10 things Katt Williams said about God, Satan, Kanye West, TD Jakes in epic Shannon Sharp interview
5. Having range and being able to perform in churches
Though much of his work remains popular among secular audiences, Williams explained that his range as a comic is broad enough to accommodate Christians whom he did shows for at the start of his career.
“In the beginning, part of my framework is that I'm tailoring every show to this audience. And that's how I was able to show my range and show that I was better than my competitors, that I'm Katt Williams,” he said.
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“I was still doing clean comedy. I was still going to churches and doing 45 minutes of stand up at the church with no curse words, no sex, drug material, no, none of that, just straight stand up. And then I was doing everything else,” he recalled. “That was the range. … When in Rome, do as the Romans do. So that's how I started. But as you begin to get better, you begin to be able to speak to your entire fan base. And that's really what's been helpful is that I've been having the same conversation with my fan base for 12 comedy specials.”
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