Michael K Williams & Zach Galifianakis

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2017

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

[r] Zach Galifianakis talks about fame, unlikable characters and his FX series, Baskets, now in its second season. Michael K. Williams reminisces on his dance career, playing Omar on The Wire and his starring role in the TV drama Hap and Leonard. Plus, Jesse remembers a rapper's powerful reflection on his own mortality.

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0:30.6	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:32.7	Michael K. Williams had a breakout role on the HBO show The Wire.
0:37.6	He played Omar Little, a Baltimore Stickup man.
0:41.0	Omar was a really intense and rich character.
0:44.3	He was menacing, he robbed drug dealers, he was gay,
0:48.1	and he lived by his own strict moral code.
0:50.6	Williams played him brilliantly.
0:53.2	But when he was cast in the role,
0:55.2	he wasn't in the best place personally.
0:57.3	He was trying, though.
0:58.5	I put together this real goody package and a hit list of 10 people
1:03.6	who I was going to send this package to, like the real,
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