In a panel for the “Sherman Exhibition,” executive producer John Legend said it was important to continue creating exciting content amid important Black Lives Matter protests that took place across the country.
“We still have a sense of humor,” Legend said during ATX TV … from Couch on Saturday when a moderator asks about conflicting feelings when creating silly content now. “We still think there are many things in this world to talk about and make fun of and there is a lot of excitement that we can share with others and I think it is important to continue to share that joy, laughter with intelligence and with a view to what is happening in the world , but people still need to laugh and enjoy themselves. “
He added, “I think it is important for us to show the fullness of what it means to be black and human. Through our art, we are able to do it. “
The creator of the “Showcase Sherman” Diallo Riddle added that it was something he thought of every day.
“I think this is a very strange place now, where you wonder like,” Can it be ridiculous? Is it okay to laugh? “Said Riddle. “I think people need moments of solitude, times to laugh, to dance, to do things that we like so you can really recharge the batteries.”
Adding that you always have to be sensitive to what is happening in the world, Riddle said, “I always return to the fact that what makes our people through the past and present always be our culture, you know, music, comedy and ‘excitement’ black boy, ‘to use nomenclature today, we must continue to do so.’
“Sherman Exhibition: Spectacular Black History Month” airs at AMC and IFC on June 19.
