American comedian and writer
Moved to New York City in 2008.
Began stand-up comedy in 2002 while attending Southern Illinois University.
Comedy is basically self-deprecation.
I skipped kindergarten because I was reading at a pretty high level.
My dad named me after Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian general who,attacked Rome. But nobody knows about him.
I took an improv class in 2005 in Chicago at ComedySportz, which was,short-form, more of a games-based improv. I remember it being real fun,and helping with my stand-up. If I did an improv class, and then I did,stand-up later, I felt looser on stage and more comfortable.
You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people.
I like that Barack got that job.
I really like Halal food.
I can work as a writer, but I wanted to do stand-up.
