Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and Courtney B. Vance on Working With Legends | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 34)

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Larry Wilmore weighs in on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination (0:35). Then, he sits down with actor Courtney B. Vance to discuss his star-studded debut in the original Broadway run of August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ (29:30), how he prepared for his role as Johnnie Cochran in ‘American Crime Story’ (57:45), his role in ‘Isle of Dogs’ (1:16:00), and why he won’t be collaborating with wife Angela Bassett anytime soon (1:20:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back.
0:07.3	This is Larry Womong.
0:08.3	I am Black.
0:09.3	I'm the air.
0:10.3	Nice to be with you guys again.
0:12.3	We were off for a couple of weeks.
0:13.8	I guess it was actually spring break.
0:15.5	You know to be honest with you, there really wasn't a right more reason.
0:18.8	It's just like, we have these two weeks off.
0:20.8	Oh, okay.
0:21.8	Whatever.
0:22.8	But that's kind of how the scheduling goes here at the ringer.
0:24.6	That's how we do it on Black and the air.
0:26.0	We just take breaks and then we tell you about it after the fact.
0:28.7	Some people warn you ahead of time.
0:30.6	We let you know after the fact.
0:32.2	We say, oh, that's right, we were gone.
0:34.1	Our bet.
0:35.1	But we're back.
0:36.1	We're back in a black and the air.
0:37.3	Today's show is with the legendary actor Courtney B. Vance.
0:42.5	He's so good, you guys.
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