Black prank phone calls12/4/2023 ![]() MILES: Both stories actually tie into one another. MARTIN: So I didn't mean to gloss over that, but. that's a very, you know, large loss, even to this day. MARTIN: So how did that connection come about? And forgive me because I didn't mean to glide by the fact that Luther Vandross passed away and. ![]() I don't get this hardcore mentoring from him just on a lie. MILES: That's not something you go around bragging about. MARTIN: He really is your uncle, so - and. MARTIN: So then Steve Harvey really is your uncle. Took me to Europe and everything and I could not believe the experience that I took in and I think that's where I got trying to be a perfectionist is from being around that guy because that's exactly what he was. And for the next three years, I was opening up for Mr. MILES: I was like, I want to go on the road. But what about the dude that - he said, you want to worry about him or you want to go on the road? The first day, we're in Rochester, New York, and I opened up for Luther Vandross and, when I get done, I'm on the side of the stage with tears running down my face because I can't believe I just opened up for the baddest singer in the world.Īnd, at the end of the week, I'm a little sad because my week has come to an end and his road manager comes over and says, hey - hey, kid, you want to go on the road? And I was like, yeah. Luther and his manager sit down and watch it and he says, I love him. So he says, why don't you tell him to send me a tape? He says, Luther's opening act has something to do for a week and I need to fill in that week. When we go to the city sometime and get through with the plays, he'll go to a comedy club and we'll go watch him. He said, didn't you guys say that Thomas is funny? He does stand-up? He said, yeah. And, after that, I just kept doing it, kept doing it and, next thing I know, I was doing "Showtime at the Apollo." I was making an appearance on BET's "Comic View."Īnd, while being out doing the stage plays, one of the - a behind-the-scene guy who - production manager and he was also the production manager for Luther Vandross. ![]() But they challenged me and pushed me hard enough and I went out in Houston, Texas, to this open mic night and I actually won. You know, during my down time in the summer, a couple of my friends were saying, hey, why don't you do some stand-up? And I'm like, I'm an actor. He was considered the godfather of black plays. I was with this guy who's - his name is Michael Matthews. MILES: After school, I went out and did stage plays, so all of these plays that you see, like Tyler Perry, I was way before that whole era. So how did you - how did that happen? How did the stand-up transition happen? How did you go from being a classically trained actor to doing stand-up? And then I do want to mention for people - I think a lot of people will know this who have followed your career, but you were the exclusive opening act on the Luther Vandross (unintelligible). MARTIN: Now, of course, we're going to talk about all that, but I did want to ask how you got started. Thomas Miles has also branched out as an actor, producer, entrepreneur and host of this year's Essence Music Festival and nephew Tommy, Thomas Miles, is with us now. I was trying not to - I was trying not to laugh. The Lord is - the Lord has been made - well, he going to work on my pancreas. There's nothing wrong with my kidney, deacon. ![]() UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Oh, you're saying - no, sir. We want you to make that kidney like it's been the best kidney. that they removing this pancreas, Lord, we ask that you reach around his back side and we ask that you touch his kidney, Lord. THOMAS MILES: We ask that you take that pancreas and you remove it out successfully, close him back up like it was never - been entered in before. (SOUNDBITE OF "THE STEVE HARVEY MORNING SHOW") Here he is pretending to be a deacon calling a man who's heading into surgery. Thomas Miles does prank phone calls on "The Steve Harvey Morning Show." As co-host, he entertains millions of listeners daily with his Nephew Tommy routine and some of the calls are controversial, so we want to warn you of that in advance. Today, we are joined by a man who brings the laughter through the telephone. All summer long, we are going to be talking to some of the country's most popular entertainers who have brought their unique comedy styles to film, television, stand-up and more. I think most people agree with that and we could all use some laughs, so we decided to launch a new series called Make Me Laugh. I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.
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