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Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa to all the Denzealots from W. Kamau Bell and Kevin "#Keverything" Avery! This holiday season Kamau & Kevin discuss the birthday gifts they will be giving to Denzel, how Kevin got all "Elfed" up to pay it forward to the San Francisco Hotel Nikko guests, and which Denzel movie is most appropriate to watch on Christmas Day.

It's the return of the mack! OG Denzealot David Alan Grier joins Kamau & Kevin once again to talk about his surprise over the overwhelming positive response to The Wiz Live!, how he emotionally prepared himself to play the Cowardly Lion, and secrets from behind the scenes of the production. Plus, David takes us through his Crimson Tide audition, which he explains might be the worst audition he has ever done as he shares his Top 5 Denzel Movies!

There will be spoilers to Creed so if you haven't seen it yet, get your ass to a theater near you! Director/writer Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) and writer Aaron Covington are the minds behind the critically acclaimed Rocky film franchise sequel/spin-off film Creed starring Michael B. Jordan. This week Ryan & Aaron join Kevin & Kamau to discuss the pitching the movie to Sylvester Stallone, how they found out that Stallone is a regular BET viewer, the incredible amount of work that went into shooting the fight scenes, and the future of Creed. Plus, Ryan & Aaron share their Top 5 Denzel Movies!

Travon Free, writer for the multiple Emmy award winning The Daily Show joins Kamau & Kevin to discuss the Tony Scott directed disaster film Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. They also talk about how Travon went from playing college basketball to becoming a stand-up comedian, his experience when The Daily Show won at the 2015 Emmys, diversity in writing rooms, working with two different Daily Show hosts, and Travon's love of intense Denzel as he shares his Top 5 Denzel films.

Spike Lee graced us with his presence on the last Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period podcast and Kamau & Kevin had the time of their lives. This week Kamau & Kevin talk about how the episode came to be, what happened immediately afterward, and Spike's Honorary Oscar Acceptance Speech.

One of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Spike Lee joins Kamau and Kevin this week to talk about Denzel Washington, the Greatest Actor of All Time Period. Spike tells us about his Top 5 Denzel Movies that he didn't direct, how Denzel channeled the spirit of Malcolm X by preparing for the role for over a year, future NBA hall of famer Ray Allen getting caught by surprise when Denzel went off script during their one-on-one basketball game in He Got Game because Denzel wanted to score a basket, and Denzel himself asking him to direct one of 10 August Wilson plays being produced by HBO. Plus, Spike gives us the scoop on his latest film Chi-Raq, a satire set in Chicago about the gang violence prevalent in some neighborhoods on the city's south side.

This past Saturday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded director Spike Lee a Governors Award Oscar, honoring his lifetime of achievements. But the legendary director is far from retired. In fact, during an interview with W.Kamau Bell and Kevin Avery on the upcoming episode of their podcast, Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period, Spike revealed that Denzel himself asked him to direct one of 10 August Wilson plays being produced by HBO. (Denzel is executive producing the entire series) The audio from that part of the interview is below, and the full episode will be released this Thursday. Tune in to hear Spike talk about working with Denzel & about his new movie Chi-Raq (plus a whole bunch of other Spike Lee amazingness). You can subscribe to Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period on iTunes.

Kevin and Kamau celebrate one year of celebrating Denzel by playing back their favorite moments from the show! After Kevin gives Kamau his anniversary present, they reminisce about Black Judgement, Sam Jackson, weird Top 5 picks, elegant shade, Oprah's house, the day Kevin met Denzel, and way more. Stay till the very end for the Denzelishness rating system, remixed!

It's Kamau & Kevin's One Year Denzel-Versary! This week they discuss Denzel Washington's performance as public relations expert Arnold Billings in 1986's Power which earned him the 1987 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Plus, they talk about all the great Denzel costumes this past Halloween, dealing with a recent Twitter roll, and an update on Project Greenlight.

Actor J. August Richards of (Charles Gunn in Angel, Deathlok in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is back to talk Mo' Better Blues with Kevin & Kamau. They'll also cover the latest on Effie Brown in Project Greenlight, "interrupting Denzel," Aaron Sorkin statement saying Denzel could have played Steve Jobs, and BET's "15 Things You Didn't Know about Denzel Washington."

Vernon Reid of Living Colour and Denzealot all-star is back to talk all things Denzel with Kamau & Kevin. They'll discuss how Kamau is causing emotions with his ad reads, why Kevin might be related to past guest Ava DuVernay, 16 Fascinating Facts about Training Day, Star Wars, and of course, Denzel News.

