Every once in a while this dude @Dart_Adams does these hilarious dialogues on twitter, where he puts random ‘celebs’ on Inside The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton. Here’s a transcript from the latest episode featuring Common. I’m also gonna try to transcribe the previous episode featuring your boy Bokeem Woodbine — pure hilarity. This one is kind of long but it’s funny from start to finish.
<Transcript>
Lipton: Hello, everyone! Today I have the distinct honor to present none other than The Boney Homey From Stoney…PAUSE! Petey Wheatstrow!
Lipton: Willie Stargell, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Common Sense but now known to the world as “COMMON”
*Enters to applause as “6th Sense” plays*
Common: Thanks for the the intro
Lipton: No doubt, no doubt…
Common: You even played “6th Sense”? What?
Lipton: Premo’s a beast!
*Laughter*
Lipton: Honestly, did you EVER think you’d be sitting here one day?
Common: I thought I had a shot when I saw Bokeem Woodbine on last month!
Lipton: I didn’t think you’d ever act. Then I saw your brilliant monotone stoic delivery next to N’Bushe Wright in “Retrospect For Life”
Common: I was directed by the brilliant Lauryn Hill in that video. *Applause* She said “Rashid, be extremely emotional”. Then she said “Ehh”
Lipton: Your first acting experiences all came via the UPN network didn’t they?
Common: Yeah, BET said that I was too intelligent for them
Lipton: You first appeared as a spoken word performer/poet named Omar on an episode of “Girlfriends”, didn’t you? *Applause*
Common: Yessir!
Lipton: Common, how were you able to focus with all those fine ass women around?
Common: As you know I was afflicted with Baduizm @ the time
Lipton: I see. So what was your next role?
Common: I played a drama teacher/acting coach on an episode of “One On One” *Raucous laughter*
Lipton: That, my friend, is HILARIOUS!
Common: *Looks @ audience* Cuz I can’t emote for SHIT!
*Laughter*
Lipton: How did you get that role?
