Tiaffany Haddish breaks into tears as she learns she’s won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album
She’s 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 earn the honor in 35-years.
The Girls Trip star, 41, shared video of the emotional moment she learned about her win, which brought her to tears right in the middle of shooting her show Kids Say The Darndest Things.
Emotional: Tiffany Haddish cried tears of joy upon learning she’d won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album right in the middle of shooting Kids Say The Darndest Things
As Tiffany chats with a producer through an earpiece in the clip, she says she’s simply honored to be nominated for a Grammy.
She’s completely surprised when he tells her she’s won.
‘Are you serious?’ the Like A Boss actress asks as the kids continue to chatter.
Tiffany then stops to tell the kids about the award, saying: ‘You know a Black woman hasn’t won in that category since 1986’ in reference to Whoopi Goldberg’s win for Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording.
Monumental: It was a historic win, marking the first time in 35 years a Black woman had been nominated
History: Whoopi! Whoopi Goldberg won Best Comedy Album in 1985 for Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording
Facts! One smart kiddo said she’d learned that fact from Black History Month
Cute as ever, one of the young ladies said she learned that during Black History Month at school.
Tiffany then reflects on how far she’s come since her days of dealing with homelessness and hunger, telling the kids: ‘Can I tell you why I’m crying? It’s a lot of bumpy roads that you cross, right?
‘And it’s a lot of times that you feel like, “Am I doing the right thing? Is this good enough? Am I good enough? Am I strong enough to do this job?”
‘And then you just have to believe in yourself as much as you can.
Come a long way: Tiffany reflected on how far she’s come since her days of dealing with homelessness and hunger , telling the kids: ‘Can I tell you why I’m crying? It’s a lot of bumpy roads that you cross, right? ‘And it’s a lot of times that you feel like, “Am I doing the right thing? Is this good enough? Am I good enough? Am I strong enough to do this job?”
‘Against all odds, you just say, “You know what? I’m going to just put my best foot forward, and I’m going to give the world the best that I got.” Right? Anything is possible.’
Haddish triumphed over 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 for the audiobook of her memoir The Last Black Unicorn.
Giddy up! She was last nominated for a Grammy in 2019, recognized in the Best Spoken Word Album category for the audiobook of her memoir The Last Black Unicorn