00:07he is widely considered one of the all-time greats in the world of entertainment his charisma and
00:13charm made him one of the most likable public figures on and off screen but one of his peers
00:19would develop a great deal of disdain for the world-renowned entertainer let's take a look
00:25back at how jamie fox single-handedly ruined an up-and-comer's career there are millions of
00:32talented comedians scattered around the world thousands may achieve a successful career but
00:38very few reach true superstar status just being funny is only one piece of the puzzle it takes
00:44years of climbing the proverbial ladder and capitalizing on the right opportunities
00:52Jamie was on the path to breaking through this invisible wall and transcending himself
00:57to superstar status after making his presence known doing stand-up comedy he later successfully
01:03transitioned to the world of television eventually his talent allowed him to come away with his very
01:09own sitcom making him more of a household name the next major step in fox's career was establishing
01:17himself on the silver screen with his name being bigger than ever many more doors opened up during
01:23his rise in 2003 basketball superstar shaquille o'neill would request his talents for a roast of the
01:31football legend emits smith the now thriving jamie would take the offer and be surrounded by many of
01:37his stand-up comic peers for the event the seasoned comedian who had years of honing his skills on stage
01:44became the star of the night despite being merely the host the up-and-comer comedian doug williams was
01:51in for a long night once jamie had his sights set on him ladies and gentlemen i'm gonna keep this
01:56thing
01:56rolling another person that does not know anything about emits smith and you don't know who the he is
02:09he is right nobody knows me and i'm the only broken on this panel
02:17everybody else came here to roast him and smith i came to this mother for a deal that's what i'm
02:21looking
02:22for the up-and-comers joke seemed to fall flat getting very little positive feedback from the audience
02:28and it was hard not to notice get you a real car
02:32i thought that was funny go ahead
02:43and jamie get you a real car and jamie we happy for you you done been in what two hit
02:48movies y'all get
02:49up you've been in two hit movies we happy because you got off to a slow start nobody here saw
02:55held up or
02:56bait did anybody here see held up a date nigga thank god you got an ali nigga thank god you
03:02got an ali
03:05thank god i got an ali
03:26and mike what a ho is that man what a ho is that i came here to get someone who's
03:29got some of these
03:30hoes man you got no hoes no cocaine they're gonna wonder this party's so dead we want you to lie
03:35or
03:35shut up is he right now we're here for emmich smith do you have any change for him tonight
03:44god toy got everybody out of the way and i did too
03:48i want to say this to emmich smith man i'm your conscience it is a pleasure man it sure did
03:54get hot in here
03:57am i am i fucking up right now i'm your conscience i really don't need to be up here right
04:07now
04:08i don't know what the i was thinking
04:12if your brother stop making money you can't tell him
04:16i'm your conscience i wish i was in a movie with jamie
04:24you're right about 48 hours you are right about that 72 hours in fact i don't know in fact
04:30i need a cosigner can you cosign on the car for me i just did another joke that didn't go
04:35over
04:38i'm your conscience
04:45thank you very much jamie fox thank you i needed the help i appreciate it i'm not jamie fox
04:50i'm your conscience i'm your conscience
05:02looking at me like who is this
05:06you'll never get a deal
05:09i'm your conscience
05:16anyway i'm gonna say this anyway i'm gonna say this hey it's a pleasure watching you
05:22i hope you break the record thank y'all very much i'm out of here
05:31following the event williams developed a great deal of trauma from the onslaught he was the recipient
05:36of the comedian would soon fade into obscurity on the comedy scene
05:41the infamous knight haunted the up-and-comer for the following years
05:46he decided to focus more on behind the scenes work going forward
05:50but what are your thoughts on this story did jamie go too far leave a comment below and let me
05:58know
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