our next guest is one of the non-awayans brothers stars of the television show The Wayans Brothers
on December 26th this man will be performing at the Taft theater in Cincinnati Ohio here's
our good friend John Witherspoon nice to see you how you doing buddy fine fine how was your uh boy
you look good you look oh thank you you look like you're happy you know what I'm saying well I don't
know about happening uh this is a new jacket I just put it on I just dread tabs off I started
wear the tabs on because I wasn't sure if I was going to keep it yeah you know what you're wearing
then you take it back oh no I didn't know this is that what you do you do a lot of that I've done it
a couple of times how was your Thanksgiving wonderful yeah what'd you do anything good
wonderful time and you know you took we took the family out you and the family went up we
had dinner a restaurant last night you know about restaurants you go out you don't have
dinner at home no we wanted to try something new this year [Laughter]
it was my idea yeah where'd you go a place called uh Sam's right
laughs uh-huh I don't know about it they've been to Sam before right yeah
have a nice time yeah but you know my problem is tipping I don't know what is the
etiquette chipping it's just like uh for me it's like 40 percent
40 percent
come on sit down eat 40 of my food
what do you do you know I'm a blue collar man uh-huh Blue Collar people
don't give them 40 times you know and they steal the spoons and Fortune things
so now the chauffeur gonna get we went to the state of the place two or three
days the chauffeur don't give my bags to the doorman the doorman give my bags to
the bellhop right you know so I don't know who to tip I ain't giving all three of them no tip
just because of this little ring around the Roses they doing oh you got to tip everybody
sure everybody that touches your bags gets in oh no no like a hundred dollar bill I
said when y'all start playing Ring Around the Rosie here's a dollar for somebody
[Applause]
musical chairs you're doing you're doing well you're making a lot of dough you're the TV stars
or if you're a movie star you're making a lot of money how you doing financially may I ask well now
you know when I was here before yeah I told you and I told the world I was a multi thousand there
wow since then I have uh I've uh saved my money yeah avoided people who like to borrow right now
I'm a multi 50 000 there thank you very much it's okay a multi yep that is that now with that uh
affluence must come a lot of pressure that's the kind of thing that can work on your mind well I'm
not happy you know I should be happy you should I thought I'd be happy if I'm a month to have fifty
thousand there of course now let me tell you my accountant told me Miss Debbie Hill told me I'm
sorry Debbie Hill is your account Debbie Hill yeah is that one of the big eight yeah the micropology
there she said Mr Witherspoon we must get some write-offs right if you don't yeah don't live
a first class life the government gonna take your money how the government go take my money he went
now helping me make this money no that's right so now I got to live first class you gotta live in
first class first class now I'm perfectly happy flying coach yeah I get my ticket 21 days ahead
L.A New York New York L.A 275 pretty good deal pretty sweet yeah of course I got it 21 days ahead
right had my ticket at my house over three weeks all right yeah so now since I missed a big shot
I gotta fly first class of course we're definitely going to take the money yeah
yeah so I'm at the airport my hands sweating I've spent 2500 for a ticket now [Applause] on
the same plane that's crazy yeah and on the same plane two seats back from where I was before Oh
no I'm on for nothing they board the plane yeah and the guy said all people
uh with uh small children right and old people who needs a special assistance
and board sure I beat all them on the plane yeah I heard of the kids
now I'm In First Class nobody there but me I'm the first one on the plane sure I'm on
first class they knew they got you you know you're a fool they you spend 2500
do the same thing I did before 2500 from L.A New York New York 2500 she laughing at
you yeah you want some champagne before you take off I said yeah and leave the bottle
that's right now how about the food how about the meal service you know they give you they
you know the thing is they feed you like they give you these little peanuts you know peanuts
and it's a beautiful tray and they got on the other side you got little uh crackers
that made like fish I don't know what that's all about yeah so I beat my peanuts and I'm
looking at these peanuts in this about a dollar a peanut so I put the penis in my
mouth I say with every peanut yeah tossing it around getting the flavor [Laughter]
like a connoisseur like a connoisseur and apparently I'm lagging behind the service
you know I'm holding my peanuts a little too long I see should come with me are you going
to finish those peanuts I said you damn right and I'm gonna take this little bowl with me dude
now they give you yes I took them in your coffee I owned this menu I think this is what they got
now [ __ ] said they have dining upon request option oh oh yes a complete meal presented all
at once shortly after takeoff or later in the flight whenever you prefer if you choose out
dying upon request option and we should dine as soon as possible please notify the utility right
ring my bell she said when do you like to do that as soon as those swills leave
the ground bring me my food and I eat while the wheels when they reaching 35
000 feet I'm eating I'm eating while the movie is on I'm eating while they're being
ready to land when the wheels come down I got something in my mouth make the most out
of it trying to get and I'm the last one off the plane yeah of course yeah
half theater in Cincinnati the day after Christmas yes and then the next day December 27th at the
Paramount Theater in Seattle happy holidays John thank you good to see you look at my son
oh look at that
there you go wow my God how old is this one right here he's uh about
20 months now 20 months and how old are you I'm 55. I make my own grandchildren
ladies and gentlemen
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