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Lil Rel Howery Based His Sitcom's Female Lead on His Bestie Tiffany Haddish

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Lil Rel Howery talks about how his personal pet peeves, like loose boots, shaped his Fox sitcom Rel into something like Seinfeld, and he reveals how his good friend Tiffany Haddish was part of the inspiration behind one of his show's leads.

Appearing:Jimmy Fallon
Tags: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, Lil Rel Howery, Female Lead, Rel, Sitcom, Based, Bestie, Tiffany Haddish
S5 E1785 minInterviewTalk and InterviewLate Night
2017
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