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ShowtimesFlatbush Misdemeanorsisnt afraid to take its time.
Consider the arc of protagonist Kevin, played by comedian and co-creator Kevin Iso.
As an actor, Iso is well suited to executing this slow play.
Off-screen, Iso prefers to move at his own pace, too.
Early in your career, you started off performing in Houston atAli Siddiqscomedy club, the Horn.
On the new season of the show, you hired Siddiq to play your dad.
Imani Lewis, who plays Honor, does a fantastic job.
Ray Anthony, who plays Mr. Lee, is great, too.
Sometimes I wont know how good an actor is until the edit.
I was watching Ken BurnssJazzdocumentary, and theres this part where theyre talking about the singer Sarah Vaughan.
Dizzy Gillespie was like, She sings notes that people cant even hear.
I was like,Damn, they did shit that I couldnt see in the moment.
That was so beautiful, we have to keep that in there.
But it was after I gave them whattheywanted by going to school and graduating college.
Now let me do my thing, and lets see how it works out.
But they were definitely afraid.
What are you doing?
The older Ive gotten, the more Ive actually come around to my parents perspective on this topic.
We dont need that.
Get off of the game!
Its just that times change.
Some people evolve, and some people dont.
Its like, Get onstage.
Go outside and make music.
I had a fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Pierce.
She was one of the first teachers who was extremely supportive of me and my bad behavior.
Then I had a basketball coach, Coach Morrison.
Its a combination of them.
I sawa clipof Quinta Brunson shouting out your show to LeBron James during her appearance on the Shop.
I was like,Oh shit: Quinta, Donald Glover, LeBron James, and Lamar Jackson?
She didnt just say that in that room.
Hold on.I rewinded it four times just to confirm she really said that shit.
love seeing Donald Glover and Quinta being able to give each other their flowers.
How did you arrive at the shows distinct pacing?Trial and error more than anything.
When we started making the show, at first itwastrying to figure out how to get the jokes in.
After a while, it went from that to How do you complete a story?
If you watchAlis comedy specialThe Domino Effect, the reason its so good is that its so interesting.
Its not just that its funny.
Its not that theres mad jokes.
Its just so fucking compelling.
A big theme this season is Dans journey through addiction and recovery.
We trust his point of view on what its like and what the lifestyle is.
I wanted to talk a little bit about the new season ofThat Damn Michael Chethat you wrote on.
Is there an explanation for that much crossover?We just fuck with each other!
Were trying to keep the money all in the house.
A rare person who was able to do both this year is Zoe Winters.
Shes a hidden gem in the show.
I thought she did comedy.
I was like, You have to do improv or something.
But no.She was onSuccessionbut doesnt do comedy like that.
Did you feel that shift in the writers room?Absolutely.
The emphasis was just on being as funny as possible because we knew the messages would come through later.
