CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINERS RADIO DAYS

Cedric The Entertainer plays a smooth talking radio DJ in Talk To Me.

Cedric The Entertainer plays Nighthawk in Talk To Me, a smooth talking music DJ from the 1960s whose style begins to get fazed out when a former con named Petey Green joins the radio station with his tell it like it is banter.

Cedric says Petey started a new wave in radio.

“And I think that probably would qualify as what would be a shock jock or someone who is controversial with the things that they say. And it’s not really just politically correct and moving along. It was just a smart move and probably one of the best moves for radio in general because now you start to see it as a form for people to get their voice out.”

Cedric says Petey Green was the right voice at the right time.

“Understanding in the sixties, so much turbulence going on. I mean you’re talking about great leaders being assassinated, people that are beloved by the American public as a whole. And you have accusations that’s inside our own country, who did this and who did what to this person. There’s a lot of distrust and to have a voice, to have someone come on and just kind of give it to you raw and honest.”

Cedric hopes Talk To Me will open doors to more dramatic roles, but he hasn’t abandoned comedy just yet. Next he stars with Martin Lawrence in The Better Man.