Comedian Josh Johnson, an Emmy-nominated writer and nightly correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, speaks to XXL about his top five favorite rappers, how hip-hop inspires his comedy sets, names Lil Dicky as the funniest rapper, shares his thoughts on comics wanting to be rappers and explains why Eminem and 50 Cent would be great stand-up comics.
00:00 – 1:30 – On Being a Hip-Hop Junkie
1:30 – How He Describes What He Does
2:50 – How He Found His Way Into Comedy
3:37 – On Being Named the “Funniest Guy on the Internet”
5:11 – His Process to Come Up With Fresh Material
6:50 – How He Feels About Rap and the Culture
9:02 – When He Was First Introduced to Hip-Hop
10:24 – Favorite Rappers as a Kid
12:09 – Top Five Favorite Rappers
14:13 – How Hip-Hop Inspires His Career
18:29 – His “Drake vs. Kendrick Explained to White People” Set
20:20 – On Whether Rap Beef Is a Case Study on Society
23:00 – Lil Dicky Is the Funniest Rapper
24:46 – The Rapper He’d Choose to Make an Album About His Life
25:55 – Hip-Hop Moment He’ll Never Forget
27:50 – Working With Rappers
28:45 – Eminem & 50 Cent Would Be Good Stand-Up Comics
30:03 – Advice for Rappers Getting Into Stand-Up Comedy
31:03 – Writing for Rappers in Movies
31:34 – Favorite Movie Character Played by a Rapper
32:35 – Rapper He Admires as a Performer
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