One of his first jokes? “A brother finally gets a show on late night TV, but, of course, he has to work on Martin Luther King Day.”
Yes, “The Nightly Show” not just dove right into racial humor. It swam in it, skewering everything in its path.
On climate change: “If we don’t figure this out, then it won’t just be black people saying, ‘I can’t breathe.'”
On Al Sharpton: “Al, slow down man. You don’t have to respond to every black emergency. You’re not black Batman.”
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@nightlyshow is so good! I know people will be offended, but I'm glad that @ComedyCentral is starting a conversation that our country needs.
Funny? Yes. Serious? Yes. Seriously funny?
There’s no doubt that Wilmore is out to make a point and have America join in on the conversation.
CNN’s Todd Leopold contributed to this report.
