Cedric the Entertainer is talking out for the primary time concerning the accusations Katt Williams made throughout his viral 2024 Club Shay Shay interview, the place Williams alleged that Cedric had stolen one among his jokes and hurled a number of different insults. Cedric says he genuinely didn’t know any challenge existed till he watched the interview himself, and he’s now sharing his facet of the story.

During a sit-down on Deon Cole’s Funny Knowing You podcast, Cedric was requested immediately whether or not anybody had ever taken a joke from him. Without hesitation, he replied, “Yeah man, Katt Williams.” The two comedians laughed, however Cedric then elaborated on why he by no means purchased into the accusation. “I think about it in the sense that we actually do live culturally in the same kind of energy. And I always think that my particular sense of humor is mine,” he stated. “You might do something that’s similar to my idea, but I kind of grew up as a wordsmith, and we use a lot of language. We use a lot of wordplay in my family. So I just never like really bought into it unless somebody literally did my joke.”

Cedric defined that overlapping concepts occur in comedy on a regular basis and that he seen the scenario as a part of the trade slightly than a private offense. Reflecting on the St. Louis efficiency Williams referenced, he stated the younger comedian who approached him then — Williams — got here off as “arrogant.” But when Cole requested Cedric whether or not he felt damage by the interview, Cedric stated no. What bothered him as an alternative was the wave of negativity it stirred throughout the comedy world. “I was more disappointed that it started this energy where comics was going on dogging other comics,” he stated.

He additionally famous that Williams by no means addressed the difficulty with him privately, regardless of seeing one another many occasions over time. Cedric added, “You’re talking about something that happened in 2001, and now you in 2024 acting like the shit just happened.”

Closing out the dialogue, Cedric highlighted the tasks he’s at the moment juggling — together with a Las Vegas residency with Toni Braxton — and stated he stays targeted, fulfilled, and busy.