Rickey Smiley On Why HBCU Marching Bands Are So Awesome!

Some throwback Stand Up Comedy showing love to #HBCU marching bands!! 😂😂😂
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[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

Went to an HBCU, people definitely cared more about the band than the football game unless it was against the rival.

[@aniialowe1980]

Exactly. I was in the band, so we never paid total attention to the game. But even as a graduate and going back I still didn’t pay attention to the game. There’s nothing like a “high step” high school band or an HBCU band. That’s what makes the game so fun and energetic.

[@jamestyson458]

We black folks bring the house down at a halftime show

[@gfrank87]

Absolutely

[@brentjames2425]

Grambling st university my second favorite school next to notre dame got the best band black colleges

[@bryanbaker274]

So true. Been watching FAMU Marching Band since I was a little boy. Season passes just to see the band.

[@teliciasmith3552]

Yyeessss Lord 😂😂😂😂

[@kevincolbertjr.6844]

And he did all of that in church shoes!

[@prettyeyez0378]

Let's not forget the shiny suit!!!!😆😆🙌

[@boom7star731]

He was in Tuskegee marching crimson pipers show band. He is wearing a silk suit.

[@prettyeyez0378]

@@boom7star731 the suit is nice, quite sure it cost more that my clothes😶 it was a joke😑😑

[@BlckHippy]

That silk looking smooth like lotion

[@boom7star731]

@@BlckHippy Yes.

[@earlenegarrison325]

As a graduate of FAMU! You know that's when everyone comes to their seats is just before half time to see the band! That's the highlight of the game!

[@earleneh.4457]

Earlene, from one Earlene to another, my uncle and cousin graduated from FAMU but I am NCA&T! AGGIE PRIDE!

[@rozwynn2349]

Facts 🐍🧡💚🐍

[@chonkey1988]

🧡💚🧡💚

[@Arbitrator76]

💚💛💚💛 much love from Norfolk State

[@Truthseeker738]

🐍🐍🐍💚🧡

[@antonio101024]

This had me and my wife crying because we went to Morgan State University (HBCU) and played in the band. Both parents introduce band culture being from New Orleans and South Carolina.

[@wwmoon101]

How can I get that music ??? Name of it

[@ericwhite4801]

went to Morgan also.. and this is spot on..I remember hanging out on the bridge before I walked over behind hurt gymnasium to see the football team and the band practice..love Coldspring and hillen lane..MSU Bear forever.

[@juanthompson7395]

Morgan vs Howard halftime show was always the craziest!

[@deepdarkcocoa7956]

😂😂😂

[@Queenofsole100]

Went to Notre Dame College close by and we definitely popped up to Morgan every now and then to see the band and the dancers prancing on the field with their capes. 💯

[@ambervantrece2]

I don’t care his many times I watch this is still funny af

[@passionatequeen6125]

Everyone in my family graduated from an HBCU and this segment had all of us laughing and crying at the same time. The SEC will never understand the importance of having a band that can blow away their rivals from the stands and on the field. Shout Out To The SWAC! #HBCUPRIDE #BRAVENATION

[@musicalbenches]

Alcornite Here!!!

[@passionatequeen6125]

@@musicalbenches Hello Alcornite!

[@lafayettejohnson2141]

SONIC BOOM TIL THE DAY I DIE!!!!!!!!

[@TheJpep2424]

Sec ain't worried about bands.

[@sapphirenoire]

World Famed!!!!

[@Monique_1908]

I graduated from Grambling State and he is so on point about half-time!! I have watched this over and over!Ricky is so funny!! 💕💚💕

[@casey4602]

I was so mad when tv cut to a commercial break instead of showing Grambling marching band

[@voodoochild1806]

Bayou Classic 💯

[@korenewhite9672]

I agree with you. GSU graduate of 2011.

