ORLANDO, Fla. – Comedian Marlon Wayans is bringing his standup comedy to Orlando.
He has several shows this week.
Wayans recently filmed a new comedy special called “Marlon Wayans: Good Grief” at the Apollo Theatre in New York City. His parents both grew up in Harlem and he wanted to honor them by performing there. You can now watch it on Prime Video. +
The show features comedy and therapy as he works through the grief of recently losing both of his parents.
“It’s just about laughing your way back to your fibers in yourself and it’s OK to cry,” Wayans said.
He talked about how his father taught him to be a man, the life lessons he learned from his mother, the surprises you go through when taking care of aging parents, who is the funniest Wayans family member and so much more.
“It’s really funny, but then out of nowhere it gets emotional, and then it gets really funny again,” Wayans explained.
During the special, he got vulnerable and even at one point, cried on the stage.
“It was kind of like closing a chapter for me. You know, I carried that around for a while and it was hard sometimes. That wasn’t the first time I broke down on stage. When my dad passed, I had a show 15 minutes after I found out he passed. I had two shows and I had to go do those shows,” Wayans said.
For his show in Orlando, Wayans promised he will take the audience on a journey, but there won’t be crying like “Good Grief.”
“To me, stand up comedy is like a sitcom, a sitcom you do 20-22 minutes long. Twenty minutes should be hilarious, two minutes of heart. With standup for me, it’s 58 minutes of hilarity, and five minutes of heart.”
Wayans also recently wrapped up filming the movie, “Him.” It’s a psychological thriller that will be out in theatres next year.
He has an extensive acting career. He is commonly recognized for his role in the hit 2004 hit comedy “White Chicks” with his brother, Shawn Wayans. He’s also known for “Scary Movie,” “Scary Movie 2″ and his popular TV show, “The Wayans Bros.” which ran for five seasons in the 90s.
“I’ve learned that in life you can make people laugh and that changes their mood, but you leave them something that will enhance their life experience or give them something to think about, I think that makes the impact of art a lot more intentional,” Wayans said.
Click here to buy tickets to see his show at Orlando Funny Bone. The show is for ages 21 and up.
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