TV creator, actor, & writer LangstonKerman showcases the absurdity of the midwest. The Reader caught up with Kerman to talk about what connects South Side and Bust Down, being reasonable in an insane world, and working with Freddie Gibbs. | dalejondale
“When you get only six episodes, you got to punch somebody in the fuckin’ face. You can’t come out soft.” That’s Langston Kerman’s philosophy regarding his abrasive, silly new television showwas created by and stars Kerman, Chris Redd, Sam Jay, and Jak Knight, four comedians playing their own hyperbolic doppelgängers who live in Gary, Indiana, and work at a dead-end casino.
Jonathan Dale: Just for context, what kind of kid were you in high school? Were you a jock, or a nerd, or . . . ?Weirdly, I sort of fell into both camps. I went to Oak Park River Forest and spent the first half of high school playing basketball. That was my big plan, to just hoop, but I stopped growing. I ended up joining the spoken word club—weirdly enough, OPRF has one of the largest spoken word clubs in the country. So I gravitated toward slam poetry. I competed in Louder Than A Bomb.
Chris, Sam, and Jak all have these huge moments. But Langston plays the straight man more. He’s always trying to rein in the craziness, or getting made fun of for trying to stand up for something.
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