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‘Daily
Show’ Humorist Larry Wilmore Wraps Up Year of
Twain
Final
Twain Lecture Is on Race and Comedy
8 pm - Friday,
April 29
Michael P. O'Brien Athletics and Recreation
Center
St. Mary's College of Maryland
“Daily Show”
humorist Larry Wilmore
will talk about race and humor April 29 at St.
Mary’s College
Press Release
#11-057
(St. Mary’s City, MD) April 7, 2011 — As the Year
of Twain, commemorating the 100th anniversary of
Mark Twain’s death, comes to a close, actor,
producer, and Emmy-winning comedy writer Larry
Wilmore will visit St. Mary’s College of
Maryland as this year’s final Twain lecturer.
The “Daily Show” senior correspondent will
discuss how humor addresses controversial
subjects, such as race, at 8 p.m. Friday, April
29, in the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics and
Recreation Center, using a unique combination of
stand-up comedy and conversation. The free
public lecture will be followed with an
interview by St. Mary’s College President Joe Urgo and a question-and-answer session with the
audience. There also will be a book signing for
Wilmore’s book, I’d Rather We Got Casinos: And
Other Black Thoughts.
Wilmore has been
involved with some of the most prominent comedy
shows, including producing roles with “The
Office” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air;”
creator roles with “Whoopie” and “The Bernie Mac
Show,” where he won he won an Emmy, a Peabody,
and a Humanitas Prize; and cameo roles in the
movies “Dinner for Schmucks “ and “I Love You,
Man.” This fall, he will star in a new pilot
comedy for CBS.
“Humor has always
been important in American culture,” said Urgo.
“And there are ever more outlets for our humor
today than in Twain’s time. This year’s Twain
Lecture gives us an expert to talk about how
humor works these days, especially with
controversial topics such as race and politics.”
“The Daily Show”
did a segment on this year’s debate over whether
to update the original Huckleberry Finn to take
out controversial labels, where Wilmore offered
his satirical take on the issue.
www.Mediaite.com called it “comedy gold.”
This event
concludes this year’s Mark Twain Lecture Series
on American Humor and Culture.
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