Larry doesn't have huge graphics taking up the screen or any props. It's just him and the camera. Instead of checking in with reporters in the second segment we moved to a roundtable discussion featuring Senator Corey Booker, Talib Kweli, Bill Bur and Shenaz Treasury. They discussed if protest actually matter anymore. It was a good discussion because it's a question we don't often ask. Kweli was torn on the usefulness while Bill Burr pointed out that usually it's an act of violence that leads to change and not protest. Corey Booker pointed out that everyone has to be on board for it to work and Treasury mentioned how Ghandi needed to make a sacrifice in addition to protesting.
The next segment kept the panelist and they played a game called keep it 100. Larry challenged the panel to answer questions with 100% honest. If they were truthful they got a sticker and if they lied they got weak tea. Everyone was truthful except Booker who got weak tea for saying he didn't want to be president. The most interesting moment was when Burr admitted he'd prefer his biracial child to look white because "I don't need statistics, I know it's just easier" Finally the show closed with a short monologue from Larry and a goodnight.
It was an interesting twist on the nightly talk show. All of the comedy was there, but there weren't any skits or gimmicks. It was just talking. The show was originally going to be called The Minority Report and focus on news that effected Minorities, and it still did. The Nightly Show definitely has my interest. It had to grab my interest, because a brother had to work on MLK day.
You can hear Darrell on the CP Time and Powerbomb Jutsu podcasts. He also plays classic arcade games on The Cabinet
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You can check out a few clips below but the entire first episode is on Comedy Central