[@TheOne-rg5iz]

✊🏿Gramfam 98'

[@ymleggo]

My mom is a Grambling State alumna and she instilled in my entire family the importance of that half time performance! #GramFam 🐅

[@mikeconner9905]

One thing I can say i missed out on in life is Black College but I will be sending my Sons.

[@llllll-ux2lz]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✊🏾my wife and I say the same..whenever we have kids, HBCU all day!

[@JazmineFyne]

Yasss!! The black college experience is so important. It’s an amazing thing to be around other black people who are smart and in search of higher learning! I danced for Grambling State. I’m so glad I had that experience.

[@3betyoufold]

I felt that!

[@charlielane931]

Facts ✊🏽💯💯

[@murphyolivier312]

Yes I miss marching with my Jags. 🤗🤗🤗.. Miss Doc to 😢😢.. That talk we had in your office helped made me a better man today ..

[@kitanajadefrost4663]

The white band impression had me dying 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@adrienneflowersscott9290]

😂😂😂😂

[@MsTwiththeTea1980]

Me too😂

[@gwenjones387]

Rickey got ALL the steps down 🔥🔥🔥 Brings back the best memories of my marching band days!!! Go BIG Pookie!! HBCUs for Life 🙏🏽💕

[@MsTwiththeTea1980]

😊

[@vh6307]

U can't even choose just 1 part of how we do it!!! Highstepping, leaning, rocking, dippin', twirling, how we hold the staff, let alone how we groove & CREATE THE VIBE!!! Like where else?!!🗽🙌🏾🤩🤸🏾‍♂️

[@sheilapate7604]

He ain’t lying lol

[@ramoncook8480]

He is NOT LYING...HBCU halftime is a show you cannot miss!

[@beaulah_califa9867]

This is 4 minutes of GOLD!

[@4739637]

Something about black music it touches your soul

[@angelanelson3458]

I thought this was one of the funniest skits, that he has ever done, when he is ON, he is ON......✨✨✨👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤣🤣🤣💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽He had those black bands down😂😂😂

[@kathyshawmartin5025]

Man this has me hollering everytime!!!

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

My mother introduced me to this & we have been in tears ever since! 😂😂

[@deacon711]

I watched this while eating lunch in the breakroom with ear buds on. I laughed so hard ,I had to spit out my food to keep from choking!!😂😭😂😭 one of my co workers was asking me if I was okay and was getting ready to do the heimlich on me. I could barely speak so I just showed him the video. BIG POOKIE!!!!!😂😂😂

[@susanhurst3292]

This video never gets old😂😂😂😂

[@Coach_Hoodie_d_2007]

Never!!!!

[@CorettaJG]

Never!!

[@sheilapate7604]

That’s the best part of the game is the halftime show lol

[@wilmawithers8015]

Who’s here in 2021 just for a good laugh during all this COVID nonsense. 😂😂😂😂

[@tyronejackson7334]

Me

[@jayep3746]

I am 😂😂

[@taijasilva9567]

🙋🏾‍♀️

[@nicholsjosette]

July 1st 2022

[@tracyshakur4053]

How bout 2023

[@severanvallery9554]

His bass player in the master p band is still the funnies thing ever

[@vh6307]

ONLY Rickey!!! ONLY he can do THIS justice!!!!😅👊🏾🤗

[@rasheeta8240]

I've seen this a 1000 time but its still hilarious 🤣

[@brentjames2425]

Hes the goat comedy

[@01ajuwon]

Battle of the bands my childhood superbowl

[@lavonnegeter7794]

Omg yess

[@reeree-tareem]

Toooo right...SHOUT OUT TO HBCU

[@brieanabradshaw335]

So Proud to be from an HBCU! 😂💀

[@robertfontell649]

As a graduate of NCCU I in the ‘80’s he was spot on😂😂😂!

