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The Daily Motivation

Marlon Wayans: Finding Light in Loss & Turning Pain into Purpose | EP 835

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8893 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

"I have no regrets. I was a great son. I was a great brother, I was a great friend - and titles that really mean something to me." - Marlon Wayans In an emotionally raw conversation, legendary comedian Marlon Wayans opens up about transforming personal pain into healing through comedy. He shares the powerful moment during his Amazon Prime special "Good Grief" when grief overtook him on stage while discussing the loss of his parents. Instead of cutting this vulnerable moment, Wayans chose to keep it, creating a profound connection with audiences who found solace in his shared experience of loss. Through his storytelling, he reveals the intimate ritual of taking weekly dinner dates with each of his parents before their passing, offering a touching lesson about cherishing time with loved ones. The discussion takes an unexpected turn as Wayans reveals his journey through accepting his child's gender transition, using the five stages of grief as a framework for understanding his own path to acceptance. With remarkable candor, he discusses his evolution as an artist, moving beyond simple comedy to create work that truly heals. His new approach to comedy focuses on vulnerability and shared human experiences, proving that laughter can be a powerful tool for healing when combined with raw honesty and compassion.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

0:11.0

What is God speaking to you about how to get to the next level of service through your creativity

0:17.3

to be able to create the results you want?

0:20.0

Keep working and keep building and keep

0:21.9

stay on your path. You're doing great. And I see it now because my last stand-up, good grief was

0:27.8

about my parents dying, about how to grief, how to get through it. Minute 57, I'm making

0:34.6

people laugh, talking about my parents, my dad's pamper and my mom's pamper and talking about their private parts.

0:39.6

I got people cracking up.

0:41.1

I got all right for 57 minutes.

0:44.7

And then it hit me.

0:49.1

I was running from my own pain.

0:51.3

And I was talking about my mother and I just started.

0:56.0

I broke down.

0:57.7

One stage after a pod broke down.

1:00.0

I cried.

1:00.7

I was just like,

1:01.9

because the reality of my parents being gone hit me.

1:05.4

Yeah, I didn't hit you until then.

1:06.8

It did.

1:08.0

But it wasn't supposed to hit me in a show.

1:10.2

Well, I'm filming a special. And it did. And I was't supposed to hit me in a show. One filming a special.

1:11.6

And it did.

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