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" I don't like to post fresh standup material, because I want to use it in a special. The stuff I like to post online I like to be off-the-cuff moments. "
Hannibal Buress
Fresh
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" A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic. "
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" I did a 'Last Comic Standing' audition in 2006, where you're just performing for three people in a comedy club, in a big comedy club, and I remember them cutting me off, asking about my name in the middle of one of my jokes. Yeah, it's just real weird when you're doing stand-up in that type of sterile, unnatural setting. "
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" Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. "
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Business
Me
Social Media
" Carbondale, Ill. is where I went to college, and it's where I first started putting on shows. "
Hannibal Buress
College
First
Putting
" I'd like to get more bit-acting roles. I don't know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could definitely knock out three lines. I'd kill it. "
Hannibal Buress
Long
Dialogue
Three
" If I ever have downtime, I'm usually sitting in my place playing video games. Or eating sandwiches somewhere, or watching sports some place. "
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Eating
Place
Video Games
" I like that Barack got that job. "
Hannibal Buress
Like
Got
Job
" I'm in awful shape. I'm trying to get in better shape. My girlfriend, she's in good shape. She gives me health tips sometimes, like, 'Hannibal, you're going to die.' Stuff like that. "
Hannibal Buress
Health
Good
You
" In the future, I want to do an action movie! I'm going to get in shape, get ripped, and have my Chris Pratt transformation. And then become a movie star like that. "
Hannibal Buress
Transformation
Want
Action
" I think one of my first jokes - in the black community, there's people who have jokes about skin tone. People like, 'You so black, you purple.' 'You so black, you gotta smile so we can see you at night.' "
Hannibal Buress
Smile
Community
Night
" I took an improv class in 2005 in Chicago at ComedySportz, which was short-form, more of a games-based improv. I remember it being real fun and helping with my stand-up. If I did an improv class, and then I did stand-up later, I felt looser on stage and more comfortable. "
Hannibal Buress
Fun
Class
Stage
" For me... you know, the most I've paid for a haircut was in Australia. Usually I go to a black barber or a Latino barber. I can't just go into Supercuts. "
Hannibal Buress
Black
You
Me
" I had a sketch called 'Fedora Basketball,' which was about basketball players having to wear hats; in addition to scoring points, they have to make sure their fedoras don't fall off. "
Hannibal Buress
Basketball
Fall
Hats
" I really like Halal food. "
Hannibal Buress
Food
Like
Really
" My first time on TV doing stand-up, I actually did this show in Holland called 'The Comedy Factory' hosted by Jorgen Raymann. It was in 2006 in Holland. It was amazing. I had only been doing stand-up for four years, and I booked that gig through the Just For Laughs Montreal festival, and they flew me out and put me up. "
Hannibal Buress
Time
Amazing
Me
" I'd like to be remembered as good person and as one of the best comedians of my generation. "
Hannibal Buress
Good Person
Generation
Best
" There's been times where I sold the place out, and I walked in and the guy's like, 'Uh, ID?' 'No, you can't ID me, man. I just sold this place out.' People are just doing their jobs, but I think if you're working the door at a venue where there's a headliner, you should at least be like, 'OK, this is the dude.' "
Hannibal Buress
Man
Me
People
" I like getting 'Times' articles online. But the actual paper just has too many words. "
Hannibal Buress
Just
Words
Paper
" Dave Chappelle is one of my comedic inspirations. His perspective is crazy, and he's super sharp. "
Hannibal Buress
Super
Crazy
He
" Every guy should own one good pair of jeans. "
Hannibal Buress
Good
Pair
Own
" I'm doin' something different. I mean, I talk a little bit about race and interracial dating, but it's not the heart of my act. I just try to do what I think is funny; there's no huge message or through line. "
Hannibal Buress
Think
Funny
Heart
" The ultimate thing is creating your own stuff and making projects for yourself. That's what Seth Rogen does. He's writing and producing a lot of the movies that he's the lead in. "
Hannibal Buress
Creating
Own
Yourself
" I don't know if I have a 'Greatest Album Ever.' I really liked 'The Blueprint' by Jay-Z. The production on that album was really great. 'All I Need' was the first song I used for walk-on music in 2002 for my second time ever on stage, so that means a lot to me. "
Hannibal Buress
Time
Song
Great
" I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer. "
Hannibal Buress
Need
Lights
Going
" When people say, 'How did you start in comedy,' I say my family was kidnapped by ninjas when I was very young, and to get them released I had to do a killer five-minute set. And even after I did that, you know, I started doing comedy under tough circumstances, I still kept at it because I enjoyed it. "
Hannibal Buress
Start
Family
You
" I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon. "
Hannibal Buress
Started
Writing
Job
" I remember 'Def Comedy Jam' being a big deal and kids talking about it in school, but it was never, 'I want to do that.' "
Hannibal Buress
Talking
School
Want
" When people go through something rough in life, they say, 'I'm taking it one day at a time.' Yes, so is everybody. Because that's how time works. "
Hannibal Buress
Life
Time
They Say
" With sitcom writing, you're trying to write stories. "
Hannibal Buress
Stories
Trying
Write
" I go to a lot of rap shows and sometimes take what they do from a performer's aspect, how they interact with the crowd. I always have a DJ with me on the road, as well as some dancers. "
Hannibal Buress
DJ
Sometimes
Road