Larry Wilmore

On his early life and influences; on television he watched growing up, and on what The Flip Wilson Show meant to him as an African-American kid; on studying theater in college, and on auditioning for The Gong Show as a teen

On doing his early stand-up comedy routines and on doing improv; on giving stand-up comedy another try, and on auditioning for a.k.a. Pablo; on his first television appearance, on The Facts of Life; on the experience of walking around studio lots when he first got into television

On changing the lines on The Facts of Life to make them funnier, which led to him doing stand-up full time; on his comedic influences; on his stand-up act

On transitioning from writing jokes for himself to writing them for other people, and on finding his voice as a comic; on appearing on Stand Up Spotlight with Rosie O'Donnell, and on his then-emerging interest in politics; on writing for Into the Night

On how he came to write for In Living Color, and on what he learned as a writer on the show; on turning down chances to audition for and be on Seinfeld; on the In Living Color writers room, and on some of his favorite sketches from that show

On not wanting to be a performer on In Living Color, and on what he learned as a writer on that show; on being nominated for an Emmy for writing on In Living Color, and on the legacy of the show

On writing for Sister, Sister for showrunner Sy Rosen, and on learning to write for a sitcom; on dealing with network notes for Sister, Sister, and on what he learned while working on the show; on becoming a co-producer and writer on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and on writing for The Show, and The Jamie Foxx Show

On co-creating The PJs starring Eddie Murphy; on the writers of The PJs, and on the diversity of the writing staff; on criticism of the show for portraying racial stereotypes, network notes, and leaving The PJs

On dealing with negative audience feedback on The Nightly Show; on creating The Bernie Mac Show, and on the style of the show; on the network reaction to and notes on The Bernie Mac Show

On The Bernie Mac Show being single camera with no studio audience; on working with Bernie Mac on The Bernie Mac Show, and on what made the show stand out; on his leaving The Bernie Mac Show

On writing for Whoopi, and Beverly Hills S.U.V.; on appearing on The Office and what it was like for him to return to performing

On becoming a writer and correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; on his first shot on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, , and on his persona on the show; on his Showtime show Larry Wilmore's Race, Religion & Sex in Florida

On writing for Insecure and Black-ish; on how he came to host The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and why he was chosen by Jon Stewart to host; on figuring out what The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore would be

On the challenge of producing as as well as hosting The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and on differentiating the show from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; on working with Jon Stewart on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, on the content of the show, and on the Bill Nye incident; on what the show was ultimately about, and on the show covering feminist issues

On the cancellation of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and on covering the rise of Donald Trump; on the legacy of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore; on hosting Barack Obama's final White House Correspondents' Dinner

On his writing and editing process; on the Writers Guild; on considering himself to be primarily a producer, and on his kinship with stand-up comedy

On what he enjoys about writing and producing; on mentors or examples in his career; on advice, and on information he wished he had when he started in the business

On changes he's seen in for African Americans in television; on then-current projects, and on his then-future aspirations; on his proudest professional achievements and regrets