Reply #18: Larry Wilmore is hilarious and accomplished.

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Larry Wilmore (b. 1962) is an American television producer, writer, comedian, and actor.

He has been working in television for nearly thirty years, primarily as a writer. He has written for Into the Night with Rick Dees, In Living Color, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The PJs (which he co-created), The Bernie Mac Show (which he created) and The Office, on which he appeared in two episodes, "Diversity Day" and "Gay Witch Hunt", as the character Mr. Brown. He also wrote the episode "Performance Review". He has also made appearances on such television series as The Facts of Life and Sister, Sister.

In March 2006, Hollywood Reporter reported Wilmore landed his first major on-camera role, co-starring in an untitled comedy pilot with Christine Baranski and Ed O'Neill.<1> The pilot was not picked up for series.

For the 2007/2008 season, ABC hired Wilmore to develop a half hour pilot for comedian Cedric The Entertainer but the script wasn't well received and the project was abandoned.

As of August 22, 2006, he is serving as the "Senior Black Correspondent" (briefly being the "Black Correspondent," and on one occasion the "Senior Mexican Correspondent") on The Daily Show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Wilmore

And he has a Peabody and an Emmy!