As you read this, it is being announced to the press that I will have a six episode run of a late night comedy show on The FX Network. I will write it, produce it, and host it. And it will be executive produced by none other than Chris Rock.
Yes, THAT Chris Rock.
You can read about it here in Laughspin Magazine.
I head to New York City today to go to the upfronts where the networks announce their upcoming schedules. No, I’ve never been to anything like this before. Yes, this is a huuuuuuge deal. I’m guessing it will be like the talk show from The Hunger Games, “Hello, my name is Kamau. I come from District 14, San Francisco. We make progressive politics, gay people, burritos the size of your head, and medical marijuana.”
Anyway, things are pretty surreal right now and sure to get more so. I’m gonna work hard to make a good show. And I’ll need your help to do it.
Thank you for all you interest and support.
Kamau
Posted by kamau on March 28, 2012 at 10:00 am
The new season of the runaway hit Mad Men premieres Sunday on AMC. One of the major reasons — if not the reason— for the show’s success is the dreamy Jon Hamm. He is full of charisma, a great actor, funny, and “worst of all,” he doesn’t take himself too seriously.
He’s like a young Alec Baldwin without all that other brothers baggage. And he even has something else in his back pocket. He is beloved by the alternative comedy community. He’s been on WTF with Marc Maron, Between Two Ferns with Zach Galfianakis, and in the movie Bridesmaids. All of this basically means he has been certified cool.
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Posted by kamau on March 23, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Here’s a clip of my segment on The War Room with Jennifer Granholm on Current TV, about what it is to be a black male in America. A conversation nobody was interested in until the tragedy of Trayvon Martin. I have certainly been funnier on TV than I was during this segment, but maybe it is good just the same.
Posted by kamau on March 22, 2012 at 2:13 pm
