43 Quotes by Jaboukie Young-White

Whatever I'm writing has seemed to be about something I don't feel I could freely express in my everyday life, and stand-up is a really effective medium for getting people to hear exactly the things and viewpoints that they normally don't want listen to.

I think we're past the point in entertainment where you can have one thing and explode. If you have one thing, people ask, 'All right, what else?' You have to be multihyphenate.

You want young people to vote, make Election Day a national holiday.

Once I started getting serious about standup I got a better handle on word economy and making jokes punchier, which translated well to Twitter.

The Internet has created so many niche audiences that when millions or even thousands of people can be on the same page it's a truly special thing.

For memes, I have an entire iPhone folder of photos that I've taken or saved because I find something about them hilarious.

Amazon's been around for 24 years, and now they're doing what any 24-year-old does: move to New York and gentrify a neighborhood.

As a gay person, I'm used to speaking on gay issues. As a black person, I'm used to speaking on black issues.

Voting is designed for old people.