{"id":50508,"date":"2023-02-21T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=50508"},"modified":"2023-02-21T15:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:02:00","slug":"abc-news-live-presents-half-hour-special-discussion-with-comedian-and-actor-martin-lawrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/21\/abc-news-live-presents-half-hour-special-discussion-with-comedian-and-actor-martin-lawrence\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Live Presents Half-Hour Special Discussion with Comedian and Actor Martin Lawrence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50509\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A-Conversation-with-Martin-Lawrence.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A-Conversation-with-Martin-Lawrence.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A-Conversation-with-Martin-Lawrence-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong><em>A Conversation with Martin Lawrence<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; Debuts Tuesday, February 21, on ABC News Live @ 8:30PM EST\/9:30PM PST and Streams on Hulu<\/p>\n<p>ABC News Live presents ABC News contributor LZ Granderson&#8217;s one-on-one interview with comedian and actor Martin Lawrence. 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