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Katt Williams Tells the Stories Behind Three of His Best Jokes
The prolific comedian opens up about a bit he might’ve inadvertently stolen, another he might regret, and a third that God one-upped.
Williams is now on his 13th special, Woke Foke, which only further reinforces his point: The 53-year-old has a vast body of work that features a remarkably varied approach to joke writing. Then, for three minutes, he introduces increasingly absurd situations in which the song would be played (at the library, at the grocery store) and has the DJ repeat it while he acts out the scenario. In a bit about believing in yourself, Williams tells the story of an unnamed athlete — in actuality, Oscar Pistorius — who lost his legs, was given metal replacements, and then attempted to compete in the Olympics, only to be treated poorly by the other competitors and judges.
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