It's a Totally Biased reunion as stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu joins Kamau and Kevin this week to discuss Denzel in Mississippi Masala, a 1991 romantic drama film which explores interracial romance between African Americans and Indian Americans. They'll talk about this being a huge Indian American homework movie to Hari, the movie trying to coin "insane to the brains," and a young cool Denzel cementing his sexiness.

Selma director Ava DuVernay joins Kamau and not Kevin (he was probably busy doing something great since he has everything) to discuss the 1990 Spike Lee directed Denzel film Mo' Better Blues. They talk about this being hands down Denzel's sexiest film, how Mo' Better Blues played a large part of Ava's first summer of independence (alongside her love for milk) during her time at UCLA, and why Out of Time makes Ava's Top 5 Denzel films.

Two-time Grammy award winner Corey Glover of the legendary Living Colour joins W. Kamau Bell and Kevin “Has Everything” Avery to discuss Denzel doing Shakespeare in 1993’s Much Ado About Nothing. They also talk about Corey playing Francis in the 1986 war movie Platoon, the Denzel bop, Corey’s Top 5 Denzel movies, and the one time Denzel asks Corey for hair advice. Plus, Kevin tells us all about taking his mom to the Emmys.

It finally happened. Kevin along with fellow Denzealot J. August Richards attended An Evening with Denzel Washington at the Wallis Annenberg Center for he Performing Arts in Hollywood, CA and witnessed a night that would surely make any Denzealot shed a glory tear. Kevin and Kamau recap the night as well as discuss Kevin’s special and unexpected chat with the greatest actor of all time himself including the special message Denzel had for Kamau.

Remarkable actor J. August Richards of (Charles Gunn in Angel, Deathlok in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) joins Kevin & Kamau to talk about generalized blackness, barbershop pressure, Denzel’s process, auditioning for Antwone Fisher, his Top 5 Denzel performances, and the Matt Damon situation. Livestream An Evening with Denzel Washington here: http://thewallis.org/live.php

Omar Dorsey is back this week to join W. Kamau Bell and “Baby” Kevin Avery as they dive deeper into Training Day in a special episode of Denzel Washington Is the Baddest Mofo on the Planet of All Time Period! They’ll talk about why Denzel’s character Alonzo should be considered Red Velvet Denzel, the Three Wise Men, the tension of the poker table scene, and where would you get a swivel rifle.

Omar Dorsey of Selma and the most popular guest on the Denzel podcast is back to join W. Kamau Bell and Kevin “Emmy award nominated” Avery to talk all about the latest Black people homework film Straight Outta Compton.

"King Kong ain't got shit on me!" SNL's Sasheer Zamata joins Kevin & Kamau to talk about the Denzel the world wasn’t ready for in 2001’s Training Day. Plus, we have some new Black People Homework and Denzel News!

Vernon Reid of Living Colour and Denzealot all-star returns to the show to talk about Denzel in 2003’s Out of Time: a movie about grown man shit. They cover the Denzel noir genre, Matt Whitlocking it, Chae being the best friend in any Denzel movie, and everything in between.

The hilarious Michelle Buteau joins Kamau & Kevin this week to discuss Denzel in the 1993 legal crime thriller The Pelican Brief.

It’s John David Washington’s birthday (at the time of this recording) and Kevin and Kamau are celebrating! They discuss J.D.W.’s role as Ricky Jerret in HBO’s Ballers as the NFL player who’s trying to clean up his act as well as his Denzelishness qualities. Plus, Kevin and Kamau go through the official Black People and White People Homework lists as compiled by Denzealot Igor Rusinov!

This week W. Kamau Bell and Kevin “Emmy Nominated” Avery discuss everything Denzel in the 1984 made for TV movie License To Kill. They talk about watching it in parts on YouTube, not seeing Denzel until 40 minutes into the film, and some of the great lines delivered by the drunk driver. Plus, Kevin tells us if he was more excited for earning an Emmy nomination for Last Week Tonight or getting that free MacBook from a high-end hotel.

The hilarious stand-up Phoebe Robinson of Blaria.com joins Kevin and Kamau in a TV-MA discussion of the 1996 Christmas romantic comedy-drama film starring Denzel and Whitney Houston. They talk about the sleazy looking Lionel Richie appearance, Whitney Houston going to chuuch, and the witty & debonaire Denzel angel. Plus, they break down the Comic-Con first look trailers of Suicide Squad, Batman Vs Superman, and Creed.

Quite possibly the weirdest movie Denzel has ever done, this week Kevin and Kamau discuss the 2004 political thriller The Manchurian Candidate.