ICYMI - Riz Ahmed on His "Venom" Role and Asserting Himself Through Music

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🗓️ 10 July 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Actor, activist and rapper Riz Ahmed talks about his role in "Venom," the importance of representation in film and what compelled him to write his song "Mogambo." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.3	Pfft.
0:03.3	Please welcome Riz Ahmed.
0:05.8	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:08.8	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:10.8	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:12.8	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:14.8	Welcome to the show.
0:16.8	Thank you for having me, man.
0:18.8	It's been a fan of you, man.
0:19.8	It's been a while.
0:20.8	I've been watching you blow up.
0:21.8	I mean, so many people were fans of you from the night...
0:23.8	Fans of you are from the night of.
0:25.8	Many people were fans of you are seeing you.
0:27.8	And so many different movies. You've played so many different roles.
0:30.6	And now you're in Venom playing a character that I did not like
0:33.9	as a human being for the first time.
0:35.8	Thank you, cheers.
0:36.8	Right. What did you enjoy it?
0:38.8	You know, I did, actually. I feel like, you know,
0:41.8	I never thought I'd be in a movie like this.
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