SHOWBIZ MASTER CLASS AT CLARK ATLANTA
Larry wrapped his Showbiz Master Class at Clark Atlanta University at the end of April. The class was something brand new, never before tried at CAU. A small, dedicated group of upperclassmen interested in the entertainment industry would get to spend quality time with a top industry professional and learn lessons not available in any book. The class was conceived by Arts & Sciences Dean Shirley Williams-Kirksey and Director of University Relations Donna Brock, who had met Larry at the Harlem Book Fair last summer. Larry jumped at the opportunity to be an educator and the class began in the spring semester of 2012. With such an intimate group of students, Larry was able to really dig into subjects related to writing, producing and pitching shows. He said of the experience….
“CAU was an incredible experience. I learned as much from them as hopefully they learned from me.”
Here’s a photo from the class recognition ceremony the last day of class.
Check out more photos on Larry’s Facebook page.
TV THIS WEEK
Catch Larry twice this week on the tube…
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Wednesday 4/4
Comedy Central, 11pm ET
View the segment here – Racist Timeout
Happy Endings
Wednesday, 4/4
ABC, 9:30pm ET
View the episode here – Happy Endings Season Finale
NEW FOX COMEDY PILOT
Great news! Larry has agreed to co-star opposite Mike Vogel in a new FOX pilot called Living Loaded. The single-camera comedy pilot from the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia duo of Rob McElhenney and Rob Rosell. The pilot is based on the book of the same name by Dan Dunn and centers on Dan (Vogel), the loose partying blogger of the popular Living Loaded blog who is forced to change his career plans when he becomes an NPR radio host.
Larry will play ‘Leonard,’ a thoughtful and reserved Black intellectual whose dream of hosting his own NPR show is crushed when ‘Dan’ is brought in as his co-host. Also cast are Anna Maria Horsford as a painfully shy NPR executive and Kaitlyn Black as Esther. They join Vogel, Wilmore and the recently cast Donald Sutherland.
Check back here for updates on when Living Loaded hits the FOX schedule.
The table read was incredibly fun, the cast superbly talented and the script hilarious. The only disappointment of the day…Donald Sutherland couldn’t make the table read. But we had a pretty decent fill-in…the wonderful and funny Danny DeVito. Got a chance to hang out with Danny after the read and chat for a while. Just an amazing day.
TDS THIS WEEK
New segment coming up…
The Daily Show
Thursday February 16th
11pm, Comedy Central
View the segment here – Lingrown Toenail
LARRY TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT MIZZOU MLK CEREMONY
Larry will be the keynote speaker at a ceremony celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday at the University of Missouri. The ceremony will also include a presentation of a replica of the MLK memorial that was unveiled in Washington D.C. in October 2011. Here are the details on the appearance….
Missouri Theatre
203 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25
This event is free and open to the public
For more information, visit http://diversity.missouri.edu/mlk/
TDS THIS WEEK
New segment coming up…
The Daily Show
Tuesday December 13th
11pm, Comedy Central
If you missed this appearance, watch it on The Daily Show website
SITCOM SUMMIT THIS WEEKEND
Larry will be participating in the Sitcom Summit at the USC School of Cinematic Arts Sunday November 20th. This will be a panel discussion featuring Larry along with Emmy-winners James Burrows (director, Cheers, Will & Grace), Phil Rosenthal (creator, Everybody Loves Raymond), and Paul Junger Witt (executive producer, Soap, The Golden Girls), moderated by Bill Prady (co-creator, The Big Bang Theory).
The event is old out, but if you’re around for the fest there will be a standby line. Check back early next week for photos.
Comedy@SCA is the School of Cinematic Art’s initiative to become the destination institution for students who are serious about Comedy. We intend to fill a gap in University Education with instruction in the writing, directing, editing, shooting and producing of Comedy. Our unique curriculum will allow students to focus their film studies toward the Comedy genre. In addition to our distinguished faculty of comedy professionals, we work to create interaction between students and the leading comedy talent of our day. It is our goal to foster a greater appreciation of the difficult art of comedy, and to recognize, preserve and pass on the legacies of great figures in Film, Television and future media of Comedy. Courses will be open to USC students campuswide beginning Spring 2012.
View the full schedule for the festival at http://cinema.usc.edu/ComedyFestival
TV & MOVIES
Catch Larry twice this week on the tube…
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Wednesday 10/19
Comedy Central, 11pm ET
If you missed this appearance, check it out on TDS website
Happy Endings
Wednesday, 10/19
ABC, 9:30pm ET
Miss this ep? check it out on the ABC website
Larry just returned from Montreal where he was shooting a film with Eric Roberts…
I had the honor of working with the great Eric Roberts in Montreal this past weekend on a film written by my buddy, the brilliant Alan Spencer. Look for “Bullet In The Face” on IFC next year.
Daily Show Appearance
Catch Larry on the Daily Show tomorrow, Tuesday September 27th, 11PM Comedy Central.
If you missed this appearance, watch it on The Daily Show website.
Latest news…..
Happy Endings
Larry is finishing up shooting this week on ABC’s Happy Endings. He will play Damon Wayan Jr.’s boss in a guest staring role that could possibly turn into a recurring role. Happy Endings premieres September 28 at 9:30PM ET. As soon as Larry’s episode is scheduled, we’ll post the date and preview link. In the meantime, here’s a pic from taping this week.
L-R: Adam Pally, Larry, Damon Wayans Jr.
Larry’s character always has food on his face, which explains the oatmeal on his cheek in the picture.
Emmy Weekend!
Look for Larry and the rest of The Daily Show cast at Sunday’s Emmy awards. The show has five nominations this year so please tune in and cheer them on. The Primetime Emmy Awards airs live, Sunday September 16th at 8:00PM ET on FOX.
Daily Show appearance coming up
Just a heads up, Larry will be appearing on The Daily Show the week of September 26th. As soon as a firm date is determined, we’ll post.
Next Daily Show appearance
New segment coming up…
The Daily Show
Wednesday, August 10th
11pm, Comedy Central
If you missed this appearance, watch it on The Daily Show website.