Most comedians capitalize on taking potshots at others. But it's Nick Cannon's jokes about himself on his Showtime comedy special, "Mr. Showbiz," that yield the biggest laughs..
On the hour-long stand-up routine that airs Sunday night, Nick confirms what many believe about his marriage to world renowned pop diva Mariah Carey: She is the boss..
Nick, who refers to himself as a boy toy, makes light of his wife's iron fist when it comes to red carpet etiquette. He recites the pep talk Mariah gives him when they arrive at award shows. Mariah warns him to keep his eyes on the ground and not to look at other women. He says "ka-ching" when describing the boost his financial status received after the two married. He even jokes that he is still not sure how his childhood fantasy to marry Mariah came true. He says that his marriage to Mariah is just as shocking as it would be if Halle Berry wed Soulja Boy..
Arguably, Nick's funniest Mariah jokes involve an alter ego modeled after a blaxpolitation character named Goldie from the movie "The Mack." Portrayed by Max Julien, Goldie is a pimp who spews directives in a nasal, high-pitched voice..
When Mariah gets upset, she asks Nick, in character, "Who is you with?" reminding him that she is not the average girl..
Nick claims his stories are not embellished. "It's not an exaggeration at all," he told Yahoo! Music. "Everything I talked about in my special really happened. [But] it's just obviously we peppered it up a little bit to make it even funnier than it actually plays.".
Nick takes on other topics in the show, which was filmed at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. He talks about his grandfather who criticized his response to Eminem's Mariah disses. The elder said Lindsay Lohan was tougher than his grandson. Nick complained that his 4-year-old niece, Juicy, was so bad that he will not allow his children to play with her. He even finds a non offensive way to discuss racism..
Nick actually started his career as a young teen comic, and has grown to find success as an actor, rapper, "America's Got Talent" TV host, syndicated radio show personality, and executive..
Despite all of Nick's accomplishments, it wasn't easy for him to secure the Showtime comedy special..
"Everybody was like, 'Nick Cannon does stand-up? I'm interested, but I don't know,'" he said. "I went on the road for over a year, building an act to show people that I was serious. I had to show them tape and [make] sure I was packing theatres."
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