Cedric Yarbrough is back as Deputy Jones on Reno 911!. Quibi Cedric Yarbrough is a very funny man. You might recognize his robust voice from animated series like Netflix’s BoJack Horseman, where he played Officer Meow Meow Fuzzyface, or neighbor Tom DuBois on The Boondocks. Or you might recognize his face as Vic from The Goldbergs or when he played Deputy Jones on the wildly funny Reno 911!. During an interview on CNET’s new podcast I’m So Obsessed, Yarbrough talked about returning to Deputy Jones 11 years after the show had first wrapped by filming new 8-minute mini-episodes of Reno 911 for the streaming service Quibi.”With Quibi, you trim the fat a little bit and you just get right to the funny,” said Yarbrough. “Right to the funny morning briefing. Right to the funny joke that’s going to happen. And, right to the weird ending. So the show [Reno 911!] might be a little funnier this time.” For more like this Subscribe to the CNET Now newsletter for our editors’ picks for the most important stories of the day. We recorded our interview at the beginning of April well before George Floyd died on May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes. Nationwide protests against against racial discrimination and senseless violence have erupted in the weeks since. Yarbrough, who grew up in Minneapolis, donated $10,000 to the family of George Floyd along with the rest of the cast of Reno 911!. Dear twitter fam! If you can help me get ahold of the #Floyd family or their estate or their legal counsel then we can give them our contribution. #Minneapolis I see you & love you. & thank you #Reno911 cast for your love & support & your $$! ❤️🙏🏽💔 pic.twitter.com/G1k9GyC4Em— Cedric Yarbrough
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