Redd Foxx (1922 – 1991)
Most widely known under his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American comedian famous for his risqué comedic routines, and his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son.
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My first wife, I'll never forget her — and I've tried.
Foxx was really the king of comedy and timing. He had one of the fastest comedic minds on the planet.
Redd Foxx had grown-up jokes. ... You ain't never heard no Redd Foxx stand-up. Hell, you still watchin' Sanford & Son reruns.
If you can see the handwriting on the wall ... you're on the toilet.
Music played a large role in the survival of the black people in America — that and a sense of humor that just couldn't be enslaved.
Love. Hygiene. That's the important thing. Hygiene. The toughest thing in the world: [you] have to turn to your mate one night and say: "You gotta wash your ass!" Shit. Knowing how difficult it is, I said it for you : You Gotta Wash Your Ass.
We were poor. If I wasn't a boy, I wouldn't have had nothing to play with.
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