This Old Video of Drake Performing Improv Comedy is Incredible

Before the fame.

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A lot of rappers face the same come-up and obstacles many other entertainers from different fields face when they first start to grind, and Drake is no exception. His time spent on Degrassi is well-known, but there was apparently another branch of the entertainment industry he was interested in trying his hand at: comedy. As KTT notes, an old video of a very young Drake giving his best shot at improv comedy at a Toronto club is starting to make the rounds. Drake definitely flexes his comedic chops whenever he links up with programs like Saturday Night Live, and as this clip shows, the “One Dance” rapper has come a very, very long way.

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