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Nikitich [7]
3 years ago
10

Where did the quote 'What had happened was..' Originate?

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murzikaleks [220]3 years ago
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The quote 'What had happened was originates from a stand up act performed by Richard Pryor and was used by Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air show.

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor ( was an American stand-up comedian, and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is considered as one of the best and most influential stand-up comedians of all time.

Marina CMI [18]3 years ago
3 0

The quote ''what had happened...was'' originates from one of Pryor's stand up performances in a comedy show.

The comedian, Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor, was trying to portray how young adolescence or teenagers can be annoying and funny simultaneously whenever they get into trouble and trying to explain the situation by themselves.

<h3>Further Explanation</h3>

He did this at the comedy show by imitating the kids using the words: ''what had happened...was'' and his viewers burst into laughter.

They all remembered how little children can sometimes behave.  

They immediately remembered the original line of words: ''you see I'm gonna tell you how we broke the door what happened...was''.

Thomas Pryor was a popular American stand-up comedian and actor. He was known for his ability to create humor and his strong, clear, effective observations alongside a beautiful storytelling style.

He was widely considered as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time.

Thomas Pryor was born on the 1st of December, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois, U.S.

In 1963, he started his career when he moved to the city of New York. He performed regularly in most clubs in the city. Some of the artist he performed with includes Bob Dylan and woody allen.

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