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Cameron: I think it’s a good idea to bring all
these comedians together on one app, especially
a black comedian doing it. I know there are apps
out there like that, but he’s one of the biggest
comedians out there right now, so I know it gets
a lot of publicity and I know he’s exposing the
younger generation to Def Comedy Jam. I know
we came up on that, but it’s a lot of people who
didn’t get to see those classic shows. Or the PJs,
which is also on there, so I think it’s cool. Just
the shows we create for it, I feel it could be a
good home for it. A lot more exposure. Because
we have other ideas that we want to do that they
can help fund so we can bring to the masses.
Rome: I think in the future for something
similar, yeah but we definitely want to create our
own type of network. The kind of network, we
won’t say right now, but we’ll definitely have our
I DON’T THINK WE
WOULD BE HERE
WITHOUT OUR
BROTHERHOOD
ENHANCING EACH
OTHER.” –AMANUEL RICHARDS
own network because we are a production
company and we want to expand and do our
own thing. It’s good to see what he’s doing now
and how we can learn and get pointers on what
to do, what not to do and implement that into
our future plans.
Amanuel: I think on LOL Network, everyone
needs to do better, that’s including us. Kevin Hart
is a fantastic comedian, great stand up, he’s done
it all. He can be considered one of the Kings of
Comedy. He’s trying to pull together the talent of
people of color and there’s no reason it shouldn’t
be the best network. There’s no reason why
what was great during the 90s—Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air, Martin—why we can’t do that on LOL
Network, or whether it’s with Dormtainment
Network. Whatever we’re a part of, we want
to help elevate it. In its first run, LOL is just
getting started and I think it was a good job by
everybody, but I think we need to keep pushing
each other to get better. There’s going to be a lot
of these digital networks coming out, but what’s
going to separate ours from everyone else’s? We
gotta make sure everyone comes with that fire
and we want to be one of the people to lead that
forefront. We gotta make sure everyone comes
with that fire, and we want to be one of the
people to lead that forefront.
UPGRADE
YOUR
HUSTLE
Consistency is one of the main reasons why
Dormtainment continues to grow and achieve
more success. Here, Dormtainment discusses
the importance of consistency and offers advice
on how to continuously move forward.
CONSIDER YOUR CIRCLE
AMANUEL: Have a team. Have a brotherhood, a
sisterhood and a brother-sisterhood, whatever
you want. Have a team of people who will hold
you accountable. People who are in your field
who can make you better. People who can en-
hance whatever you’re doing and critique your
stuff and judge your work with an eye that’s not
malicious or anything like that. They just want
to see you do better. I don’t think we would be
here without our brotherhood enhancing each
other. Find like-minded people whether it be
an online community or someone in person
you can really connect with on a creative level.
Nothing can stop numbers.
CAMERON: To piggy-back off the team aspect,
that’s very important because they say you’re
the sum of the 5 people you’re with the most.
Make sure you all are learning and growing
together so you all can be a strong force. Every-
thing has a cost, even your dreams. You have to
be willing to put in that work and sacrifice.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF
ROME: Just know that’s it your fault. What I
mean by that is a lot of times you’ll be like, “If
they would have did this or that” you have to
know that if you didn’t get that part you wanted
then it’s your fault. Yeah, someone in the room
may not have liked you, but maybe you just
have to work a little harder. Maybe you have to
bring it a little better next time. Just know that’s
it’s your fault.
CAMERON: Stop crying.
ROME: Yeah, stop crying. You can blame some-
thing on someone else, but you have to look at
yourself and ask what could I have done better
to prevent this. If you have it in your head that
it’s your fault, you won’t blame anyone else and
you can just go 100 percent with what you have
to do to make things better.
CAMERON: So, is it your fault that you ate my
food last night?
PUT THE PHONE DOWN
CAMERON: Read. Read as much as possible so
you can keep learning and keep honing your
craft. I know it sounds cliché but if you want
to be the best, you have to outwork the best.
You have to keep growing and keep learning so
you can make content that people haven’t seen
before. And get off your phone. Look up, stop
looking down.
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