Imagine paying a cover charge to see a comic, only to have him pull cash from his pocket and pay you to leave the room. Patrice O'Neal did exactly that, an act of supreme dominance from a man who pathologically walked away from mainstream success to protect his artistic integrity.

This episode unpacks the brilliant, infuriatingly complex career of a confrontational master who turned down lucrative contracts again and again, only to achieve his definitive masterwork just months before his death at 41. It's a story of conviction, exile, and tragic timing.

• The revolutionary name Patrice Lumumba Malcolm and a turbulent youth that shaped his worldview
• Turning down a full football scholarship to study theater, then self-exiling to the UK and Australia
• Walking away from the WWE, a quadrupled VH1 salary, and Celebrity Fit ...