Geboortedatum: 1961-10-30
Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Los Angeles County, California, USA
Woonplaatsen: Los Angeles, California, USA
Beroepen: producer
actor
comedian
writer
senior black correspondent (The Daily Show)
Korte biografie: Elister Larry Wilmore (born October 30, 1961) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. He served as the "Senior Black Correspondent" on The Daily Show from 2006 to 2014, and hosted The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore in 2015 and 2016. He is also the creator of the sitcom The Bernie Mac Show. He served as an executive producer for the ABC television series Black-ish, and is the co-creator, with Issa Rae, of the HBO television series Insecure. Since May 2017, he has hosted a podcast, Black on the Air, where he discusses current events and interviews guests. He is the host of the talk show Wilmore.

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I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts door Larry Wilmore

humorous essays on Black (or Chocolate) America

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ritaer | 6 andere besprekingen | Aug 26, 2021 |

I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts door Larry Wilmore

I definitely enjoyed reading this one. Wilmore brings some pretty good insights about Black people and race in general. But he adds a strong dose of humor to keep things light. He also makes you think. The book is a pretty quick read. I would definitely recommend it. If you know Wilmore from his work with The Daily Show, then you will likely enjoy the book too.

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bloodravenlib | 6 andere besprekingen | Aug 17, 2020 |

I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts door Larry Wilmore

At least read Wilmore's letters to the NAACP to change the C in their acronym to stand for "Chocolate" and his appeal to start calling black people chocolate people instead.

Can't see what he does with The Minority Report.

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alyssajp | 6 andere besprekingen | Jul 29, 2019 |

I'd Rather We Got Casinos CD: And Other Black Thoughts door Larry Wilmore

Larry Wilmore, aka The Daily Show's "Black Correspondent," can best be described as a comedic cultural pundit. His specialty is race issues from a point of view that can best be describe as "3rd party black." Or maybe "3rd party chocolate."

I love his bits on the Daily show, but it seems that is also the best of his material. "I'd Rather We Got Casinos" is somewhat schizophrenic as Wilmore narrates this book but often switches to third-person description. This is a series of essays and radio shows, some that explicitly contradict each other, like how fat black weathermen make him happy, and how fat black weathermen make him sad -- just about the mirror opposite to the first in every way.

There are some moments, but since he is mostly talking among himselves, it lacks the straight-man dynamic that Jon Stewart adds to his Daley Show bits. Among all of Stewart's correspondents, Louis Black is the most consistently funny in book form -- the rest come up short, like a SNL cast member movie.… (meer)

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