Jay Pharoah On 'People's Party With Talib Kweli'

In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with actor, stand-up comedian, and impressionist:

JAY PHAROAH

Here’s what they got into on this one:

Jay’s mom never hesitating to let people know she’s from “do or die” Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Oakland being the Brooklyn of the West Coast and “Black Panther” paying homage
Will Smith, Talib, and Obama making an audio narration for their lengthy books
A back and forth between Will Smith and Kanye West about Talib
Discussing a parent’s responsibility of keeping their kids humble
Why social media comment sections aren’t compatible with people like Talib
Utilizing his Jay-Z voice in the bedroom and getting a request for Richard Pryor
His first impression being that of Gilbert Gottfried’s Iago from “Disney’s Aladdin“
Taking inspiration from Jay’s own Principal Frye for regular sketches on SNL
How Jay feels about people who refuse to date others based on their zodiac sign
Getting his Ludacris CD swiped after his father heard “The Game Got Switched”
Doing an impression battle between Cassidy and Lloyd Banks to prove who would win
50 Cent shows up with some choice words about Kanye, his kids, and Terrence Howard
Having suicidal thoughts at age 17 due to his obesity and how he shed the weight
Jay-Z makes an appearance and tells the world how he knew he was going to be the man
Subscribing to William Gillette’s notion of “the illusion of the first time”
How hanging out at Eddie Murphy’s house is like being at Dave & Buster’s
Getting props from Charlie Murphy for his Cam’ron and Dipset impersonations
Living in the heart of Harlem during his first year on SNL
Jim Jones’ gripes over Gucci not supplying him and his crew sparkling water
The “Returns & Exchanges” SNL sketch with his Denzel impersonation on full display
Meeting Denzel for the first time since the legendary sketch went viral
Fred The Godson’s unique style and Jay getting to work with him before he passed
Jay and Affion Crockett often being compared to each other
The making of the “Chocolate Droppa’s Listening Party” SNL sketch with Kevin Hart
Jay bringing up the idea of a Barack Obama subconscious sketch to SNL
Being a leading voice for bringing Black women onto the cast of SNL
Jay’s sitcom “White Famous” and why it was cancelled after one season
The film “2 Minutes Of Fame” and how Jay connected with his character
Sharpening his acting chops working with director Steven Soderbergh on “Unsane”
Reflecting on being profiled and hemmed by the LAPD while he was jogging
What’s next for Jay