Is corey holcomb blackballed?

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Jamie gave Corey the platform for 5150 and the Foxxhole was the first place a lot of people heard of Corey. Nick put him on Wildn Out and got him on TV. Corey's comedy prevents him from going mainstream but he's pulling mad $$$ on the road. He was just in Raleigh last week and did 3 shows.
Lewis Black was the one that pushed for Corey to get a show based on all the subscribers at Foxxhole asking for him to be given his own show for 3 years

Nick Cannon helps comics get visibility. But he doesn't pay people, Wild n Out is purely for exposure and then they can make money due to their tours being sold out. (like the 85 South guys)


To answer OP's question.

Corey is a fascinating case study on the life a of a black man.
He grew up in the projects of Chicago in a broken home.
Hes interanalized a lot negative traits and feminine behavior from his upbringing.

He has a broken relationship with all his kids.
The mother of his son and his wife Maya according to him were 2 great women, (both left him).

Corey is also a genius comic and cannot be followed by anyone on stage. The likes of Jammie Foxx kinda knew that Corey had enough talent to be accepted on his terms.

But also Corey has a black revolutionary spirit in him, so he can't play any of the roles in life he wants, he's too broken to be a family man/husband /father, he's too miserable to be a genuine friend and is always testing other men that are either smarter, richer, better looking than him, he's too talented to ignore in comedy coz he's Top 5 dead or alive comic, but is too anti gay to keep quiet about the Hollywood gay rituals that all A List celebrities have to be put through.

Luckily he's not into drugs like Katt Williams and is not really an alcoholic like that.

He's a tortured genius who's carrying too much childhood trauma and pain, so inveriably self sabotages anything that could make him happy... But he does want a relationship with his kids, he does want some level of acceptance and money from the Hollywood game, he does wanna be on good terms with the women he loves, he does wanna reconcile with the good friends he had like Zo Williams and Ray Grady, he deeply yearns for these things. But he sabotages them when presented with a real friendship.

E.g. He was so jealous that Ray Grady grew up with a mom and dad and had a great relationship with his sons.
Now Grady does fake that gangster shyt just to fit, which is corny, but Corey would not let it go and basically lost his best friend over his jealousy and projection.

There's no simple answer.
Just like Patrice O'Neal was extremely layered and complicated.

But Corey is a great lesson on how not to move in life and not let your childhood trauma and pain stifle you. Deal with your trauma or it'll consume you
 

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Corey ain't blackballed, he just stays in his lane, which is the black comedy circuit.

He did the show that opened up the Youtube theatre in Inglewood with Earthquake, Deon Cole, Lunelle, Tony Roberts and Ryan Davis and I believe he's on tour now with Rickey Smiley.

He just ain't with that fake Hollywood shyt and imo that's respectable. Corey a real one.
 

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Corey is just one of those kats who will never be mainstream due to how he doesn't care and the comedy he has built a following with.

Paul Mooney was the same though his comedy was more based on racism and social issues.

At the same time Paul (like Corey) stayed making money and had booked shows always. Only thing that slowed him down was his health started to deteriorate once he got dementia.
 
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Corey ain't blackballed, he just stays in his lane, which is the black comedy circuit.

He did the show that opened up the Youtube theatre in Inglewood with Earthquake, Deon Cole, Lunelle, Tony Roberts and Ryan Davis and I believe he's on tour now with Rickey Smiley.

He just ain't with that fake Hollywood shyt and imo that's respectable. Corey a real one.

He is.
 

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That's a lie Corey does wanna be Hollywood but ain't nobody bout to deal with his fake ass ways. What everybody failed to post is he is a big ass hypocrite , among other things.there's only so much of that u can take being around somebody loud as corey.

That shyt isn't manly all the female shyt telling on another man cheating, who supposed to be your friend sealed his fate . I loved 5150 but he is his own problem
 

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Lewis Black was the one that pushed for Corey to get a show based on all the subscribers at Foxxhole asking for him to be given his own show for 3 years

Nick Cannon helps comics get visibility. But he doesn't pay people, Wild n Out is purely for exposure and then they can make money due to their tours being sold out. (like the 85 South guys)


To answer OP's question.

Corey is a fascinating case study on the life a of a black man.
He grew up in the projects of Chicago in a broken home.
Hes interanalized a lot negative traits and feminine behavior from his upbringing.

He has a broken relationship with all his kids.
The mother of his son and his wife Maya according to him were 2 great women, (both left him).

Corey is also a genius comic and cannot be followed by anyone on stage. The likes of Jammie Foxx kinda knew that Corey had enough talent to be accepted on his terms.

But also Corey has a black revolutionary spirit in him, so he can't play any of the roles in life he wants, he's too broken to be a family man/husband /father, he's too miserable to be a genuine friend and is always testing other men that are either smarter, richer, better looking than him, he's too talented to ignore in comedy coz he's Top 5 dead or alive comic, but is too anti gay to keep quiet about the Hollywood gay rituals that all A List celebrities have to be put through.

Luckily he's not into drugs like Katt Williams and is not really an alcoholic like that.

