Key Takeaways:

• Kid Cudi made his stand-up comedy debut at Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica.
• The rapper described the expertise as “electric” and thanked followers and fellow comics for his or her assist.
• Cudi’s newest artistic transfer follows his ventures into performing and visible artwork, exhibiting his continued evolution.

Kid Cudi resides his finest life with an enormous smile — and cracking jokes, too. The multi-hyphenate has now added “stand-up comedian” to his rising listing of accomplishments.

On Saturday (Jan. 10), Mr. Rager took to Instagram to share that he carried out his first stand-up comedy set. The precise efficiency occurred in Santa Monica on Friday (Jan. 9) at Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater.

“Sooo this happened!!! Did stand up last night for the first time and holy f**k it was ELECTRIC!!!,” Cudi captioned pictures from the night. “Hearing people laughing their a**es off and enjoying my set really touched my heart man. I was maaaaad nervous, this was another type of nervousness I [hadn’t] felt before.”

Of course, Cudi isn’t any stranger to the stage, having carved out an acclaimed profession as a recording artist and extra just lately as an actor. Through all of it, he’s additionally been clear about his points with substance abuse. The new artistic journey is offering him with a pure temper enhance.

He added, “The high I felt when I got off stage; [I] never felt that before either. I wanna say to everyone that showed love, all my friends that showed up, and all the other comics on the bill that supported me and were rooting for me, THANK [YOU] SO F**KIN MUCH!!!”

Cudi additionally shouted out his pal, actor Joseph Vecsey, who he credited with organizing the present and his comedic set. The Cleveland artist and Vecsey just lately appeared collectively within the movie Happy Gilmore 2. The actor, author and comic praised his buddy in his personal Instagram publish.

“Epic night watching my bro, Kid Cudi, crush his first stand up set West Side Comedy! He was so f**king funny, smooth, and natural!,” Vecsey wrote. “The crowd instantly loved him and his [material]! [I’m] so proud of how hard he worked on his set and prepared for it. He respects the craft and understands what goes into it! [It] was amazing to watch! Scott is so genuine in everything he does, which is why it instantly worked! Love you, bro!!”

The “Day ‘N’ Nite (nightmare)” rapper’s foray into comedy is just his newest aspect quest as he takes a hiatus from releasing new music. Most just lately, Cudi revealed that beneath the alias Scotty Ramon he’ll be hosting an art exhibition of his work in Paris starting in late January.

By the joyful expression on Cudi’s face in the entire pictures he shared, it looks as if tapping into his uncooked skills has him in an important psychological house.