A biography for Jermaine Fowlerhasn’t been written yet.
“Flying is just such a hassle. If I had a million dollars, I would teleport.”
“I worked check-to-check, worked in dead-end jobs my whole life before I got into stand-up, and even during stand-up, I was working at a retail job and Starbucks, all those places.”
“The millennial generation is very vocal.”
“I don't do anything for press.”
“I speak from experience, and I speak from the heart, and I speak only what I know and what I understand; and on what I don't know and what I don't understand, I'm a good listener.”
“I'm a comic; we get hecklers every night! It's really just part of the job.”
“I was the black kid in school who'd skate and wrestle, who was really into outer space and botany and kung fu and hip-hop. I was into everything.”
“Growing up, I've always made a point to not be placed in a box.”
“Spider-Man is supposed to be 'neighborhood friendly,' but I've never seen that dude at a Black Lives Matter march.”
“Comics are just mirrors. People can either laugh at the reflection or be disgusted by it.”
“I'm a '90s kid. I can't wait until the day when more people start appreciating the '90s.”
“I was raised watching sitcoms, and I love long-form comedy.”
“We can all agree that the best part of 'Black Panther' was his female army, the Dora Milaje. They made the movie.”
“My dad kicked me out of the house when I was 18. I was supposed to go to community college. I wasn't really into going because I wanted to do stand-up, and he felt I was wasting my time.”
“When you chase a dream, and no one understand or has your back except seven friends from high school and your grandma, it's not going to be easy.”
“Dave Chappelle - he's one of my favorite icons. I can't think of anyone who's funnier.”
“Knowing what jokes will work is second nature; you just feel it.”
“I like whatever I'm doing to have depth.”
“I grew up in a very, very diverse neighborhood back home in Maryland. And when I see that on TV shows, it makes me want to watch it, personally. I just gravitate towards that.”
“I love comedy, but more than that, I love comedy that has a message and that has some stakes.”