Tiffany Haddish On How Kevin Hart Changed Her Life While She Was Homeless

Comedian Tiffany Haddish spoke about her difficult journey to fame and how Kevin Hart changed her life in a new interview with Today’s “Sunday Sitdown.”

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Haddish said she was living out of her car during the beginning stages of her career. “I would always pull up 5 to 10 minutes late so no one could see my car, because I had all my clothes and suitcases in my car,” Haddish explains.

She goes on to say that Kevin Hart helped changed her life with a gesture of kindness years ago” “[Kevin Hart] said, ‘You can’t be living in your car on these streets,'” Haddish recalls. “He gave me 300 bucks and was like ‘Find yourself a place for the week. And then write out a list of goals of what you want to do then start accomplishing those goals.'”

Hart went on to offer Haddish a recurring guest spot on The Real Husbands of Hollywood.

Haddish would become the first African-American female stand-up comedian to host Saturday Night Live. “Once it was all done, I was like ‘Whew, I made that history,” she says. “Every morning when I wake up I’m always praying and thankful. So, I always try to find the good in everything.”

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