3383: Problem Areas w/ Wyatt Cenac

Keith · 03-12-2021, 06:02 PM

Wyatt talks about his letter campaign to get on SNL and how it landed him an internship on the show, his attempt to interview his father’s murderer, being the only black person at work/in the writers’ room, and his disagreement with a sketch that led to a fight with Jon Stewart while working at The Daily Show

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Archimedes_Screw · 03-12-2021, 06:43 PM

Can’t wait to listen. The show notes alone should win a KATGUH

joslingeneva · 03-12-2021, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Archimedes_Screw

Can’t wait to listen. The show notes alone should win a KATGUH

Best episode of the year so far hands down

jamjam · 03-13-2021, 12:44 AM

This show got into exploring the experiences of Wyatt and Chemda and really got deep. It got serious points across in a thorghtful and respectful way.

This isn’t “just” a comedy show; it’s not “just” some random internet chit-chat; this is serious interviewing.

It also had me laughing and enjoying myself at the same time.

Y’all are awesome. This episode is awesome. Thank you for getting Wyatt in and letting him tell his story.

Apia resurrected · 03-13-2021, 01:44 AM

Have you ever sent a letter through the mail?

I wonder what that’s about.
I can only say of course, I was born in a time and space where this was the best technique we had.

thirteen · 03-13-2021, 12:34 PM

What a beautiful discussion.

punk'n · 03-13-2021, 03:14 PM

I love love LOVE Wyatt!

We have so much in common. I also lost my dad at a young age (not to murder) but it affected me similarly.

I also got my current internship by writing random letters (email)

I am working for a pod called Unjust and Unsolved that is trying to get wrongfully convicted folks out of jail. I got the job cos I emailed my resume to their Instagram.

I totally agree with Wyatt about the criminal justice system. It's become my life's work to help change it. He's so brave and strong to have compassion for his father's murderer and if more people were like him our society would be so much better.

GREAT SHOW.

FingerLakes · 03-13-2021, 10:03 PM

"Do you yell?"

mxmalloryjane · 03-14-2021, 04:58 AM

This might sound like a weird way to describe a comedy interview, but this episode was so graceful. All three of you brought a care and curiosity that was a pleasure to listen to.

And Cenac delivered one of the most satisfying lines when he was addressing how he doesn’t really think of himself as an activist, but that he just talks about the things that bother him... “for Jerry Seinfeld it’s socks in a dryer, for me it’s police brutality”

Blitzgal · 03-15-2021, 08:39 AM

This was a really great show. As I was listening, I had idly thought about looking up the Herman Cain bit until I reached the point of the show where Wyatt and Chemda discussed the irony of giving it more hits just by talking about it, and that really hit me. So I'm not looking it up. I don't need to watch it. I need to listen to Wyatt's voice in discussing his experience with the incident.

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Keith PARTY! SUPER PARTY! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC, baby! Posts: 13,758	3383: Problem Areas w/ Wyatt Cenac Wyatt talks about his letter campaign to get on SNL and how it landed him an internship on the show, his attempt to interview his father’s murderer, being the only black person at work/in the writers’ room, and his disagreement with a sketch that led to a fight with Jon Stewart while working at The Daily Show Guest: Wyatt Cenac Share this episode: Twitter, Facebook & email Get the show: on iTunes, on Stitcher and RSS feed Scorpion, Archimedes_Screw and mxmalloryjane like this.
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Archimedes_Screw Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Hutto Texas Posts: 1,199	Can’t wait to listen. The show notes alone should win a KATGUH Keith, The Girl, ThePinkSuperhero and 2 others like this.
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jamjam Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 4	KATGuh award nomination: best serious reporting This show got into exploring the experiences of Wyatt and Chemda and really got deep. It got serious points across in a thorghtful and respectful way. This isn’t “just” a comedy show; it’s not “just” some random internet chit-chat; this is serious interviewing. It also had me laughing and enjoying myself at the same time. Y’all are awesome. This episode is awesome. Thank you for getting Wyatt in and letting him tell his story. Keith, The Girl, Scorpion and 6 others like this.
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punk'n Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,238	I love love LOVE Wyatt! We have so much in common. I also lost my dad at a young age (not to murder) but it affected me similarly. I also got my current internship by writing random letters (email) I am working for a pod called Unjust and Unsolved that is trying to get wrongfully convicted folks out of jail. I got the job cos I emailed my resume to their Instagram. I totally agree with Wyatt about the criminal justice system. It's become my life's work to help change it. He's so brave and strong to have compassion for his father's murderer and if more people were like him our society would be so much better. GREAT SHOW. Keith, The Girl, Scorpion and 5 others like this. __________________ twitter.com/punkn Last edited by punk'n; 03-13-2021 at 08:41 PM.
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03-14-2021, 04:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
mxmalloryjane Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 57	This might sound like a weird way to describe a comedy interview, but this episode was so graceful. All three of you brought a care and curiosity that was a pleasure to listen to. And Cenac delivered one of the most satisfying lines when he was addressing how he doesn’t really think of himself as an activist, but that he just talks about the things that bother him... “for Jerry Seinfeld it’s socks in a dryer, for me it’s police brutality” Keith, The Girl, Scorpion and 5 others like this.
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03-15-2021, 08:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
Blitzgal Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 3,294	This was a really great show. As I was listening, I had idly thought about looking up the Herman Cain bit until I reached the point of the show where Wyatt and Chemda discussed the irony of giving it more hits just by talking about it, and that really hit me. So I'm not looking it up. I don't need to watch it. I need to listen to Wyatt's voice in discussing his experience with the incident. Keith, The Girl, ThePinkSuperhero and 7 others like this.
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