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- Hey, what's up?

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This is Marlon Wayans and
you are watching "AV Club."

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What is your favorite part
of the "Daily Show" format?

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I like the deep dive.

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Too bad I'm not that deep

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so let's see what I dive into.

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What should audiences
expect from the episode

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you're hosting of the "Daily Show?"

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I don't know, we'll see,

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so I guess don't expect nothing.

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That's not good.

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Don't, expect the
unexpected, mm, that's it.

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How would you describe
your comedy special,

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"God Loves Me," and what
inspired you to make it?

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I would describe it as a hilarious journey

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through the mind and experience

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of my life

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and how it all came to me,

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and my journey, and the journey came to me

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after Will slapped Chris.

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It slapped life into me
and I was like, "Oh wow!"

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It made me think of my journey

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and then I thought about
my journey with them

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and then I thought somebody
oughta talk about this

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and why not it be someone so close to it,

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but not in it?

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I didn't have a dog in the fight

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I just kind of spoke about it with love.

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It's a love letter to
Chris, Will, and Jada,

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I would think it was that

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and I'm gonna send it
to 'em after it's out.

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This is your third special with HBO,

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how do you think your comedy style

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has evolved over the years?

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I think when I first came out,

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my first special, "Woke-ish,"

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I was all over the place.

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I was just ga-ga-ga,

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I was just like a big ball of energy

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and then my last two specials

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I've just kinda been more grounded,

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especially in my setup,

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and I think the third special

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I really dug in on a personal journey

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and storytelling.

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What's your favorite
comedy special of all time?

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My favorite comedy special of all time

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is probably going to be
"Richard Pryor:Live in Concert."

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The man did everything
that a great comedian,

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it's the greatest comedian,
it's the greatest special ever.

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He was funny, he was political,

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he was pop culture, he was animated,

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he told you the joke and
then he showed you the joke

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and it was funnier.

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Everything had a voice

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and most of all he talked about his pain

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and his real-life experience
and made us laugh with it.

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And I just, and he was vulnerable,

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and I just thought it
was a beautiful special.

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