Chanel in the City
Episode#37: Tommy Davidson chats his new book, Living in Color, Comedy & Systematic Racism!
July 29, 2020 · 1 hr 33 min
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A comedian and author gets candid about race, mental health, and a career built on standing out.
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In this episode
- What growing up Black in a white family taught him about identity
- How he views systematic racism and what he thinks society can do
- The story behind his chemistry with Jamie Foxx on In Living Color
- How he used comedy to cope with mental health struggles and setbacks
About this episode
Tommy Davidson, actor, comedian, producer and now author of the book; Living in Color, stops by Chanel in the City and chats with host, Chanel Omari, about growing up in a white family as a black man, how we can change systematic racisim as a society and be one human race, how to educate ourselves on black lives matter, his experience on set of in living color days! He chats how he got in to comedy and why him and Jamie Foxx worked so well as a duo. Tommy also chats his new reboot: The Proud Family reboot and does hysterical impressions for Chanel in the City fans! He talks about how he coped with how his peers got ahead and what he had to do differently to stand out. Tommy opens up to Chanel Omari about how he coped with his mental health during difficult times in his life and obstacles he had to face, how we can all get through our struggles with some comedy! You can follow Tommy Davidson @therealtommycat for more info and tickets to see his stand up comedy act! Donate and educate at www.blacklivesmatter.com
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About Chanel in the City
You might know her from a show called Princesses Long Island on Bravo TV or a DJ radio host on 106.1 BLI/iheartradio.
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