Celebrity Spotlight: Kevin Hart

A mongst comedians, standup comedy is a rite of passage before entering the film and television entertainment industry. From Richard Pryor to Ricky Gervais, standup comedy weeds out the truly talented funny men from the short-lived talents. In America, the roots of standup comedy can be traced all the way back to the vaudeville era of the 1880s. Frank Fray a famous vaudeville performer and comedian was the first ‘master of ceremonies’ for the New York Palace Theater. Fray is credited as the forefather of the 20 th century standup comedy style. Since then, nightclubs and lounges have become the breeding ground for aspiring comedians. Standup comedy is literally a one man show. It is intimate and person because all there is between a comic and the audience is opportunity and a microphone. What that comic does with that opportunity separates a legendary comedian from a weaker one. Keenan Ivory Wayans, a notable comedian, writer, and director once