Any fan of âWhose Line Is It Anywayâ is well aware of Wayne Bradyâs next level musical improv skills. Heâs done it a million times, and yet each new on-the-spot performance seems as magical as the last.
In fact, it was this particular set of skills that landed Brady his breakout gig in the first place, which he recently explained on âThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonââ¦just before going into a completely freestyle rap routine using random objects.
And since itâs Wayne Brady, he of course did not miss a beat.
While appearing on the late night show to talk about his new role as The Wizard of Oz in a revival of âThe Wizâ on Broadway, Brady told Fallon that he had no expectations of making it past the first round of âWhose Lineâ auditions. But then everything âflippedâ when he was asked to improvise a song.
Committing to the age-old improv philosophy of âyes, and,â Brady agreed to give it a go. âAt the end of the day I had a job. It was ridiculous.”
At the time, Brady was working two jobs. One as a Power Rangers performer for kidâs parties, and the other as a singing Beetlejuice for Universal Studios. Even after getting hired by âWhose Line,â Birthday kept the job at Universal. That is, until he was recognized by some front row audience members, and the rest is history.
Bradyâs story then prompted Fallon to say, “You are so good at improv and freestylingâ¦Itâs unbelievable what you do. You’re so talented. I thought it would be fun for the audience if you did a little freestyling maybe about âThe Wizâ tonight.”
He then added, “but I know you like a little pressure. So what I have here is random things, and if I show the object can you add them into your freestyle?”
Wayne accepted the challenge, calling it âeasy money.â
With The Roots backing him with a beat, Brady seamlessly incorporated a slice of pizza, Beyoncé’s âCowboy Carterâ album, a Polaroid camera and a guitar into his rapâ¦all before ending it with a Playbill for The Wiz.
Watch below. Brady truly is the musical improv master.
