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Lamorne Morris New Series 'Woke' Hilariously Examines The Spectrum of Blackness

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Woke—starring Lamorne Morris (New Girl) as cartoonist Keef Knight—at a time when being woke has never been more important, yet the term itself has been commodified to sell T-shirts, jewelry and, now, TV shows.

Directed mostly by executive producer Maurice Marable and based on the real life of comic strip creator Keith Knight (The K Chronicles), Woke sidesteps its loaded title by being damn funny through food for thought.Woke shows Keef Knight awakening to his own racial consciousness after an incident with the San Francisco police, a story partially told with animated sequences voiced by comedians J.B.

Smoove, Eddie Griffin and Cedric the Entertainer. ESSENCE spoke with Lamorne Morris and director Maurice Marable about launching a show.

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