takes — this one’s for you.
Aries Spears: Ever since New York City, New York native Aries Spears was 14 years old, he has been a force to be reckoned with on the comedy scene. His quick wit, charisma, and ferociously aggressive style of comedy have earned him critical acclaim, high accolades, and above all, a busy schedule. Spears’ first television appearance was on Russell Simmons‘s Def Comedy Jam, followed by It’s Showtime at the Apollo in 1987. He moved to Los Angeles in 1992, landed a recurring role on A Different World (1993) and became a regular at The Comedy Store, The Improv and The Laugh Factory. With eight years as a principle player on the popular sketch show, Mad TV, making him the second longest-serving cast member on the show behind Michael McDonald. In 2011, he released a special called Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I’m Smiling. He is also a two-time co-host for the AVN Awards, in 2018.
Aries is now starring iconoclastic Damon Wayans in a brand-new show on Showtime called “THE UNDERGROUND”, a half-hour sketch comedy series to premiere on the network.
