“I changed my name early in the game because I couldn’t get on as “Eric Bishop,” which is my birth name, because there were so many guys who would go down to the potluck, which was like open mic night. And I went on as Eric Bishop. I did really well. But like the comics ran the list at the time, so they wouldn’t put me back on. So I went to “Evening at the Improv” and I changed my name. I put down all these girl names. Stacy Brown. Tracy Green. I put down Jamie Foxx. I put down Jamie Foxx because they would only pick a few girls to go on the set, and they didn’t know if I was a girl or not. They just saw the name on the list. So they picked Jamie Foxx. And the reason I chose Foxx was of course because Red Foxx is one of my favorite comedians, one of my favorite shows is “Sanford and Son.” And the two “xx”s. So it was a tip of the hat to him and then they chose that name and the name stuck. I’ve got to be thankful for him for blazing the trail as a comedian and allowing me to sort of ride on his coattails.”
woke up from dream with this guy's name in my head…