Until recently comedian Dwayne Kennedy has had a self-imposed start-stop-start-stop approach to his career. But he’s still earned writing deals and coveted spots on late night shows.

Kennedy will be performing several stand-up gigs at Zanies in Chicago. He stopped by Eight Forty-Eight to talk about his career – from slinging cones off the back of an ice cream truck to cracking wise at clubs and on TV.

Music Button: Dirty Vegas, “Round and Round”, from the CD Electric Love, (Om Records)