Wyatt Cenac
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Podcast Appearances
The biggest show on turf. And it wasn't always recognized as that. But there was a time when the halftime show, it would be like Up With People or a high school marching band. And it was just kind of filler while everyone went to the bathroom and no one really saw it.
The biggest show on turf. And it wasn't always recognized as that. But there was a time when the halftime show, it would be like Up With People or a high school marching band. And it was just kind of filler while everyone went to the bathroom and no one really saw it.
Exactly, yeah. Those were the good old days. You could just smoke in the locker room.
Exactly, yeah. Those were the good old days. You could just smoke in the locker room.
Yeah, get drunk a little bit. So just in thinking about that, That's what the halftime show was, and then something had to change it.
Yeah, get drunk a little bit. So just in thinking about that, That's what the halftime show was, and then something had to change it.
There was some moment that was that sort of catalyst moment that said, your tube is not good enough. And the thing that changed it was the sketch show in living color.
There was some moment that was that sort of catalyst moment that said, your tube is not good enough. And the thing that changed it was the sketch show in living color.
Right. Yeah. You didn't believe me at first when I just told you this. I did not. And then you said we had to look into it.
Right. Yeah. You didn't believe me at first when I just told you this. I did not. And then you said we had to look into it.
I don't know. It makes pretty good sense to me. Roll the credits. Show's over. This has been Pablo Torre Finds Out, a Meadowlark Media production.
I don't know. It makes pretty good sense to me. Roll the credits. Show's over. This has been Pablo Torre Finds Out, a Meadowlark Media production.
I don't know that that wasn't a good impression of you. Mildly disrespectful. No, this is my impression of you.
I don't know that that wasn't a good impression of you. Mildly disrespectful. No, this is my impression of you.
I grew up watching In Living Color. It's a show that I enjoyed as a kid. It was one that inspired me to do what I do. But then also, a few years ago, I had been having some preliminary conversations to make a documentary about In Living Color. No way!
I grew up watching In Living Color. It's a show that I enjoyed as a kid. It was one that inspired me to do what I do. But then also, a few years ago, I had been having some preliminary conversations to make a documentary about In Living Color. No way!
Unfortunately, it fell through. There, I think, were just too many things, one of which being Disney owns the IP. And so there's a lot of stuff there to navigate. And then with all the cast, they are all giant megastars.
Unfortunately, it fell through. There, I think, were just too many things, one of which being Disney owns the IP. And so there's a lot of stuff there to navigate. And then with all the cast, they are all giant megastars.
Jennifer Lopez, yeah. Rosie Perez was the choreographer. Right, this was a sketch comedy show on Fox. It ran for five seasons. And in that time, in that short amount of time, has done so much as far as, like, given us so much entertainment, both the show itself, but then the people who came from that show, that there's no real story about it. Like, I remember when...
Jennifer Lopez, yeah. Rosie Perez was the choreographer. Right, this was a sketch comedy show on Fox. It ran for five seasons. And in that time, in that short amount of time, has done so much as far as, like, given us so much entertainment, both the show itself, but then the people who came from that show, that there's no real story about it. Like, I remember when...