I've been doing some acting, writing classes, and taking a holistic approach so I can actually be good at this craft. But ideally I'd eventually want to get my own show and make my 'Atlanta' or my 'Master of None' - whatever that would look like - in whatever media landscape that would best suit it.

Jaboukie Young-White

My parents are Jamaican immigrants and both have a multiracial background. They're Jamaican but my genetic makeup is West African, European, Asian.

Jaboukie Young-White

Fact check: The examples of failed socialism that critics use are not socialist democracies but authoritarian states led by corrupt, ruthless, and paranoid dictators.

Jaboukie Young-White

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

Jaboukie Young-White

I don't need a driver's license, my Uber driver needs a driver's license.

Jaboukie Young-White

Why do we still use paper to vote? Paper is over!

Jaboukie Young-White

The news can by very cyclical. The same issues are coming up over and over and over again.

Jaboukie Young-White

Nothing screams 'I'm desperate for attention' like tweeting in all caps.

Jaboukie Young-White

I just try to do things that make me excited. If I can find a way to surprise myself, then that's when I'm really excited to share something and really can stand behind it.

Jaboukie Young-White

I think pop music was going through a phase where it was like pop but dance-hall or pop but R&B. But, no, I just want a pop song.

Jaboukie Young-White

I accomplished a lot in 2017 that I'd dreamt of: a late night set, TV writing gig, a speaking movie role.

Jaboukie Young-White

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

Jaboukie Young-White

My favorite topical tweets are the ones that put a tweet in context so it illuminates a deeper truth or societal trend.

Jaboukie Young-White

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.

Jaboukie Young-White

There's an infectiousness to comedy. It's meant to be shared and spread, so I feel like any message that you're talking about through the vehicle of comedy is going to get further than if you just straightforwardly said it.

Jaboukie Young-White

Twitter is comedy writing. It's one-liners that give way to fully fleshed-out thoughts.

Jaboukie Young-White

I've been doing some acting, writing classes, and taking a holistic approach so I can actually be good at this craft. But ideally I'd eventually want to get my own show and make my 'Atlanta' or my 'Master of None' - whatever that would look like - in whatever media landscape that would best suit it.

Jaboukie Young-White

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

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.

Jaboukie Young-White

When I started out in stand-up, I was already used to speaking in front of people, how to project, control my voice - a lot of learning curves I had overcome.

Jaboukie Young-White

I never feel like it'll be something where like, 'Aha, I've got it. I'm funny for the rest of my life. I don't need to tell jokes anymore. I just am comedy.'

Jaboukie Young-White