Ain't Nobody Got Time for That
{{short description|2012 viral video}}
{{for|the Brothers Osborne song|Brothers Osborne (album)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ain't Nobody Got Time for That
| image = Ain't nobody got time for that screengrab.jpg
| caption = Screenshot from the viral video
| narrator = Joleen Chaney
| starring = Kimberly "Sweet Brown" Wilkins
| cinematography =
| distributor = KFOR-TV
YouTube
| released = {{Film date|2012|04|8}}
| runtime = 42 seconds
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Ain't Nobody Got Time for That is a viral YouTube video of Kimberly "Sweet Brown" Wilkins being interviewed after having escaped a fire in an apartment complex. It originally aired on April 8, 2012, on Oklahoma City NBC affiliate KFOR-TV.{{cite news|title=OKC apartment complex catches fire, 5 units damaged |url=http://kfor.com/2012/04/08/okc-apartment-complex-catches-fire-5-units-damaged/|accessdate=July 23, 2013|publisher=NewsChannel 4, KFOR-TV, Oklahoma City|date=April 8, 2012}}{{cite web | url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/04/10/oklahomas-sweet-brown-coming-for-antoine-dodsons-internet-crown-video/ | title=Oklahoma's Sweet Brown Coming For Antoine Dodson's Internet Crown | publisher=Hip-Hop Wired | date=April 10, 2012 | accessdate=22 July 2013 | author=Chandler, D. L.}}
The video garnered Sweet Brown many appearances on television, including a visit to ABC's The View.{{cite web | url=http://newsok.com/watch-the-video-oklahoma-citys-sweet-brown-visits-the-view/article/3858724 | title=Oklahoma City's 'Sweet Brown' visits 'The View' | publisher=NewsOK | accessdate=22 July 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://www.essence.com/2013/05/15/sweet-brown-dishes-new-reality-show-and-movie/ | title=Sweet Brown Dishes On New Reality Show and Movie | publisher=Essence | date=May 15, 2013 | accessdate=22 July 2013 | author=Cooper, Charlene}}{{cite news|title=Sweet Brown syndrome: Has the viral video star 'jumped the shark'?|url=http://thegrio.com/2013/04/23/sweet-brown-syndrome-has-the-viral-video-star-jumped-the-shark/|accessdate=July 23, 2013|newspaper=The Grio|date=April 23, 2013}} Brown also plays a cameo role in the Tyler Perry 2013 movie A Madea Christmas saying a part of her line from her television interview during an interview at the end of the movie.{{cite news |last1=O'Connell |first1=Sean |title='Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas' movie review: Bah, humbug |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/tyler-perrys-a-madea-christmas-movie-review-bah-humbug/2013/12/13/bbc7e03c-640c-11e3-91b3-f2bb96304e34_story.html |access-date=8 April 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=13 December 2013}} In a slightly modified version broadcast on Jimmy Kimmel Live, it was edited as if she was being interviewed by Jesus himself.{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}}
Critical analysis
Charles E. Williams, writing for the Huffington Post, opined that the humor evoked by Sweet Brown's interview should stay within the confines of the black community, linking it to the "code-switching" phenomenon W. E. B. Du Bois spoke of.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reverend-charles-e-williams-iii/i-am-charles-ramsey-and-s_b_3248502.html |title=I Am Charles Ramsey and Sweet Brown: 'You Do What You Have to Do' and 'Ain't Nobody Got Time for Dat' |first=Charles E. |last=Williams |work=Huffington Post |date=May 10, 2013}}
Lawsuit
In April 2013, Sweet Brown filed a $15 million lawsuit against Apple for selling a song called "I Got Bronchitis" on iTunes for profit, using catchphrases uttered by her in the video, such as "Ain't nobody got time for that", "Ran for my life," and "Said oh, Lord Jesus, it's a fire!". This lawsuit was later dismissed without prejudice.{{cite news |last=Knittle |first=Andrew |date=September 24, 2013 |title='Sweet Brown' 'ain't got time' to sue Apple |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2013/09/24/sweet-brown-aint-got-time-to-sue-apple/60880126007/ |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |newspaper=The Oklahoman}}
Jimmy Kimmel parody
In March 2014, variety show Jimmy Kimmel Live did a parody of the video in the style of a film trailer. The plot is Sweet Brown going through some moments in history and being responsible for things such as Barack Obama getting into politics and Steve Jobs founding Apple. It starred Queen Latifah as Sweet Brown, Barkhad Abdi as Barack Obama and Adam Driver as Steve Jobs. In the end, it features Matt Damon doing an interview when the real Sweet Brown comes in and interrupts him with her catchphrase.{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/video-jimmy-kimmel-transforms-youtube-685410 | title=Jimmy Kimmel Transforms Popular YouTube Hits Into Dramatic Movie Trailers | work=The Hollywood Reporter | date=2 March 2014 | accessdate=16 May 2015 | author=Ng, Philiana}}
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