Growing up, Lamorne Morris enjoyed Garrett Morris’ performances as Martin’s boss on “Martin” and as Uncle Junior on “The Jamie Foxx Show.” His only knowledge of the trailblazer at the time was that they shared the same last name.
He launched his own comedy career at Second City, considered a “Saturday Night Live” training ground, in his native Chicago.
There, Morris, who grew up watching the Will Ferrell-Tina Fey era of the pop culture staple, learned that Garrett Morris was an original cast member on the series.
He starred as a version of the cartoonist Keith Knight in the Hulu comedy series “Woke” for two seasons.
He found that Garrett Morris, who wasn’t involved in the film, shared Knight’s outlook.
Persons:
Lamorne Morris, Garrett Morris, “ Martin ”, Junior, Jamie Foxx, ”, Morris, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, “, ” Lamorne Morris, Jason Reitman’s, Lorne Michaels, Keith Knight, Knight, wasn’t, “ Garrett, ‘, Lorne, ’ ” Morris
Organizations:
trailblazer, NBC News, Second, SNL, Sony Pictures, Hulu
Locations:
Second City, Chicago