Lil Rel Howery Turns 40

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Happy birthday to Lil Rel Howery! Today, the comedian and actor turns 40 and is here to talk about his new HBO special ‘Live in Crenshaw.’ Directed by his friend and fellow comic Jerrod Carmichael, ‘Live in Crenshaw’ is unlike any other stand-up special released this year, both in how it looks and how it came together. As Rel reveals in this episode, he barely had time to prepare and had no idea exactly what he was going to say when he took the stage. We also discuss his early days in the Chicago comedy scene, his humble advice for idol Eddie Murphy and his iconic roles in films like ‘Get Out’ and ‘Bird Box.’

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0:00.0	When my son was six years old, I took her to a birthday party.
0:03.0	And we was the only black people there, right?
0:06.0	And I'm hearing people clapping, right?
0:07.0	Go, give, give.
0:09.0	I looked in the middle of my son in there doing shit
0:11.0	that would even part of his generation and shit.
0:13.0	This, look it.
0:14.0	Look what the fuck got?
0:17.0	The nigga, I set our fucking family back with that shit.
0:20.0	Like, look, you know, that goddamn circle. Youiggas. I set our fucking family back with that shit. Like, let me get out that goddamn circle.
0:24.3	You guys, it's a last laugh birthday party for Lil Rel Rell Howrie.
0:28.8	I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast.
0:31.6	Lil Rell is turning 40 years old this week.
0:34.3	And he's here to talk about his brand new HBO special live in Crenshaw.
0:38.9	His friend and fellow comic Gerard Carmichael directed it, and it's unlike any other stand-up
0:44.5	special release this year, or any other year for that matter. Gerard and Relo filmed it in a high
0:51.2	school gym in the middle of the afternoon. As Rel
0:55.1	performs his stream of consciousness material, we end up watching the sunset behind him
1:00.1	until he's bringing down the house in near darkness. It's not only hilarious, but it's
1:06.3	beautiful to watch as well. Rell tells me in this episode that he literally had no idea what he was going to say when he
1:15.1	walked on stage.
1:17.3	Unlike most comedians who methodically work out their sets months before taping a special,
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