“I do a little bit of everything,” Tommy Davidson says of his stand-up act. “It’s a little bit political. It’s a little bit of storytelling. It’s a little bit autobiographical. It’s a little bit of improv. The only thing that’s on my mind when I get on stage is that everybody from any background leaves there feeling joy and love about their fellow man, period. Whether you’re a (cisgender) man or woman or transgender, I’ve never been a comedian who’s been a divider” — a not-so-subtle reference to comedians such as Dave Chappelle.
“I’m about giving the audience exactly what they came for: A little bit of sunshine in a gray little world.”
Davidson also has a long career as an actor. His credits include everything from the seminal sketch comedy series “In Living Color” to movies such as Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled” to the animated series “The Proud Family,” both the original and the recent Disney+ revival. “When I did ‘The Proud Family’ 20 years ago, I raised my girls and my son on that,” he said. “And now here they are in their 20s and 30s and I’m raising a whole new generation of kids. How fortunate can I be?”
