INTERVIEW: Ernie Hudson

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

Tv & Film, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This week, James, Jerah, and Jon welcome the legendary Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Boston Blue) for a special interview episode. Together, they discuss the ongoing legacy of his turn as Winston Zeddemore, the ups and downs of his decades-long career, that now-famous tee-shirt photo, where he’s seen progress in the industry on Black creatives, where he hasn’t, the surprising impact Roots had on the industry, and much, much more!

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0:00.0	You know what it is.
0:03.6	Jonathan Raylock.
0:04.3	James the third.
0:05.4	Welcome to Black Man Can't Jump in Hollywood.
0:23.4	Hollywood City.
0:24.7	Yes, and today we have seen shit that will turn you white.
0:28.6	For today.
0:32.7	But today, that is the line I wanted to quote.
0:35.2	Okay, respect, respect, respect, respect, respect.
0:38.3	Wait, I'm ready.
0:39.4	I'm excited.
0:54.2	We have an incredible guest here today with us in the studio. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, right, you just don't, you just don't announce a guest. I was hoping we, no, no, right. We're going to do this part. Our guest, our guest, this is an honored guest.
0:57.4	An honored guest get the wonderful intro.
0:54.2	Don't worry, you're going to do this part. Our guest, our guest, this is an honored guest.
1:13.2	And honored guests, get the wonderful intro. Don't worry, you're going to love this. You're going to love it. Trust me. Okay. Are you ready, right? Legend right here. It's a good, man. It's going to be a great. I bet you. I bet you he loves it. I bet you love it. Great. Wow.
1:12.6	Ernest L. Hudson, everyone.
1:15.6	I mean, come on. Come on. That's a drum roll. That's a drum roll. All right. This is, that is his best.
1:24.1	That was his best drum roll. I probably have the entire show. It was a good one. You know, yeah. I haven't seen many, but that was, that was impressive. See, that. Honestly, thank you. Scholar, make sure we clip that audio. So anytime Brawai tries to hate on me, we're going to play that. Thank you. Girard's. I was going to coast on this for a long time.
1:46.9	It's the little things.
1:47.3	It's a little thing.
1:47.7	Welcome.
1:49.3	Yeah, thank you so much.
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