Tiffany Haddish starts to cry when she learns that she won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album
She is at the top of her game as a comic.
And Tiffany Haddish made history this Sunday when she won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album, making her the first black woman to receive the honor in 35 years.
The Girls Trip star, 41, shared a video of the emotional moment when she learned of the victory, which brought her to tears right in the middle of the filming of her program, Kids Say The Darndest Things.
Emotional: Tiffany Haddish cried with joy when she learned that she won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album right in the middle of filming Kids Say The Darndest Things
As Tiffany talks to a producer through a headset in the clip, she says she is simply honored to be nominated for a Grammy.
She is completely surprised when he says that she won.
‘Are you serious?’ actress Like A Boss asks as the children continue to chatter.
Tiffany then stops to tell the children about the award, saying, ‘You know a black woman hasn’t won in that category since 1986’ in reference to Whoopi Goldberg’s victory for Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording.
Monumental: It was a historic victory, marking the first time in 35 years a black woman was nominated
Story: Whoopi! Whoopi Goldberg won Best Comedy Album in 1985 for Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording
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Tiffany then reflects on how far she has come since the days of dealing with homelessness and hunger, saying to the children, ‘Can I say why am I crying? There are a lot of rough roads that you cross, right?
‘And you often think,’ Am I doing the right thing? Is that good enough? Am I good enough? Am I strong enough to do this job? ‘
– And then you just need to believe in yourself as much as you can.
It has come a long way: Tiffany reflected on how far she has come since the days of dealing with homelessness and hunger, saying to the children, ‘Can I say why am I crying? There are a lot of rough roads that you cross, right? ‘And you often think,’ Am I doing the right thing? Is that good enough? Am I good enough? Am I strong enough to do this job? ‘
‘Against all odds, you just say,’ You know what? I will do my best and I will give the world the best I have. ‘ Right? Everything is possible.’
Haddish triumphed over his fellow comics Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr and Jerry Seinfeld.
She was last nominated for a Grammy in 2019, recognized in the Best Spoken Word Album category by the audiobook of her memoirs, The Last Black Unicorn.
Giddy up! She was last nominated for a Grammy in 2019, recognized in the Best Spoken Word Album category by the audiobook of her memoirs, The Last Black Unicorn