W. Kamau Bell On His New Show, The Hulk, And Denzel
Happy To Be Here
Greta Johnsen
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2016
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
W. Kamau Bell is the host of CNN’sUnited Shades of America, a show that explores the contentious, misunderstood corners of American culture. He talks about how he ended up with a comedy show on a news channel, why he loves The Hulk, and what makes Denzel the best actor of all time, period.
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| 0:00.0 | This fall, W bez invites you to our upcoming live events. |
| 0:05.0 | Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more. |
| 0:09.0 | Check out the full calendar now at W be easy.org slash events. |
| 0:15.6 | From W be easy Chicago this is Nurdette I'm Greta Johnson and I'm Tricia |
| 0:21.5 | Bobita and today we speak with comedian |
| 0:24.1 | W. Kamau Bowel. As an African American comedian he is tackling issues like |
| 0:28.8 | racial justice and all sorts of other really intense things. |
| 0:33.0 | He has a new show on CNN, which is usually considered to be a pretty newsy network. |
| 0:38.0 | It's called United Shades of America. |
| 0:41.0 | Let's take a listen to some of it. |
| 0:42.0 | My name is W. Kamal Bell. |
| 0:46.0 | As a comedian, I've made a living, finding humor in the parts of America I don't understand. |
| 0:51.0 | And now, I'm challenging myself to dig deeper. I'm on a |
| 0:55.4 | mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and beliefs that add color to |
| 0:59.5 | this crazy country. This is the United Shades of America. |
| 1:05.0 | So on this show, Kamau is talking to all sorts of people. |
| 1:09.0 | He talks to Preppers, you know, those like Appalachian survivalists. |
| 1:12.0 | Oh, the ones with lots and lots of |
| 1:13.0 | canned foods and like Alaskans essentially is what he's talking about. Or |
| 1:17.6 | hipsters from Portland where he talks about gentrification or he also in fact talks to these guys. |
| 1:24.1 | The first thing that any man or woman |
| 1:26.0 | learns when they join a clan group is how to wrap the cross. |
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