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Part 4: Corey Holcomb on Stealing from Burger King, Giving STD to His GF & Blaming Side Chick
Part 1: Corey Holcomb on Growing Up in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes, Biggest Projects in the World
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Corey Holcomb sits down with Vlad to trace the unlikely path from Chicago basketball hopeful to one of stand-up comedy’s most fearless storytellers. After attending Triton College and chasing hoops dreams with a high-flying vertical that later impressed players at Balboa Park in Los Angeles, Holcomb realized the game wouldn’t be his career. He recalls Godfrey bringing him to the comedy club, Adel Givens hosting, and the brutally honest early night when people from his own neighborhood heckled him and told him to return to Burger King.
Holcomb breaks down the hard grind behind his rise: driving from Chicago to New York for $200 sets, losing jobs, competing in the Miller Genuine Draft Comedy Search, Budweiser comedy competitions, Chicago Home Jam, and getting seen at Jamie Foxx’s Laffapalooza in Atlanta. He also reflects on peers like Deon Cole, DeRay Davis, Lavell Crawford, and why his real-life stories became his signature.
