Creative Control artwork

How Jermaine Fowler is fighting past pain to find his funny again

Creative Control

English - December 31, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
Business Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed


Comedian and actor Jermaine Fowler has found great success in TV and film, most recently starring in Coming 2 America. But personal trauma has kept him away from what started his career in entertainment: stand-up comedy. In our conversation, Jermaine explains how he's channeling grief into art (specifically, an upcoming Showtime event he’s calling "hilariously dark and funny as shit"); how he moves past rejection; and what he's learned from working with greats like Eddie Murphy and Whoopi Goldberg.