A detail of Big Cheif Shaka Zulu's marvelous 2024 'Monkey Mosaic' Mardi Gras Indian suit A 9th Ward native ... imagine a cross between a great white shark and a Komodo dragon, only much bigger ...

We did a little double act where I was wearing the monkey suit and he was playing a character ... the years when stand-up comedy meant a load of white men telling jokes for each other and often ...