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
New KKK Blog – Standards of Truth Apply to Performers — Ask Mike Daisey and Ira Glass
Monday, March 19th, 2012Mike Daisey got busted. BBBBUSTED! He was called on the — I’m assuming — lush carpets of This American Life on Friday by Ira Glass himself. Mr. Daisey, who is to solo performance what Louis CK is to stand-up comedy (that is, The Gold Standard), had been on an episode of TAL in January where he told an exceptionally compelling story (an excerpt from his solo play, The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs) about going to China and inspecting Apple computer factories and uncovering corruption beyond anything any one journalist had ever discovered. But unfortunately it wasn’t exactly … ummm … errrr … true.
Daisey says he stands by his story. And he certainly has gotten people talking about important issues. But that’s not the point of This American Life. The show wants truth. I take no pleasure in Daisey’s bust. The retraction episode on TAL was brutal. BBBBRUTAL. I do think Mr. Glass did a remarkable job of walking the fine line between, “Just tell me the truth and everything will be okay.” and “NEGRO IS YA CRAZY?” (No, Ira Glass would never say that. No, Mike Daisey is not black. That’s just what a Defcon 1 level of interrogation sounds like in my head.)
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