(laughter) >> reporte keith and kenny lucas, a.k.a., the lucas brothers-- an idtical twin medy team unafraid to tackle tough subjects, from violence to economic inequality. >> the town that we are from, newark, new jersey was vsted the third angerous city in the country. when we found that o were very disappointed, because we thought we were going to get the number one ranking thi. (laughter) >> reporter: the duo has been on the rise the past few years, first with an animated tv series, "the lucas brothers moving company," t mn roles in thie "22 jump street," recently their netflix special"" drugs." but here's where they grew up: inner city newark, new jersey. >> it's still here. >> this is nothing like hollywood. this is the opposite of hollywood. >> reporter: that striking contrast, between the poverty of their hometown and the wealth of tinselwn, where they now live and work, has inspired their latest standup routine, playing earlier this month ayork city's comedy cellar. >> the high school we went to was even worse. it was ranked 331st out of39 according to inner city weekly. whenever we

oad guidance counselors, funded by l and a scholarship for students from poor areas, keith and kenny lucas were able to leave home, eventually study philosophy and economics in college. you have survivor's guilt a little? >> i mean sort of you kn people you grow up with a lot of people. and some of these people aren't here anymore. >> and you think about how i'm living now. and i'm like, i could have been one of the dudes on the block to get gunned down. t or it could happen to mey moment. so of course like it weighs on you because i kn i didn't anticipate making it this far. >> i was happy to go to college. >> reporter: after getting tir b.a.'s, they went to law school at duke and new york universities. but left to pursue comedy just weeks before graduating. >> didn't want to be didn't have the passion to be lawyers. >> reporter: they dotoave a passioake folks laugh, though, they say, and to realize that the american economy isn't oming for everyone. but anybody who wants a job can get a job in america right? we're at full employment. what are you laughing about? >> what kind of jobs are