Tiffany Haddish Talks Comedy, Early Career Struggles, Hip-Hop

In this episode of People’s Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with actress, comedian, and author — Tiffany Haddish. The thoughtful and hilarious conversation begins with talk about how both Tiffany and Talib met and became friends with Jasmin. Tiffany goes on to talk about being raised in South Central, she tells about her love of the movie “Roger Rabbit” and reveals the line from the film that changed her life. She also reflects on her harsh upbringing with her mother suffering a serious brain injury due to a car accident that her stepfather caused. Tiffany talks about using comedy as a coping mechanism to get through hard times, explains how she’s been helping push the industry to establish more positive black narratives in film, and speaks on her work in the documentary “Lost In America” bringing awareness to youth homelessness, a cause close to her heart, herself being homeless at one time. Tiffany is also asked how she commands such a strong presence in her performances, if she enjoys the competitive side of comedy, and what it was like working with Ice Cube and Mike Epps in “Janky Promoters”.