>> I THINK WE ALL NEED A GOOD LAUGH THIS WEEKEND, STAND-UP COMEDIAN AND TV STAR TOMMY
DAVIDSON WILL BE BACK HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE BESIDES HIS
STAND-UP COMEDY ROUTINES. HE’S
ALSO KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE IN THE
TV SERIES IN LIVING COLOR. AND
AS THE VOICE OF THE DAD, OSCAR
IN THE PROUD FAMILY AND
DISNEY. PLUS, A VERY POPULAR
SERIES. TOMMY DAVIDSON IS NOW
JOINING US VIA ZOOM. LOOKS
LIKE YOU ARE EN ROUTE TO THE
RIVER CITY. GOOD MORNING TO
YOU, SIR.
>> HOW YOU GUYS DOING THIS
EVERYBODY IS DOING GREAT. I’LL
SPEAK FOR THE VIEWERS. WE’RE
DOING GREAT BECAUSE IT IS
FRIDAY. LISTEN, YOU ARE
TIMELESS. HOW DO YOU TRANSCEND
SO MANY GENERATIONS AND
CONTINUE TO BE SOMEBODY THAT
PEOPLE? LAUGH AT. I MEAN, I
MEAN, YOU’VE BEEN YOU’VE BEEN
DOING THIS FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. TOMMY.
>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT.
I A MORTGAGE MEETING. AT THAT
HELPS BUT BUT I JUST LOVE IT.
I JUST LOVE IT. AND IT’S
SOMETHING THAT I FELL INTO A
FRIEND OF MINE THAT I GREW UP
WITH, ASKED ME TO TRY STAND-UP
COMEDY. AND I DIDN’T KNOW HE
WAS TALKING ABOUT. TOOK ME TO
A CLUB AND HE SHOULD DO IS GET
ON THE MIC AND SAY SOMETHING.
AND I SAID SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY LAUGH. IT ALWAYS
BEEN IT ALWAYS BEEN THERE. SO
I JUST CONSIDER MYSELF A
REALLY LUCKY HAVE GONE. ALL
AROUND THE WORLD. THAT COULD
BE. BUT I’M GLAD TO BE BACK IN
JACKSONVILLE HAVE BEEN
PLANNED, INJECTED GO FOR
READY.
>> 36 YEAR. 36 YEARS. YEARS
NOW. AND THAT’S THAT’S
AWESOME. SO, YEAH, A LOT OF
TIME PASS. YOU IT SEEMS TO BE
GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL AND IT
SEEMS TO KEEP THE YOUNG GUYS
STOP DOING THINGS THAT CAME
OUT. IT IS MANDATE THE THING
ABOUT MY JOB IS IS BECAUSE
BECAUSE I JUST HAPPEN, YOU
KNOW, THAT’S WHAT I DO. SHOW
UP ON THE WEEKEND. EVERYTHING
I GO IN TO A PEOPLE COME IN
AND I SEE SMALLS, SMILES AND
LAUGHS. THAT’S THE JOB. I
MEAN, WHO DOES THAT? YEAH, YOU
GET PAID FOR IT TO DO SO.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YOU KNOW, YOU
DO STAND UP. OBVIOUSLY, YOU DO
TV AND YOU DO JAZZ AS WELL. I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROUD
FAMILY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A
LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR NEWSROOM
ARE CALM. AND THAT’S THE PROUD
DAD. IT WAS RECENTLY RENEWED
RENEWED FOR A 3RD SEASON AFTER
DISNEY BROUGHT IT BACK. HOW
HAS THAT EXPERIENCE MIRACLE
MIRACLE? IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.
24 YEARS AGO.
>> FOR ME IT ON THE DISNEY
CHANNEL. AND NOW HERE WE ARE
24 YEARS LATER, ITS DISNEY
PLUS, IT’S NUMBER ONE IN THE
WORLD. I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS THAT
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND NOW
THEY’RE ADULTS. AND I HAVE 2
DAUGHTERS. ONE IS TOO. ONE ONE
OF 16 AND THEY CAN ENJOY THE
SAME. CARTOON THAT THIS IS
JUST IT IS. I MEAN,
>> WE’RE GOING TO LIKE THAT.
PUT WORDS TO THAT. SO I WANT
THERE’S A LOT OF
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ASPIRING
COMEDIANS OUT THERE. I MAKE A
LOT OF JOKES HERE ON THE
MORNING SHOW. SOME OF THEM ARE
GOOD. SOME OF THEM ARE QUITE
BAD. WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE TO
PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT ARE
TRYING TO MAKE IT HIT, TRYING
TO MAKE IT FUN FOR OTHERS?
>> OKAY. OKAY. DON’T GET ON
THE NEW SHOW. THAT’S POINT
BECAUSE THEY GOT TO GIVE WAY
TOO EARLY. OKAY. HAHA, SECOND
RIGHT. AND THEY ALWAYS GOT TO
HAVE A TYRE. YEAH, SECONDLY,
JUST GO. IF YOU REALLY REALLY
LOVE IT, GO TO THE CLUBS, GET
UP THERE AND DON’T STOP, DON’T
STOP. I DID IT. 7 DAYS A WEEK.
EVERY NIGHT. FOR 5 YEARS. YOU
KNOW, WELL, OKAY. LIKEN IT TO
RIDING A BIKE. WANT TO GET
GOOD AT IT. JUST KEEP ON
WRITING IT. I’VE BEEN BLESSED
TO GO TO TV AND MOVIES AND
GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING. IF
YOU CAN DO THAT, WHICH MEANS
YOU CAN BE ON STAGE. WE WON
MIKE ENTERTAIN A ROOM FULL OF
PEOPLE. THAT MEANS YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING ELSE. MUSIC PLAYS
MOVIES, TV, IT ALL SHE GO FROM
THERE. IT’S LIKE PLAYING
QUARTERBACK IN FOOTBALL. YEAH.
>> HONESTLY, YOU HAVE DONE IT
RIGHT. SO APPRECIATE YOU. I
KNOW THAT SOME OF YOUR SHOWS
07:30PM, TONIGHT. AND TOMORROW
ARE SOLD OUT. THE SHOWS ARE 21
AND OLDER. IF YOU WANT TO GET
SOME TICKETS, IF YOU WANT TO
GO THERE AND SEE MISTER TOMMY
DAVIDSON HIMSELF IN PERSON.
IT’S AT THE COMEDY ZONE.
THAT’S IN MANDARIN. GET YOUR
TICKETS. COMEDY ZONE DOT COM.
TOMMY, I KNOW YOU’VE GOT A
FLIGHT TO CATCH. APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. AND
WE’RE GOING TO WELCOME YOU.
THANK YOU, GUYS. OPEN ARMS
HERE IN THE RIVER CITY ONCE
AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT THE
SEAFOOD BUFFET HAS BEEN THERE
FOR 36 YEARS. UNBELIEVABLE