In the premiere episode of No Matter What, It’s OK, Lamorne sits down with KY for an honest, hilarious, and inspiring conversation about growing up on Chicago’s South Side, navigating BET’s legendary New Faces era, struggling financially while chasing his dreams, and the unbelievable audition story that changed his life forever.

From culture shock in the suburbs and church plays that sparked his love for comedy, to working with Nicolas Cage on Spider-Noir and building one of television’s most beloved characters on New Girl, Lamorne opens up about perseverance, purpose, rejection, friendship, and trusting the process.

This is the side of success people rarely hear about.

00:00 Intro & Welcoming Lamorne Morris

00:45 Growing Up On Chicago’s South Side

02:00 Life At Home & Family Struggles

04:00 Everybody Wanted To Be Michael Jordan

05:30 Moving From Chicago To The Suburbs

07:10 The Lotion Story 😂

09:00 Discovering Bigger Possibilities

10:40 Realizing Basketball Wasn’t The Dream

12:15 When Lamorne Realized He Was Funny

14:30 Church Plays Changed Everything

17:00 Discovering Acting & Comedy

19:30 Second City & Learning The Craft

22:00 Getting Sent To Detention For Comedy

24:00 How Lamorne Found His Purpose

26:30 BET’s Legendary New Faces Competition

29:00 Meeting Terrence J, Roxy & Future Stars

31:45 The BET Audition Stories

34:00 Being Sick During The Entire Competition

36:30 Getting Picked By BET

39:00 Spring Bling, Hosting & Early Fame

42:00 The Reality Of BET Salaries

44:30 Looking Successful While Broke

47:00 Moving To New York & Struggling Financially

49:30 How Commercials Paid More Than TV

51:30 The Real Hollywood Grind

54:00 How Lamorne Morris REALLY Got Cast On New Girl

57:00 The Phone Call That Changed Everything

59:30 Why Winston Was Created

1:02:00 Working With Nicolas Cage On Spider-Noir

1:05:00 Why Spider-Noir Is Unlike Any Spider-Man Project

1:07:00 Final Thoughts & Closing Conversation