The comedian discusses various topics, including:
1. His "white voice" and people's reactions to it, leading to a humorous anecdote about a blind black man mistaking him for a white person.
2. His experiences with social interactions, including feeling like an outsider as a kid and having trouble connecting with others.
3. A story about having a nightmare where he was a terrible slave, leading to a series of comedic misadventures.
4. Observations about people's behavior, such as owners sharing embarrassing stories about their rescue dogs in front of the animals.
5. Rants about pet peeves, including people using clichés in conversations and the misuse of the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover."
Throughout the performance, the comedian uses witty observations, clever wordplay, and self-deprecating humor to engage the audience.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator grew up in Louisiana.
2. The narrator was told by people of different ethnicities that they have a "white voice."
3. The narrator was running for a bus in Louisiana and accidentally knocked down an old blind black man.
4. The narrator helped the old man up and returned his walking stick to him.
5. The old man initially refused the narrator's help and told him to get his hands off.
6. The narrator tried to explain to the old man that they were both black, but the old man was skeptical.
7. The narrator's voice changed when they were a kid.
8. The narrator used to read encyclopedias as a child.
9. The narrator had a nightmare about being a slave.
10. The narrator woke up from the nightmare feeling fired from being a slave.
11. The narrator wonders if dogs tell embarrassing stories about their owners to other dogs.
12. The narrator is upset by people using clichés in conversations.
13. The narrator dislikes the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover" because it's a bad analogy.
14. The narrator thinks that books rarely have the wrong cover.
15. The narrator has observed people on the subway in New York and sometimes predicts that someone is "about to be crazy."