Katt Williams Trashes Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, Rickey Smiley and Others

By Brian Richards | Celebrity | January 4, 2024 |

By Brian Richards | Celebrity | January 4, 2024 |

Yesterday afternoon saw the premiere of Emmy-winning comedian Katt Williams sitting down with Shannon Sharpe for an interview on Sharpe’s podcast, Club Shay Shay. (Yes, that’s the actual name of his podcast, and no, you’re not the only one who raised an eyebrow like The Rock about how Shannon Sharpe has a podcast whose name sounds like a lesbian bar in Springfield that doesn’t have a fire exit.) The conversation between Katt and Shannon was about fourteen minutes shorter than Oppenheimer, and throughout that conversation, Katt had a lot of things to say about his fellow Black comics, and about other Black celebrities in Hollywood, and not all of them were complimentary.

Let’s start with stand-up comic/actor/radio personality Rickey Smiley. Katt mentioned that he and Smiley appeared together in the sequel Friday After Next, with Katt playing Money Mike, and Smiley portraying Santa Claus. According to Katt, Smiley wasn’t happy about the casting decisions made for that film, as he was convinced that he was originally going to be the one to play Money Mike, not Katt.

Katt also pointed out that over 200 other comics auditioned for the role of Money Mike in Friday After Next, and yet, Smiley was somehow under the impression that the role was his, and should be his. He also called out Smiley for his willingness to portray Money Mike in a scene where the character would be sexually assaulted (a scene that Katt asked to be removed from the script, as he strongly believed that there is nothing comedic at all about sexual assault), for Smiley being yet another Black comic/actor who is willing to dress up as a woman when appearing in film and/or television, which has been frowned upon for years, and that much of the dialogue and wardrobe decisions for Money Mike were devised by Katt himself.

Steve Harvey, Family Feud host/Act Like a Woman, Think Like A Man author/King of Comedy, had several bullets with his name on them as well. Not only did Katt say that Steve Harvey is a Mr. Potato Head-looking country bumpkin who sounds like Mushmouth from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, he also stated that Harvey stole numerous ideas from fellow Black comic, Mark Curry, and from his sitcom, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, and used them for his own sitcom on The WB (a.k.a. the greatest television network in all of existence), The Steve Harvey Show. He also confirmed a couple of rumors about Harvey that have been known and discussed by most Black folk for years: Steve Harvey’s immaculately cropped hairstyle that he had for years during his career was nothing but a wig that he rocked until he finally decided to go with his shaved head, and that he talked plenty of sh-t about his friend/colleague/King of Comedy, the late and legendary Bernie Mac, behind his back to director Steven Soderbergh so that he could be the one to get Bernie’s role as Frank Catton in Ocean’s Eleven.

Cedric the Entertainer was also on Katt’s hit list, as Katt pointed out that Cedric wasn’t nearly as funny or talented as one would expect from someone who has “the Entertainer” in their name, and that he can’t sing, dance, or even write his own jokes. And the four stand-up specials that Cedric has done and told his jokes on? According to Katt: “He did four comedy specials that are so bad, they’re not available on Netflix or Tubi. Can I say that again for the audience? They’re so bad, they’re not available on Netflix or Tubi.”

Yes, he really did say that Cedric the Entertainer’s comedy wasn’t good enough to appear on the same streaming service that carries movies such as Killer Zaddy, Shorty Got That Work, and Hot Girl Winter. (No, I am not making those titles up. Go over to the Black Cinema section of Tubi, and see for yourself.)

Even Faizon Love, who played Big Worm in Friday, got dragged, as he once claimed how easy it is for any comedian to get a Netflix special. Katt pointed out that he has a dozen stand-up specials that can be found on Netflix, whereas Faizon has none.

Kevin Hart, and his credibility on how he started his career in comedy. Gary Owen, and his inability to cross over and obtain greater success. Ludacris and his (alleged) initiation into the Illuminati. Michael Blackson, and his fake African accent used for comedic effect. Jonathan Majors and his legal troubles, as well as the fact that women actually found him attractive. T.D. Jakes, and the alleged rumors of his sexual proclivities. Sean “Diddy” Combs, and his allegations of abuse and sexual assault. Tyler Perry being another Black comic who is fond of dressing up as a woman, as well as not being that funny or talented. Chris Tucker not being as funny now as he was back when he played Smokey in Friday, and also that his name has appeared in the infamous Jeffrey Epstein documents. They were also discussed, and they all had the choppa sprayed on them during the interview with Katt and Shannon. As for how Black Twitter responded to the actual interview? Not since the Montgomery Mollywhopping did Black Twitter have so many reasons to laugh and tweet about what they loved and appreciated about what they saw, while also cracking plenty of jokes that could only come from Black Twitter.

There were tweets about how Katt Williams reminded us all that he is the comedian that Dave Chappelle thinks he is. About how Katt spilled enough tea in that interview to flood the entire state of Texas. About how the interview with Katt was proof that Shannon Sharpe is no Sean Evans when it comes to conducting interviews, and asking follow-up questions about what his guests are saying to him, and that he is yet another athlete who is doing a job (and doing it poorly) that should be done by a trained and experienced journalist. (Even Katt couldn’t avoid pointing this out, as his main reason for appearing on Shannon’s podcast was because some of the comics he was dragging were previous guests who made questionable statements that Shannon never felt the need to actually question. And when Shannon tried to tell Katt that he was maybe saying and doing too much to insult his fellow comics, Katt’s response was one of several quotes that instantly became the stuff of Black Twitter legend: “You having an unnatural allegiance to losers is not like you.”) About how well-known it is that Katt is charitable with the money he makes. About how greatly appreciated it was for Katt to speak of his respect and adoration for Bernie Mac, and how he was not only one of the best comedians who ever did it, but that he was truly better and funnier than every other King of Comedy that he toured with, and that everyone knew it.

If you have two-and-a-half hours to spare, you can listen to the interview on the Club Shay Shay podcast, or you can watch the interview on YouTube.