it was just a horrible show, absolutely horrible. My friends were
all like, ‘Dude, you’re funnier than
those guys.’ I said it’s easy to be
funny around you, but getting up
there is hard. The producer of the
show heard me and said, ‘Come
back next month and bring 15
people and I’ll give you a couple
of minutes.’”
Graham didn’t think much of
it, but his friends certainly did.
About a week before the show,
peop le started calling him to see
if he was going to do it. Finally, he
decided to give it a shot. When
the other comedian didn’t show
up, Graham’s three minutes became closer to 20. He discovered that he loved doing comedy
that night. Best of all, he realized
that once he was up on stage, he
didn’t feel the pain in his leg anymore. He also met comedian Bob
Levy that night. Bob gave him his
phone number and the two started working together the following
weekend.
Jimmy “Round Boy” Graham On Lamaze Class
New Jersey Stage
December 2014
pg 92