Katt Williams sits down with Steven Bartlett to walk through his memoir: a strict religious upbringing in Ohio with severe beatings by both parents, leaving home at 13, living in Miami's Peacock Park, door-to-door sales, a brief stint as a pimp, and his path into stand-up.
His core argument is that outworking competitors beats talent. He needed 300 no's to get 30 yeses, counted laughs in rivals' 15-minute sets, and trained eight hours a day. He took 15 years to reach his first special at 35, which he paid for himself on Prince's advice to stay independent. He has forgiven his parents but stays stoic about the story, credits faith in God, and sees betting on himself as zero risk.