Wyatt Cenac and the history of comedy and social justice

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  • 4 years ago
Comedian Wyatt Cenac is premiering his show ‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’ on HBO. Leading up to the premiere, we sat down with him to discuss the history of comedy tackling social justice and what he hopes to address. Aaron Morrison reports.

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