Sam Richardson and Syd of The Internet

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This week, Wyatt Cenac sits in for Jesse Thorn.

Photo: Kevin FergusonSam Richardson on growing up in and returning to DetroitSam Richardson is an actor, writer, and comic. He was born in Detroit, but he has a Ghanaian mother. His childhood was split between the two places. After college, Sam moved to Chicago to pursue comedy through The Second City improv theater. He then moved to LA where he landed a couple of small roles in TV comedies like The Office and Arrested Development, eventually getting his breakout SAG nominated role as Richard Splett on HBO’s Veep. Now, Sam’s co-created and starred in the new Comedy Central show Detroiters produced by Lorne Michaels and Jason Sudeikis. It’s about two young men (Sam and co-creator Tim Robinson) who acquire an advertising company in Detroit.

Sam talks to Wyatt about creating his new show, what it was like growing up between the United States and Ghana, and what people get wrong about Detroit.

You can watch Sam on Detroiters Tuesday’s at 10:30/9:30 c on Comedy Central and on the sixth season of Veep which premieres on April 16th.

Photo: Jesse ThornSyd on her new album FinSyd was born and raised in Los Angeles, and has been making music for most of her life. She began her career producing and singing on tracks in the music collective Odd Future when she was still in high school. In 2011, she and producer Matt Martians started an R&B band called The Internet. Six years later, they are signed to Columbia Records, have three albums under their belt, and one Grammy nomination. This year, Syd decided to venture out on her own and released her first solo album Fin to great reviews

Syd sits down with Wyatt to talk about about how she wrote and produced her new album, the influence of her parents on her music, and why she is not in a rush to meet her idols.

She is currently on tour and her debut solo album Fin is out now.

The Outshot: The Thing With Two HeadsThis week, Wyatt tells us about the 1972 Blaxploitation film The Thing with Two Heads.