Q&A: Charlamagne talks new late-night show, biggest regret
ABC News
Charlamagne tha God made a living on radio calling out popular figures like Kanye West and Floyd Mayweather Jr., but now he’s taking his talents to a new late-night talk show to focus on political and social issues
LOS ANGELES -- Charlamagne tha God has made a living on radio calling out popular figures like Kanye West and Floyd Mayweather Jr., but now he’s taking his talents to a new late-night talk show to focus on political and social issues.
The shoot-from-the-hip radio host — who once called himself the “Prince of Pissing People Off” — enters into a new television phase with “Tha God’s Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God,” which airs Fridays on Comedy Central. The half-hour weekly series, executive produced by Stephen Colbert and “Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder, also features sketches and social experiments.
Charlamagne, whose real name is Lenard McKelvey, has been a co-host of the nationally syndicated morning radio show “The Breakfast Club” with DJ Envy and Angela Yee since 2010. Before then, he had been a co-host on Wendy Williams' radio show. On "The Breakfast Club'' he became widely popular for his controversial on-air interviews. Among those he's interviewed are Birdman, Mo’Nique, Lil Mama and then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden — who was criticized for his “ain't black” remark made during his appearance on the show.
Last year, “The Breakfast Club” trio was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
