5 things to do: Thursday
March 12, 2009 at 7:04 am by Amber Robinson
1) The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off at the Georgia Dome.
2) Zora opens at 7 Stages.
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Speakeasy with comedian Donnell Rawlings
March 10, 2009 at 3:03 pm by Noah Gardenswartz
Donnell Rawlings turned a natural ability to be funny into a craft that pays the bills. He’s served in the armed forces, coined a pop-culture catchphrase (”Chappelle’s Show’s” “I’m rich, bitch!”) and appeared in several hit shows, but he’s not done yet. He performs at the Vortex’s Laughing Skull Lounge March 12-15. Here, Rawlings speaks about what got him into the industry, and what his plans are going forward.
I read that your comedy career started with you heckling a comedian who then challenged you to take the stage. Is that really how it all began?
Well sort of, but it wasn’t a comedian who challenged me — all the comedians were scared of me. I was going to this club in D.C. and heckling the comics so finally the manager of the club challenged me to get on stage. I came back two weeks later with a 30-minute routine that quickly became about a one-minute routine once I got up there.