[@kevinmcgaw1192]

Back in the early 90s I went to the FAMU/Southern game at the old Georgia Dome in Atlanta. I asked my friend who had a brother that was an FAMU alumni, " why is everyone gathering in the concourses?" He told me to wait for halftime. Lord behold when halftime arrived, there probably wasn't a single person in the concourses. I haven't seen anything like that halftime show. Unfu**king believable. I am ashamed that I haven't been to another one since. I live in Charlotte and NC has the 2nd highest amount of HBCU'S behind Alabama. With the opening of sporting events, I will be going to as many HBCU games as possible. God bless our HBCU families.

[@tutru03jones77]

Southern University alumni here!! He is on point.

[@pamelagriesy6974]

#Suno in tha bldg... #NOLABORNNRAISED

[@francesthibodeaux7069]

I am so glad, I am a graduate from A HBCU!!!!! 😉 #GRAMFAM #GRAMBLINGSTATEUNIVERSITY 😉🐯🖤💛🐯😉

[@Wizthehitmaker]

Grambling

[@voodoochild1806]

Bayou Classic 💯

[@JazmineFyne]

Yassss!!! I see Gram is in the building!!! I love my school!! Best experience ever

[@CorettaJG]

This never gets old. Tuskegee University❤💛 in the house. I love my HBCU!

[@brentjames2425]

Yes Grambling st I never been to Louisiana would love to go there

[@dominiquejones3805]

We do have so much flavor and culture

[@Classyladydiva]

Get it Rickey! Love HBCU marching bands.

[@KatieT3282]

This still hilarious and true after all these years classic skit!😂😂

[@grandacres427]

I vote for HBCU Black College Band Classic - an annual event - Go Mississippi Valley State University - Delta Devils baby!!

[@stephanieclanton1212]

Mississippi in the house

[@rovelt3802]

Damn as an alumni of HBCU this was on point

[@brendafloyd1613]

I miss all the HBCU games and halftime. All the camaraderie, all the memories, its nothing like a good HBCU stepping band

[@kimjones3262]

Sonic Boom of the South baby!! JSU THEEILOVE!!!

[@bobbyjones7922]

@ Kim Jones, I'm going thru the comment section and no mention of The Sonic Boom of The South and my blood pressure is rising and boom, their you came.Blood pressure is now stable.

[@shereewhite4828]

Yessssssss! All the way from Biloxi, MS! My daughter graduated from JSU! Sonic Boom baby!

[@kimjones3262]

@@shereewhite4828 yes ma’am!! Congrats to her!!

[@kimjones3262]

@@bobbyjones7922 glad I could help sir!!😉

[@bobbyjones7922]

@@shereewhite4828 Be proud....

[@lanett4677]

As an Alabama State Alum... That was us!! I went to school with him!!! He's spot on!😂

[@princewells8441]

He killed this one 💯💯💯

[@kaseysharp7197]

My all time favorite skit😂😂😂

[@jocelynedwards1873]

No matter how many times I see this, I laugh until I cry😂

[@gertrudebuck366]

Grambling Was The First Marchers That Introduced “THE QUICK STEP!” And They Got It From The WWW I BLACK ARMY HALF STEPPERS!

[@kathyklassyk]

I keep watching this like it's the first time and cracking up.

[@nfenitic8888]

This will never get old 🤣🤣🤣😂 I LOVE IT

[@XtremeSportX247]

Who’s here in 2021. I have taught and worked with both style of bands. I love them both for being so uniquely different. The kids and staff in both styles work just as hard. Its just a different approach. Overall i do enjoy HBCU for football games and Corps Style for competition season, esp DCI. I am a band nerd for life

[@russelljones8303]

