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Lil Rel Howery hasnt had just one breakout moment.
The Carmichael Showwas known for dealing with social and political issues.
It sounds like youre not going intoRelwith that intention, but Its going to happen organically.
The setting is Chicago, so its a lot of Chicago things.
Gun violence Im not going to say,This aint happening in my world.
Even though were a multi-cam sitcom, were not going to run away from dramatic moments.
Fox made me want to be an actor.
I loveFamily Ties.Aw, the episode when his friend gets hit by a drunk driver: [Michael J.
Fox] carried that in a way that was so emotional and beautiful and honest.
You may see me do something like that.
Everything Ive ever liked in every sitcom Ive ever loved, Im trying to do in my show.
I want the audience to kind of let me know who they like.
WhenMartincame on, he introduced us to Jerome and his mom and Sheneneh and all these different characters.
Its almost like he let us figure out who we liked.
And I was like, Yeah!
I thought we all did.
But I knew at a very early age.
I went to a hood school, so theyd heckle anybody.
Im from the West Side of Chicago.
Every day I drive into that Fox lot, I cant wait to pull out my ID.
I love driving through the fake city to get to my parking space.
I love that Ivegota parking space!
I really worked hard to get here.
I didnt take any other routes.
I went the route where you learn the most, and that took time.
