Moses Storm.
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By the time an audience sees a joke in a special, it feels inevitable. But most jokes start with a comedian just trying something for the first time. And sometimes that first attempt bombs, but something — or someone — tells them to keep going.
That was the case with Moses Storm’s story about dumpster diving and throwing up at a country-club pool. The story — which became the centerpiece of Trash White, his debut special that premiered on HBO Max earlier this year — might not have been, if it wasn’t for a well-timed bit of support from Roy Wood Jr., the brilliant stand-up whose third Comedy Central special, Imperfect Messenger, was released late last…
