Cedric, Eddie Griffin and D.L. Hugely Cook Up Laughs At Soul Train Awards During Stressful Election Cycle

CEDRIC, D.L. AND EDDIE GRIFFIN HELP FANS LET OFF STEAM BY LAUGHING!

Cedric ‘The Entertainer’, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and George Lopez brought the house down with laughs at the Soul Train Weekend “Comedy Get Down” show at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

George Lopez opened the night, warming the audience up with hilarious bits criticizing both presidential candidates and the state of this election season.

Actor/Comedian Eddie Griffin performs onstage during 2016 Soul Train Music Awards - Soul Train presents The Comedy Get Down on November 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET
Actor/Comedian Eddie Griffin performs onstage during 2016 Soul Train Music Awards – Soul Train presents The Comedy Get Down on November 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET

Actor and comedian Eddie Griffin followed, kicking things off slow with jokes about Vegas and quickly moving into topical Cosby impressions. He also touched on the election, saying he’s voting for Hillary Clinton because he wants to put “pimpin Bill Clinton” back in the White House.

Actor/Comedian D. L. Hughley performs onstage during 2016 Soul Train Music Awards - Soul Train presents The Comedy Get Down on November 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET
Actor/Comedian D. L. Hughley performs onstage during 2016 Soul Train Music Awards – Soul Train presents The Comedy Get Down on November 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET

Next up was one of the original Kings of Comedy, D.L. Hughley, who gave one of the best sets of the night with the entire Events Center in an uproar.

Cedric The Entertainer performs onstage during 2016 Soul Train Music Awards - Soul Train presents The Comedy Get Down on November 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET
Cedric The Entertainer performs onstage during 2016 Soul Train Music Awards – Soul Train presents The Comedy Get Down on November 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images for BET

Last but certainly not least was another King of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer, who had the crowd going with jokes about how raunchy songs are on the radio these days, including Yo Gotti’s “Down in the DM.”