I've enjoyed your comedy for years, but this is without a doubt my most favorite of all your sketches and routines. You were spot-on on both sides of the line so the authenticity and attention to detail is much appreciated. As a college bandsmen, the moments in which we see pieces of our story being told come few and far between, so seeing you dedicate a few minutes in your show to spreading love our way is awesome. As an HBCU bandsmen and proud alumni (Norfolk State University "Spartan Legion" Band), I appreciate the respect for our hard work and the excellence we all attempt to bring to the fifty yard line as we continue the legacy and tradition of our great band programs each year in the annual fall ritual that is the backdrop for marching band. I'm sure a lot of other people who also enjoyed this skit got a laugh from the fan's perspective, but I'm personally here to tell you that you gained a place in the hearts of many who have spent time in the ranks over the years. So, keep striving to reach the ultimate plateau, achieve your dreams, do what you do with nothing but excellence in mind, and aspire others to be the absolute best they can be as you get opportunities to pour into those blessed to see and hear you as you've always done. Take Care!!!

[@GiftFromGod4U]

I hope Ricky has read your words. So heartfelt, thorough and inspiring! 💜

[@kayewilliams8906]

Sho you right. My brother was a White Whale tuba player with the FAMU band. As he has since graduated we are still proud.

[@ms.m.murphy3453]

Yeah!!! That's how our band was at Prairie View A&M University!! Great memories!!!!

[@dandrijackson1031]

ugh

[@RickHTown]

@@dandrijackson1031 LOL

[@jamesbone357]

PV U KNOW!!!!!!💜💛

[@ms.m.murphy3453]

@@jamesbone357 yessssss♥️💜💛

[@ms.m.murphy3453]

@@dandrijackson1031 Lol!! That's alright but I KNOW🤣💜💛

[@Batdanceohio]

Shout out to the 1983 to '87 Tuskegee Marching Crimson Pipers! Tuba Funk Forever !!! Heeeeeeyyyyyy Tuskegeeeeeeeeeeee!

[@mspussygalore]

*The bands were the highlight for me*

[@mcelaine5930]

This never gets old!

[@reneejoseph5990]

I have seen this dozens of times and it is STILL hilarious

[@omarrobreid]

Ricky Smiley needs a Netflix special.

[@SKY77713]

FAMU!! That's all the way right!

[@rozwynn2349]

🐍🧡🧡🐍

[@cathyfriend2933]

RICKEY AIN'T NEVER LIED!🤣🤣🤣

[@charlottestovalll9760]

The Majorettes 😂😂

[@phamilyg3577]

I Graduated from Jackson State he was spot on the Boom always Brought every Saturday

[@leodarden4650]

Yo Ricky is funny when he starting marching with his legs boy that was funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ngoziwarrior6060]

I miss going to football games and the band! Lets be clear, whenever football opens up I will be there and won't take a minute for granted. Aggie Pride!

[@earleneh.4457]

Aggie Pride!

[@cphillipsmhadoctoralcandid9366]

@ngozi warrior, yes it’s nothing like Aggie Pride.I love my HBCU Alumni ❤️

[@blackpanther1269]

Lmfao 🤣🤣 he did that dead on because we're I live in Michigan they got marching bands like that I told them to go down south and see real bands 🤘🏿🔥🔥🔥

[@Baldheaded_rebel]

I’m from Detroit mi , the battle of the bands use to be hype back in the day it’s not the same no more

[@leilag1076]

TS... TS... TS... TS... U! Tennessee Tennessee State! That's sounds a lot like our theme song! Yes! I needed this.

[@karengriffin5894]

OMG.. Hilarious.. as a Graduate of Norfolk State.. he is Spot on! Go Spartan Legion.. Behold!

[@sandraallen7583]

LOL! BIG POOKIE! 😊AMEN AND HALLELUJAH...

[@shelleycrowe8624]

Hey Ricky ! I’m white snd I was in marching band in high school. I get pissed because college football don’t show the bands on tv !! The band practices way more than the football players!! They work hard asf!! It should be shown !! Love you so much!!😍🎶😁❤️

[@nicechasinchasegods7051]

I remember this special, crazy funny, I wish he would do more

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

1:21 not mentioning North Carolina A&T is criminal.

[@lynnem926]

This is my favorite video. I typically got to the game right before half time. Ain't nothing like an HBCU half time show!

