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Deon Cole & Cast Talk BET+ Series ‘Average Joe’ Talk Dark Comedy & Zombie Apocalypse Skills

The new BET+ series, “Average Joe” is a dark comedy inspired by the life of creator Robb Cullen. The series stars Deon Cole as a blue-collar plumber named Joe Washington who “discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret second life and stole millions of dollars from a Russian crime boss just before he died.

The cast also features Joe’s wife, Angela (Tammy Townsend), and daughter (Ashley Olivia Fisher.) But they aren’t the only ones affected when Joe decides to look for the money his dad stole and keep it for himself after being attacked by members of the mob. His best friends, Leon Montgomery (Malcolm Barrett,) Leon’s wife (Cynthia Kaye McWilliams), and Benjamin “Touch” Tuchowuski (Michael Trucco) agree to help him out in exchange for 20 percent of the cash.

Jill Munroe talked with the cast (before the SAG-AFTRA strike) about the series and discovered what special skill set the cast believes they have to defend themselves if the zombie apocalypse ever went down.

Jill Munroe

Jill Munroe is a Los Angeles-based host, producer, and writer. You can find her work on sites such as FoxSports.com, EURweb.com, and MSN.com. Munroe is a current member of the African-American Film Critics Association and the National Association of Black Journalists. Munroe has also been a frequent guest on ESPN radio and Yahoo Sports. In 2015, Munroe released her first book, "PostGame Pass: access into "the life" JillMunroe.com

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