What Jamie Foxx Told Me To Do by Leslie Jones

Hey GlobalGrind! I've been a comedian since 1987. I started in college when a friend signed me up for the funniest person on campus contest. I never thought I was going to be a comic, I always loved watching comedy but never thought I would be doing it as a career. Neither did my family, especially my father who was not happy that I gave up my full scholarship to pursue this dream. I think his exact words were “who the f%&k told you that you were funny, you're not funny. I'm way funnier than you!” But I still went for it.

I came back to Los Angeles to start, which to my avail was not easy. I did this spot on a show where Jamie Foxx told me that I didn't have anything to talk about yet, since I was only 19 at the time. He told me to go out and live some, get your heart broke, break a couple hearts, get a job just live. So thats what I did, went back to school and started my journey down this path. I officially started back strong six years later at the Comedy Act theatre. I am proud to say that I've done everything from touring with Katt Williams to doing movies with Ice Cube. Its been a dream.