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Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And then that guy going, hey, man, I told my friend about those extra jeans you got me. Can you get him some jeans? And then the next thing you know, you're kind of running an operation. And then the police come and go, hey, this is illegal. So we're going to put you on probation for a little while. Go find a career during that time. And then when probation concludes, you can continue that career.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And that's what happened. I was blessed to have a probation officer that gave a damn and allowed me to travel while I was on probation. That is not the norm.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And that's what happened. I was blessed to have a probation officer that gave a damn and allowed me to travel while I was on probation. That is not the norm.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And that's what happened. I was blessed to have a probation officer that gave a damn and allowed me to travel while I was on probation. That is not the norm.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And I'm very, very lucky. And that life that I was given back, that's the life I've tried my best to not fumble since then.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And I'm very, very lucky. And that life that I was given back, that's the life I've tried my best to not fumble since then.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

And I'm very, very lucky. And that life that I was given back, that's the life I've tried my best to not fumble since then.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah, in Chicago, yeah.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah, in Chicago, yeah.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah, in Chicago, yeah.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah. I mean, I was there. I mean, he was a great father. Hey, come with me to the radio station. I would sit at his feet while he read AP Wire stories in the 80s. And, you know, I spent every summer with my father before my parents got back together.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah. I mean, I was there. I mean, he was a great father. Hey, come with me to the radio station. I would sit at his feet while he read AP Wire stories in the 80s. And, you know, I spent every summer with my father before my parents got back together.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah. I mean, I was there. I mean, he was a great father. Hey, come with me to the radio station. I would sit at his feet while he read AP Wire stories in the 80s. And, you know, I spent every summer with my father before my parents got back together.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So I was around, you know, this man holding court in barbershops, you know, talking to people about issues, talking to the mayor, you know, talking to everyone about stuff. And... I really feel like that was the early days of, how can I put it, the foundation of my ideologies. You know, my father knew all the black leaders.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So I was around, you know, this man holding court in barbershops, you know, talking to people about issues, talking to the mayor, you know, talking to everyone about stuff. And... I really feel like that was the early days of, how can I put it, the foundation of my ideologies. You know, my father knew all the black leaders.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

So I was around, you know, this man holding court in barbershops, you know, talking to people about issues, talking to the mayor, you know, talking to everyone about stuff. And... I really feel like that was the early days of, how can I put it, the foundation of my ideologies. You know, my father knew all the black leaders.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

You know, my father was, you know, I don't want to say the man around town, but he kind of was.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

You know, my father was, you know, I don't want to say the man around town, but he kind of was.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

You know, my father was, you know, I don't want to say the man around town, but he kind of was.

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Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

Yeah, but they're all reel-to-reels. I haven't straightened that out yet. You know, that's something I definitely need to get to because, you know, so much of what my father talked about in his commentary work was about a lot of issues with the black race that are still happening today.