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Next up isYamaneika Saunders.
There is nothing like instant connection thats why I also love stand-up.
My mom was already doing stand-up and saw this as a sign from God.
I initially got zero response and zero laughter.
But I kept coming back.
The job would be running white bitches into the ground.
It would be a reverseSex and the City, a real bitch with real problems.
Tell us everything about your worst show ever.It was amateur hour at the Apollo.
My mother had told me not to go up there.
I had three minutes.
I walked out, my name was mispronounced, and people were like, What?
My first joke was something unauthentic to me and they could tell, and they just started booing.
My heart was breaking.
I was so disoriented that I tried to exit the stage the wrong way, the winner way.
Im then in the holding area, and nobody is talking to me.
Nobody wants that boo energy getting on them.
So, I put my hood up and got on the train with him.
Hes innocently talking to me and consoling me.
They then booed me on the train and the whole train started following.
I rode those boos all the way to 68th Street.
Honestly, I started out not likingJerrod Carmichael.
Now Im obsessed with him and his authenticity.
I also want to addJo Firestone.
When it comes to your comedy opinions about material, performing, audience, the industry, etc.
In terms of advice, remember not everyone giving you advice is giving it to you for good intentions.
If it dont feel right to your spirit, dont receive.
