Comic style

Oneal's comedy has been described as conversational.[33] Except during televised appearances, he seldom performed standing up, preferring a relaxed, philosophical delivery.[34]

Oneal was also known as a provocateur, often inciting audience members to call out, or even leave the club. "I've seen him give people money to leave," recalls Gregg "Opie" Hughes.[35] At times he would encourage people to call out to the stage in order to set up a punchline. "Ladies, how would you keep your man if you lost your vagina?," Oneal would ask of his audience. When the women would invariably reference oral and anal sex acts, the comedian would respond, "See, I gave you the chance to talk and you qualified yourself as a series of holes."[33]

Patrice O'Neal on Men's Time

Here’s how to make your man like you and desire what you want, which is love. Equate how you feel about your vagina to how we feel about our time and our space… I can’t fuck you against your will, you gotta desire to want to fuck me. If I fuck you against your will, that’s rape.
Now if I’m on the phone and I say, “Look I got to go.” And you say, “Why you gotta go? I want to talk to you some more.” You are raping my time. You are taking something from me. No means no, bitch. I said I got to go. Why are you forcing me to stay on the phone and talk to you about nothing.