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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT THEY WASHINGTON.
THEY WASHINGTON. WE HAVE ACTOR, COMEDIAN SHAWN
WAYANS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT
THE BOO CREW.
WELCOME TO GRADE THEY
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
>> IT IS GOOD TO BE HERE.
>> WHAT IS THE 'THE BOO BREW'
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> IT IS CONCEPTUALLY FAT
ALBERT MEETS CHARLIE BROWN WITH
A TWIST.
A TWIST.
A TWIST. NINE DIFFERENT KIDS GROWING UP
IN NEW YORK CITY.
ALL DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES.
BLACK, WHITE, ASIAN, LATINO,
ALL PLAYING TOGETHER AND GOING
THROUGH THE TRIALS AND
TRIBULATIONS OF YOUNG ADULTHOOD
AND LEARNING LIFE LESSONS.
WE TEACH LIFE LESSONS THROUGH
HUMOR AND MUSIC.
THAT IS A WHOLE OBJECTIVE.
I GREW UP ON CHARLIE BROWN. WE
LEARNED A LOT OF REALLY GOOD
MORAL VALUES THROUGH THOSE
SHOWS.
SHOWS.
SHOWS. I
SHOWS. I WANTED TO DO THAT FOR THIS
GENERATION.
GENERATION. SO THAT IS WHAT THE WHOLE THING
IS ABOUT.
IS ABOUT.
IS ABOUT. >> WHAT STARTED THAT?
>> I HAVE CHILDREN.
I WANT A BETTER WORLD FOR THEM.
>> I WANT THEM TO LEARN
SOMETHING AND SOME OF THE LIFE
LESSONS I LEARNED.
I LEARNED SOME COOL STUFF
GROWING UP.
GROWING UP. NOT ONLY FROM THOSE SHOWS BUT
OTHER ADULTS AROUND ME THAT
CARED FOR ME.
SO THE 'THE BOO CREW', WE TOOK
THE CARTOON AND MADE IT INTO A
LIVE SHOW.
LIVE SHOW. >> A LITTLE PUPPET.
>> A LITTLE CONCERT FOR KIDS.
IT IS A KID'S FIRST CONCERT BUT
IT HAS A LESSON WRAPPED AROUND.
IT IS CALLED, "JUST TO BE YOU"
IT IS TO TEACH KIDS SELF-
ESTEEM.
ESTEEM.
ESTEEM. A
ESTEEM. A LOT OF TIMES KIDS WHEN THEY
GO TO SCHOOL IT IS HARD TO FIT
IN AND FIND THAT GROUP.
YOU CHANGE YOURSELF TO FIT IN
WITH THE COOL KIDS.
AND THIS IS TEACHING YOU NOT TO
DO THAT AND TO JUST BE YOU AND
THE RIGHT PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU
FOR EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.
>> IT IS ALSO A SONG ON THE
SOUNDTRACK.
SOUNDTRACK. >> I WAS READING IT.
IT WAS SUCH A SUCCESS.
AND YOU WILL BE IN A CHRISTMAS
PARADE.
PARADE.
PARADE. >> WE ARE GOING TO DO THE
HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE.
>> WE ARE DOING THAT AND WE
WILL PROBABLY DO 'THE BOO CREW'
CHRISTMAS AS WELL.
IT IS COOL AND I'M EXCITED.
>> IT IS JUST THAT FUN FAMILY
GOOD TIME FOR EVERYONE.
>> 20 YEARS AGO, WOULD YOU
HAVE SAID YOU WOULD HAVE
STARTED THIS OR WAS THAT YOUR
KIDS THAT CHANGED YOUR IDEAS?
>> I ALWAYS LOVED CARTOONS AS
A KID.
A KID.
A KID. I
A KID. I WOULD WATCH CHARLIE BROWN AND
FAT ALBERT AND SAY, ONE DAY I
WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT.
I DID NOT KNOW I WOULD ACTUALLY
EXECUTE IT BUT I HAD IT IN THE
BACK OF MY HEADPHONES.
I LIVED DAVID AND GOLIATH.
THE DOG THAT WOULD TALK TO YOU
AND TELL YOU WHEN YOU ARE DOING
BAD.
BAD.
BAD. >>
BAD. >> SO THAT IS ON YOUTUBE.
YOU ARE HERE IN TOWN FOR A
COMEDY.
COMEDY.
COMEDY. >> I'M DOING SOME RAW IN-YOUR-
FACE STAND UP TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE COMEDY
LAW.
LAW.
LAW. IT
LAW. IT IS THE OPPOSITE OF 'THE BOO
CREW'.
CREW'.
CREW'. >>
CREW'. >> SO DON'T BRING YOUR KIDS.
>> DON'T BRING YOUR KIDS TO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE
CENSORSHIP FOR COMEDIANS?
>> THERE IS A SMOKING SECTION
AND A NON-SMOKING SECTION.
IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH, COME TO
THE COMEDY CLUB.
EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO
THEIR OPINION.
THEIR OPINION. IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING THAT,
STAY HOME AND CHILL.
IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH, THIS IS
WHAT WE DO THAT.
>> YOU ARE THERE FOR A REASON.
YOU DON'T GO TO A BOXING MATCH
FOR POETRY.
FOR POETRY. IF YOU GO TO A COMEDY CLUB,
THESE PEOPLE ARE GIVING YOU
LAPSE.
LAPSE.
LAPSE. THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
WE TRY TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
>> SO YOU ARE STILL SHAWN
WAYANS.
WAYANS.
WAYANS. THAT COMEDIAN WE KNOW AND LOVE?
>> I'M THAT GUY.
NOT TO SAY THAT, I DON'T DO
STUFF TO BE MEAN.
I DO IT TO BE FUNNY.
IF THE AUDIENCE IS LAUGHING,
I'M GIVING IT TO YOU.
>> AND INSIGHTFUL AS WELL.
IF YOU ARE JUST SAYING THE
NORMAL JOKES, IT'S NOT LIKE,
YOU DIDN'T SPARK ANYTHING.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. YOU HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN AN ERA
WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT TRYING TO
HEAR THE TRUTH.
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR
THE TRUTH, STAY OUT OF THE
COMEDY CLUB.
COMEDY CLUB. >> WHAT ARE THE CROWDS LIKE?
>> VERY SMART.
DC IS A VERY SMART, WELL READ
AND CULTURED CITY.
AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.
>> WILL YOU CATCH UP ON
POLITICS TONIGHT?
POLITICS TONIGHT? >> I'M NOT A POLITICAL
COMEDIAN.
COMEDIAN.
COMEDIAN. I'M JUST NOT.
I HAVE OR HAVE BEEN.
BUT IF SOMETHING FUNNY COMES UP
AND A POLITICIAN GETS CAUGHT IN
SOME KIND OF SPOT, HE IS GOING
TO GET IT.
>> WE LOOK TO SEE THE TWO
SIDES OF YOU.
>> SHOW YOUR KIDS 'THE BOO
CREW' AND GET OUT THIS WEEKEND.
>> LEAVE THE KIDS WATCHING
'THE BOO CREW'