Id Rather We Got Casinos

Posted on 20 January 2017 by Larry Wilmore

From the host of Comedy Central s newest program, The Nightly Show with Larry Wil, comes the first paperback reprint of his funny and provocative musings on race in America and other nightly topics updated with new material for this edition Now boasting three new chapters and an introduction exclusive the trade paperback edition, I d Rather We Got Casinos And Other Black Thoughts by Larry Wil gives Wil s on screen character of the same name a place to voice his opinions on controversial topics in a way that anyone can find amusing and eye opening Exploring various literary forms such as op ed pieces, epistolary entries, graduation speeches, and long lost transcripts, the result is a collection that the expanded audience from his successful Comedy Central program will enjoy, including why black weathermen make him feel happy or sad why brothas don t see UFOs letters to the NAACP and , including his frustration with Black History Month after all, can twenty eight days of trivia really make up for centuries of oppression New Download [ Id Rather We Got Casinos ] Author [ Larry Wilmore ] – kino-fada.fr There are some books that dothan just occupy space on a shelf there are a precious few The Wealth of Nations, the Federalist Papers, Uncle Tom s Cabin, among others that transform the times in which they appear.This is destined to be one of those books I d Rather We Got Casinos presents the thoughts of Larry Wil These are not just thoughts They are profound thoughts And they are black thoughts presented by the Senior Black Correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Th There are some books that dothan just occupy space on a shelf there are a precious few The Wealth of Nations, the F...Wil s my favorite part of The Daily Show right now He s replaced Lewis Black as the moment of comedy that s going to make my week The best pieces in here have the tone of his Daily Show pieces notably, Give Us the Superdome, But I ultimately found the book disappointing There were some solid moments and a few really funny jokes, but a lo...Larry Wil is currently the senior black correspondent to The Daily Show He has written for The Office, The Bernie Mac Show and a bunch of other things I haven t watched except for clips here and there I read his book, I d Rather We Got Casinos because it was offered at a recent Bookcrossing meeting and I liked the title.The book contains a collection of his Black Thoughts essays They discuss important things race, discrimination, profiling etc and silly things why UFOs are only inter Larry Wil is currently the senior black correspondent to The Daily Show He has written for The Office, The Bernie Mac Show and a bunch of other things I haven t watched except for clips here and there I read his book, I d Rather We Got Casinos because it was offered at a recent Bookcrossing meeting and I liked the title.The book contains a collection of his Black Thoughts essays They discuss important things race, discriminat...It s interesting that the library shelves this book in the 305s social science not the 817 humor as I feel it is a work of comedy social satirethan a documentary The chapters on black Jesus and angry black churches were the funniest The most wildly humorous section was the mock letter writing campaign to the NAACP to change the term African American to chocolate A friend laughed when I told him about this D will be the first to correct you if you call him black instead of Africa It s interesting that the library shelves this book in the 305s social science not the 817 humor as I feel it is a work of comedy social satirethan a documentary The c...One of the better books by a comedian out there His repeated letters to the N.A.A.C.P asking them to encourage the adoption of Chocolate in lieu of African American or Black are hilarious Everybody loves chocolate and you don t even have to change your initialsOriginally published in 2009 while Wil served as the senior black correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Wil s essays and insights into contemporary black issues are witty and poignant Essay topics include commentaries on the search for Black Jesus, why UFO sightings aren t reported by black people, Wil s texts from a Birmingham jail a nod to MLK, Jr , why it is acceptable to hate someone because of their profession, and Wil s letters to the NAACP advocating that Originally published in 2009 while Wil served as the senior black correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Wil s essays and insights into contemporary black issues are witty and poignant Ess...You always hear people say racism is still a major part of everyday life Most people accept this premise without investigating it further Mainly because they agree with it, and secondly, they don t want to challenge it for fear of seeming like the racist in question They also feel there s nothing they can do about it It s racism, you can t change it My problem with this statement is that it is too general By using words like racism or racists , it keeps the notion distant and out th You always hear people say racism is still a major part of every...Larry Wil is a superb television personality, television writer, and comedian When an individual is this skilled, they re often approached to write a book showcasing their many talents Often, these books are very funny, insightful, and well written Unfortunately, Wil s is not one of them which truly is a shame It battles itself, unsure of which genre it wants to be in Social science for the first quarter, humor for the second, memoir for the third, and just simply confusing for t Larry Wil is a superb television personality, television writer, and comedian When an individual is this skilled, they re often approached to write a book showcasing their many talents Often, these books are very funny, insightful, and well written Unfortunately, Wil s is not one of them which truly is a shame It battles itself, unsure of which genre it wants to be in Soci...Not familiar with author previously, as we don t have cable TV, but the couple times I ve seen Jon Stewart s show I thought it was funny, so when I saw this in library I decided to give it a try.It was ok Format is like standup comedy skits riffs transcribed Very very light reading maybe an hour for the whole book Emphasis on wordplay A couple things that seemed to me funny such as the list of reasons you can t...This quick read mostly concerns itself with what I ll call meta racist humor It s not racist, but it s about racist humor almost exclusively.Some of it is great, some of it so so That s what you get with comedy If some of it didn t miss, it s probably because the person wasn t trying anything new Particular highlights included the trial for the n word Wil felt that the metaphorical burial of the n word a few years ago was premature without a trial , Wil s speech campaigning to b This quick read mostly ...

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20 January 2017

Larry Wilmore