Tiffany Haddish Stays Busy: 'I Want to See Our Stories'

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🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Tiffany Haddish has had a busy year. From starring in prank film Bad Trip, to hosting Kids Say the Darndest Things, to voicing a self-confident toucan in animated series Tuca & Bertie, it seems like she's everywhere. Sam talks to Tiffany about her many projects, her hopes and dreams for the entertainment industry, and she tells a wild story about Nicolas Cage.

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0:00.0	Listeners heads up, this conversation includes a lot of adult language.
0:05.0	My guest talks about sex and she uses profanity.
0:08.6	So perhaps listen to this one when kids are not around.
0:14.3	You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:16.7	I'm Sam Sanders.
0:17.7	Why does Sam look loud?
0:19.7	Because I am.
0:20.7	Wait, wait, wait, wait.
0:22.4	You're finding yourself right now.
0:24.9	It's been a journey.
0:26.9	My guest this episode is Tiffany Haddish.
0:29.4	First of all, first of all, never heard no black person like,
0:33.0	I gotta go find myself.
0:34.8	No, that's the white people.
0:36.6	You know, like, I gotta go backpacking through you
0:39.1	to find my desert.
0:40.3	That's the white people.
0:42.2	I mean, you ain't never hear no black person like,
0:44.1	I gotta go find myself a friend of mine to go to Africa.
0:46.5	Except for like maybe Dave should pill in me.
0:50.6	Tiffany is so much.
0:51.9	Actress, comedian, author, and all around funny person.
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