Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
Everyones just boring, he says.
Everyones a fucking hack.
Its boring to me.
He delivers this tangent as if its a segue between jokes, but the connection isnt clear.
He just wants to stress that he holds himself to a higher standard.
While itsmissingsomeof hisbestbits, this set highlights the myriad comedic tools Knight used to keep his material feeling fresh.
It showcases his ability to enliven tired subject matter with new perspectives.
It demonstrates his predilection for long, thoughtful joke setups.
It displays his religious devotion to talking shit.
Its going to be okay.
Some of you are right, he says.
But some of you are wrong!
Nigga, youre not depressed.
Knowing hes heading into choppy waters, Knight flashes one of his trademark grins to unite the room.
Hes going to understand you.
And youre going to suck his dick.
Youre going to be bad at it!
Thats what pisses me off the most.
You procrastinated your sexuality.
Now youre out here at motherfucking 40 years old sucking dick like youre 13, nigga.
Get your ass back in the closet!
We dont need that.
Out here with a mortgage giving teethy head like you aint write your will!
He was a prodigy who was always committed toadvancing the art form.
He probably only got like six.
You know how bitches be lying, trying to get money.
Okay, with that logic, maybe he didnt rape 27 women.
But with that logic, it means he still raped six women, bro!
Six for 27 aint good numbers.
But those are still Kobe numbers.
Knight understood this, except he wasnt content to merely set up the pins.
He set them up in an impossibleseven-ten split configurationand then proceeded to knock them down time and time again.
