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‘United Shades of America’ Host W. Kamau Bell Knows Donald Trump Is Watching
By Anne Easton • 04/28/17 2:17pm
There’s a lot of laughter in W. Kamau Bell’s United Shades of America, which might strike some as odd given that Bell, an African-American man, spends his time on the series with the KKK and at white privilege conference.
“I’m a pretty easy laugher,” admits Bell. “I’m not using it as a technique to evoke something, but the more relaxed people are, the better the conversation.”
On the Emmy-nominated CNN documentary series, comedian and political critic Bell travels the country, exploring emotionally charged issues such as the difference between immigrants and refugees and the prevalence of violence in Chicago. He also visits Puerto Rico, the Appalachian Region and engages with Muslims in Michigan and protestors at Standing Rock in North Dakota.
Bell explains his penchant for laughing in light of these tough topics, saying, “You know, there are different kinds of laughter really. There are things that tickle your funny bone so you laugh and then there’s the ‘wow, you really said that’ laugh. Just because I’m laughing doesn’t mean I agree with you or what you’re saying. You can laugh at things that you’re stunned at.”
He does, however, believe that laughter serves a great purpose in his interviews, remarking, “Laughter lets people know that you’re totally present and not afraid. If I’m too tense and afraid to say anything, then I’m not doing it right. I use humor to cut through the rhetoric and get down to the brass tacks of what needs to be said.”
more:
http://observer.com/2017/04/united-shades-of-america-host-w-kamau-bell-knows-donald-trump-is-watching/
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