[@margaretpipes8636]

Rickey Always Has Me In Tears...LAUGHING!

[@MrBigrobmjca3]

Was in the pit at Lebanon High Tennessee freshman year. For all the love the football teams on Friday Night Lights, band folks thinking “alright y’all, let’s get this right and make sure the kinks are worked out. It’s okay to make a mistake at halftime, an Exhibition”. Saturday was when it mattered!!! “So and so, is your band ready?? YOU MAY TAKE THE FIELD IN COMPETITION!!” I didn’t have a great experience, but would have been proud to have given it one last shot after I transferred to my Christian school.

[@risseg3352]

Good ‘ole Civic Center…love my city. Rickey took me out with the bass drum Bc that’s exactly what they do!

[@josephreels4667]

We don't have a HBCU up here in the Northeast. When I moved to St. Petersburg FL and went to the Rattlers game. I was like how come no one is going to the concession stands. BOOM💣💥 Then I found out man the bands were the reason most people were in the stands.

[@joestar6194]

Nothing like being black and southern

[@Commune-n-tea]

What you said!💯

[@stephanieedwards4169]

This never gets old!!!🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@paigecharles1110]

FOREVER HBCU’s!!!!!!!!! 💜💜

[@iceewhite]

It's all about that bass drop 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾😭😭😭😭😭💯

[@stephanieyoung3394]

Not Big Pookie!!😂😂😂

[@shereewhite4828]

Yesssssssssss! Half time is the bomb! JSU Jackson State University Sonic Boom of the South!

[@aleasemontgomery9962]

This is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!! It’s a wonder the bleachers are still standing from all that rocking. Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Miles, Tuskegee, Stillman, Talladega that’s just in Alabama. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen an HBCU Halftime! Nothing but TALENT!❤️❤️❤️

[@deedeehollie6545]

Spot on!!!! I’m an NSU Spartan and this is accurate!!!😂😂😂💚💛💚💛

[@ffnelson782fmfd4]

I got the chance to see Mr. Smiley, 2021, in Orlando, on the Martin Lawrence, lit Tour. He brought the house down💯

[@michaelsims2516]

😂

[@GeeCheeKingz]

Accurate 😂

[@theekbeezy]

THEE JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY HEREEEE 💗

[@ashleybanks7841]

I'm crying... Winton woods hs band 2008!!! Man I miss those days...# Cincinnati

[@waltermack2875]

Rickey the truth he got that down to the T HBCU be getting it in

[@ffqueen]

Back looking at this again in 2023!! Such a classic… I crack up just like I’ve never seen it before!!

[@voodoochild1806]

Grambling & Southern at The Bayou Classic 💯💯 St. Aug marching 100 at Mardi Gras..💯

[@justinmom6340]

Rickey Smiley is EVERYTHING! 🤣🤣🤣

[@LadyEL4]

Southern and ASU are my favorite bands. I want to see them play one day.

[@lewiserwin2686]

Black people has the gift that makes everything we do over the top

[@GhostCell47]

No doubt.

[@roon0684]

Bama State!!

[@trevaperkins7145]

This is sooo accurate 🤣🤣

[@realmom9288]

Ricky Smiley has real issues and that's what makes him HYSTERICAL 🤣😂

[@officialdjanel]

I go to a PWI and I can tell you right now…the song that was played in this video was played at our last game on Saturday 😂 but I love my school💀

[@Commune-n-tea]

😂

[@simmiedavissimmiesings8185]

My favorite bit Rick ever did

[@pamelagriesy6974]

You betta werk it out😂😂😂😂

[@bibbiana4Lyfe]

JSU in the house!

[@JamesJames-hm4pl]

Ricky was point. We show up and we show out. My wife was part of Tennessee State AoB. Yes sir. When it comes to black marching bands, its complicated because they can't be duplicated. 💯💯👍🏿👍🏿