At theGrio, we’re celebrating your favorite funny people all month long. TheGrio’s Toure spoke with the actress and comedy vet Cocoa Brown about how comedy saved her life, how she makes people laugh and how her love life is going.
The following is a transcript of their conversation.
Toure [00:00:14]: Hey, I’m Toure, in for Eboni, who has the day off. July is Comedy Month, so we’re going to be featuring a new comic each week. Let me introduce you to Cocoa Brown, a.k.a. The Truth, who’s been at it for a very long time. She was on Tyler Perry’s show, “For Better or For Worse.” Cocoa, welcome to theGrio!
Cocoa Brown [00:00:32]: Hey, thank you for having me. How you guys doing?
Toure [00:00:37]: Wait a minute. We’re doing good. But are you okay? Why are you at a park?
Brown [00:00:42]: Well, honey, you know what, I caught myself working out but all I’m doing is looking out right now because it’s too hot.
Toure [00:00:50]: Okay.
Brown [00:00:51]: I’ma sweat some pounds off, but I’ma do it while standing still suga. I’m going to do it standing still.
Toure [00:00:58]: Alright, we caught you in the middle of a workout. We’ll try to keep it fresh. Let’s go. You said that comedy saved your life. How did comedy save your life?
Brown [00:01:11]: Yes. You know, growing up in such a regimented Southern household, where I was taught to be a lady at all times, you couldn’t say this, you couldn’t wear this, you couldn’t do that.
Comedy gave me the freedom to let loose and pretty much expose all the aunties they tried to hide in my life. So it’s always saved my life. And let me be all the dynamics of where I come from.
Toure [00:01:39]: That’s interesting because I could see how you could get on stage, we’ve had two drinks, what have you, and you’re like, “I can be me.” I can say whatever I want. We want you to be you and do whatever you want….
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