Interview with Sean G

Getting injured during an important basketball game is never fun. All of your friends and family are there counting on you to win. For Sean Grant, getting hurt was the door opening to a talent that would start his career.

“I was playing in a basketball game and I broke my toe. When I fell, I farted and everyone in the gym started to laugh at me,” recalls the 24 year old. “It made me feel good that people could laugh at my pain.” Mr. Grant found a love for comedy at the early age of 8 years old when he first saw Eddie Murphy’s classic stand up, “Raw.” “It was just something about the way he made his fans laugh and had their full attention that made me believe that you had to be chosen for stand-up. Kind of like how Will Smith was chosen to be one of the Men in Black, yea that’s how I thought comedians got started.”

Grant started his comedy career 6 years ago at the Improv Comedy Club in Miami, Florida. Even though he says the crowd was giving him a hard time, he kept going and didn’t quit. Although he has already worked with comedy greats like Mike Epps, the Miami native says he loves to take advice from the “old school cats” of comedy like J. Anthony Brown. “When I first met him, he just had so much wisdom and I loved every minute of it.”

The substitute teacher (yes, he wasn’t kidding when he says he subs on the side) has already made an appearance at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem USA but was “booed” of the stage before he says he could barely get anything out. “I think I just got really nervous which just meant I wasn’t quite ready.” Even though he flopped at The Apollo, he got the last laugh. Grant has appeared on major network television shows such as “The Jimmy Kimmel show” and “Meet the Browns.” He also does shows at different colleges in his home state of Florida and has a sketch in the making called “Delicious Bathwater” with a friend that is also a comedian.

When asked what his fans really get a kick out of when he performs, Grant says that his fans love when he jokes about living with his grandmother. “I don’t know why people laugh because it’s true. I do live with my grandmother,” Grant laughs. “It just proves that I’m in the right place because people are laughing at my pain.”

Even though the artist is only 24 years old, he still has some advice for up and coming comedians that want to be in his place. “Be honest with who you are. Do not try to be what you think a comedian is. Plain and simple.” For people that want to take a different route, he has some different advice. “Write a suicide note about all your pain and struggle but make it funny. If you don’t think someone takes it seriously and will laugh, you will be good.” Honestly if you do that, you might have to re-evaluate who your friends really are.

At such a young age, Sean Grant has already accomplished a lot and it looks like he has no plans of slowing down anytime soon on the track to success. If you are having trouble, just grab a pen and paper and take Mr. Grant’s advice. And if that fails as well, eat some gassy food and take a nice tumble in front of tons of people. You will be okay.

To hear more about Sean G, check out his website!