American - Comedian | October 30, 1961 -
Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night.
Larry Wilmore
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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I have this rule. It's called 'Top Dog-Underdog:' Underdog gets to make fun of Top Dog, but Top Dog can't make fun of Underdog. But you know what? You get Top Dog, you get to be Top Dog. Congratulations! And that dynamic happens not just in race but in many different ways. It's like the male-female dynamic.
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I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time.
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The thing that's worked for me is having as much of a connection to the material as possible. And sometimes the material requires a more straightforward approach, and sometimes it requires a little more silliness, you know?
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We had a segment called Tampon Tuesdays that I was very proud of; that was hilarious because there are a lot of women's issues out there that a lot of people don't know about because they're not women, and they don't have to go through them.
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I set out to have a diverse staff on the 'Bernie Mac Show.'
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I've always watched the political shows.
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Writing is the most frustrating, but it's something that I've always done.
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All writers have a love-hate relationship with writing. Performing is fun, too, but I wouldn't say it's my favorite. But the most fulfilling is producing.
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I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do.
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I really love storytelling.
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