Comedian Tommy Davidson| From Open Mic Night at the Strip Club to Comedy Icon

Brett's guest today is the wonderful actor and comedian Tommy Davidson. Tommy has been a comedic staple for over thirty years and has no plans to stop. From his first gig at a strip club, getting discovered by Keenen Ivory Wayans,, and working with some of the biggest comedy names in the game, Tommy has carved out a place for himself an orchestrated plan, that he literally wrote out, when he first began. We cover all this and more, in this exclusive interview.   
Davidson started his career as a stand-up comedian in Washington DC, earning an ardent following with sheer hard work in various comedy clubs. As one of the cutting-edge, young stand-ups, he was spotted by major concert promoters, who booked him as the opening act for A-list touring acts, including Patti LaBelle, Kenny G and Luther Vandross. It wasn't long before he came to Hollywood and was performing stand-up at a number of clubs, including the Comedy Act Theatre, where he met Robert Townsend. 
This led to his first national television appearance, with a starring role in Partners in Crime (2005) and was the conduit to Keenen Ivory Wayans, who proved instrumental in Davidson's career by offering him an opportunity to audition and join the uniquely talented cast of the most adventurous prime-time variety show of its day, In Living Color (1990). He, Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans made TV history with their originality.
Our sponsor this month is HostGator.
A ton of website hosting options, 99.9% uptime guarantee, free SSL certificate, easy WordPress installs, and a free domain for a year. Starting at only  $2.75 a month for basic plans!
Use this promo code brettsopenmic2020  to get up to 60% percent off for new customers. CLICK BELOW! 
partners.hostgator.com/brettsopenmic
Have a question? Email us below!
openmicguest@gmail.com
Love the show and want to help support us? Click the link below and consider joining our Patreon for exclusive content and a shout out on the show!
https://www.patreon.com/theopenmicpodcast?fan_landing=true
Be sure to follow us on social media for all the latest podcast updates!
Twitter
twitter.com/@brettsopenmic
IG
instagram.com/brettsopenmic
Facebook
Facebook.com/openmicpodcast

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices