Episode 15: The Fifteenth One... and Cedric Yarbrough

GENERATION RIPE

English - July 03, 2020 10:42 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 14: The Fourteenth One... and Alec Mapa

Next Episode: Episode 16 - The Sixteenth One... and Denny Dillon

Wendi and Dfernando's fifteenth episode and their guest interview is with actor, comedian, voice artist and singer Cedric Yarbrough.

Known for his revered role of Deputy S. Jones on the now-classic comedy series RENO 911!, Cedric Yarbrough has been making people laugh for years. Past television credits for the Minneapolis native include SPEECHLESS as Kenneth Clements, THE GOLDBERGS as Vic, CAROL'S SECOND ACT as Nurse Dennis, RAKE, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, BALLERS, THE SOUL MAN, KEY AND PEELE, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and DICE.

For years he has appeared on the big screen, including the feature film THE BOSS, opposite Melissa McCarthy. Other credits include THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN, MEET THE FOCKERS, GET SMART, FOUR CHRISTMASES, the animated film JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS and the Sundance favorite BLACK DYNAMITE.

Having a powerful and distinctive voice, he is recognized for the role of Assistant District Attorney Tom Dubois and Colonel H. Stinkmeaner in the Peabody Award-winning series THE BOONDOCKS. He is also heard as Officer Meow Meow Fuzzyface in the series BOJACK HORSEMAN, as Gerald Fitzgerald on PARADISE PD, as well as Broccoli Guy in SKYLANDERS ACADEMY. Additionally he is the voice of Neil Degrasse Tyson in MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES. Other animated shows include FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINES, MILO MURPHY'S LAW as well as WE BARE BEARS.

Additionally, Cedric is proud to be a part of the long-running sensation THE BLACK VERSION, an improvised show that started at The Groundlings in 2010. The LA Times calls this show "A Winner" and Rolling Stone calls it a "Comedic A-Team." He is also an alumnus of Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.

And Wendi and Dfernando discuss Britney Spears' trending Instagram postings, whipped coffee and the weekly RIPE & ROTTEN REPORT has Sam Wasson's acclaimed Bob Fosse biography FOSSE, lack of self-awareness, musician Cory Henry and Wendi's personal message to Mark Zuckerberg.

... and our guest Cedric Yarbrough, his Twitter and his Facebook page.

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