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The 31-year-old comic, who has been doing standup for 12 years, has appeared on shows like 'Russell Simmon's Def Comedy Jam,' 'Chelsea Lately,' 'Late Show with David Letterman,' 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,' 'Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen,' and Comedy Central's 'Premium Blend.'
Known for his hilarious prank phone calls, Wood's audio can be heard on over 40 national radio shows, including Jamie Foxx's Foxxhole Radio on Sirius|XM Satellite Radio.
BV Buzz caught up with Woods, who is currently on the 'Last Comic Standing' 60-city tour, and had him take our Buzz Blitz.
Wh
o is your favorite female comedienne and why?Wanda Sykes is untouchable to me right now in her analysis of society. Wanda is fun to watch. Adele Givens is the most fun to work with. I actually look forward to working with her. She respects you as an equal. She's one of the few black comics from the old school that doesn't treat new guys like dirt. She's quick to pull you aside and give you a little advice as well. Sheryl Underwood as well.
Name a common food that people would be surprised that you don't like.
I hate just about all melons: honeydew, cantaloupe and mangos. I can tolerate watermelon if it's really cold and really firm. To this day I can't eat a fruit salad if there are melons in it. It all feels like a slimy snot covered glob of mush. I can't even pick around melons in a fruit salad to get to the grapes. The grapes are contaminated with the slime. I don't even want melons loose on my bre
akfast plate. The melon juice always touches my bacon. I don't want melon-favored bacon. Sorry, kind of got on a tangent there.What three things would you take to an island with you if you were on 'Survivor?'
A box of Crunch n Munch. A PlayStation 3, but I'm not sure where I'd plug it up at. A gallon of southern style sweet tea.
If you could prank call anyone and get away with it, who would you chose and why?
I don't get to prank call many celebs and the ones I ha
ve pranked usually don't give me the permission to release the call. George Bush or Glenn Beck would be nice, but Puff Daddy would be the easiest. There's enough people that have beef with him for one reason or another so I'm sure he already gets phone calls with people cursing at him, so me doing my pranks on him would fit right in. You're about to get into a fight and can call any celebrity to have your back. Who would you chose and why?
Mike Tyson. Do I really need to explain why? [Insert bite joke here] LOL
Finish this sentence: "Best way to piss me off is to..."
Talk bad about my city (Birmingham, AL) in my presence. Or steal my jokes, blogs, or prank calls and present them as your own. Here's an exam
ple, 'Balls of Lint on My Scrotum - An Open Letter to Rippa.'Chris Rock, Paul Mooney and Kat Williams are performing comedy concerts at the same time and you can only go to one. Which one would you chose and why?
Chris Rock. It's not a knock on Mooney or Williams, but Chris Rock is the comic I grew up with. Mooney's been doing it longer than either of them, but unfortunately Rock's stand-up was more commercially viable to me in the late 90's. When I started in 1998, Chris Rock's 'Bring the Pain' special was like Comedy: 101 to me. Still is! I've also had more access to Chris. About five years ago I saw Rock come through Birmingham and comfortably work through two hours of new material, trying to whittle it down to the hour of material that would ultimately be his 'Never Scared' stand-up special. After having witnessed his process of developing his act it only made me admire his work that much more.
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