As an actor, writer and comedian, Larry Wilmore has either created or had a hand in shaping so many iconic shows, from “The PJs” to “The Bernie Mac Show” to “The Office” to “Insecure” to “Black-ish.” He is currently an executive producer on the Hulu legal drama “Reasonable Doubt.”
How did his involvement with the show come about? “I had a producer deal at ABC Studios a few years ago, after I did ‘The Nightly Show’ (on Comedy Central) and I got together with Kerry Washington’s production company, who were developing a project based on Shawn Holley, the lawyer. It was going to be for network television and they asked if I wanted to help on the project.” That version of the show didn’t get picked up, but a year later the studio reimagined it for streaming and made the lead character a lot messier and more of an antihero.
Wilmore also has a career in front of the camera and when asked about a worst moment, he recalled his audition for “The Daily Show,” where he had the tongue-in-cheek title of Senior Black Correspondent.
