In “Woke,” Morris plays Keef, a self-identified non-controversial Black cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success. He starts being confronted about racial inequality by animated inanimate objects shortly after he has an encounter with aggressive, gun-toting police officers, who mistaken him for a mugging suspect.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard speaking with Lamorne Morris:
“Woke is f@&;$ng awesome … So who is your f@#%$ng costumer; like who put you in a Dead Kennedy’s T shirt? …
You looked so cool in it (Woke) … every scene I was like I want that! …”