He's a tortured genius who's carrying too much childhood trauma and pain, so inveriably self sabotages anything that could make him happy... But he does want a relationship with his kids, he does want some level of acceptance and money from the Hollywood game, he does wanna be on good terms with the women he loves, he does wanna reconcile with the good friends he had like Zo Williams and Ray Grady, he deeply yearns for these things. But he sabotages them when presented with a real friendship.

E.g. He was so jealous that Ray Grady grew up with a mom and dad and had a great relationship with his sons.
Now Grady does fake that gangster shyt just to fit, which is corny, but Corey would not let it go and basically lost his best friend over his jealousy and projection.

There's no simple answer.
Just like Patrice O'Neal was extremely layered and complicated.

But Corey is a great lesson on how not to move in life and not let your childhood trauma and pain stifle you. Deal with your trauma or it'll consume you

nikka you need help :deadrose:
 
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dude just too real.
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Lewis Black was the one that pushed for Corey to get a show based on all the subscribers at Foxxhole asking for him to be given his own show for 3 years

Nick Cannon helps comics get visibility. But he doesn't pay people, Wild n Out is purely for exposure and then they can make money due to their tours being sold out. (like the 85 South guys)


To answer OP's question.

Corey is a fascinating case study on the life a of a black man.
He grew up in the projects of Chicago in a broken home.
Hes interanalized a lot negative traits and feminine behavior from his upbringing.

He has a broken relationship with all his kids.
The mother of his son and his wife Maya according to him were 2 great women, (both left him).

Corey is also a genius comic and cannot be followed by anyone on stage. The likes of Jammie Foxx kinda knew that Corey had enough talent to be accepted on his terms.

But also Corey has a black revolutionary spirit in him, so he can't play any of the roles in life he wants, he's too broken to be a family man/husband /father, he's too miserable to be a genuine friend and is always testing other men that are either smarter, richer, better looking than him, he's too talented to ignore in comedy coz he's Top 5 dead or alive comic, but is too anti gay to keep quiet about the Hollywood gay rituals that all A List celebrities have to be put through.

Luckily he's not into drugs like Katt Williams and is not really an alcoholic like that.

He's a tortured genius who's carrying too much childhood trauma and pain, so inveriably self sabotages anything that could make him happy... But he does want a relationship with his kids, he does want some level of acceptance and money from the Hollywood game, he does wanna be on good terms with the women he loves, he does wanna reconcile with the good friends he had like Zo Williams and Ray Grady, he deeply yearns for these things. But he sabotages them when presented with a real friendship.

E.g. He was so jealous that Ray Grady grew up with a mom and dad and had a great relationship with his sons.
Now Grady does fake that gangster shyt just to fit, which is corny, but Corey would not let it go and basically lost his best friend over his jealousy and projection.

There's no simple answer.
Just like Patrice O'Neal was extremely layered and complicated.

But Corey is a great lesson on how not to move in life and not let your childhood trauma and pain stifle you. Deal with your trauma or it'll consume you
Brehs writing psychology PhD dissertations on Corey Holcomb at midnight

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He only black balled in cac controlled areas of entertainment. He still get respect among black folks and can pull up almost anywhere and get paid to do shows. His shows in Detroit always sell out:manny:
 

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Lewis Black was the one that pushed for Corey to get a show based on all the subscribers at Foxxhole asking for him to be given his own show for 3 years

Nick Cannon helps comics get visibility. But he doesn't pay people, Wild n Out is purely for exposure and then they can make money due to their tours being sold out. (like the 85 South guys)


To answer OP's question.

Corey is a fascinating case study on the life a of a black man.
He grew up in the projects of Chicago in a broken home.
Hes interanalized a lot negative traits and feminine behavior from his upbringing.

He has a broken relationship with all his kids.
The mother of his son and his wife Maya according to him were 2 great women, (both left him).

Corey is also a genius comic and cannot be followed by anyone on stage. The likes of Jammie Foxx kinda knew that Corey had enough talent to be accepted on his terms.

But also Corey has a black revolutionary spirit in him, so he can't play any of the roles in life he wants, he's too broken to be a family man/husband /father, he's too miserable to be a genuine friend and is always testing other men that are either smarter, richer, better looking than him, he's too talented to ignore in comedy coz he's Top 5 dead or alive comic, but is too anti gay to keep quiet about the Hollywood gay rituals that all A List celebrities have to be put through.

Luckily he's not into drugs like Katt Williams and is not really an alcoholic like that.

He's a tortured genius who's carrying too much childhood trauma and pain, so inveriably self sabotages anything that could make him happy... But he does want a relationship with his kids, he does want some level of acceptance and money from the Hollywood game, he does wanna be on good terms with the women he loves, he does wanna reconcile with the good friends he had like Zo Williams and Ray Grady, he deeply yearns for these things. But he sabotages them when presented with a real friendship.

E.g. He was so jealous that Ray Grady grew up with a mom and dad and had a great relationship with his sons.
Now Grady does fake that gangster shyt just to fit, which is corny, but Corey would not let it go and basically lost his best friend over his jealousy and projection.

There's no simple answer.
Just like Patrice O'Neal was extremely layered and complicated.

But Corey is a great lesson on how not to move in life and not let your childhood trauma and pain stifle you. Deal with your trauma or it'll consume you
Not for nothing, no disrespect… how the fukk do you even know this?
 
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