Larry Wilmore spends most of his days writing. And even minutes before he goes on air, he and Jon Stewart go through every line together. They make sure everything makes sense. They add more information and tighten a few sentences. The result: an seamlessly funny “The Daily Show.”

But even with an Emmy, a Peabody and a Humanitas Prize under his belt, producer, director, comedian and writer Wilmore still aims to get more representation of the African-American community on major television networks.

“I always call it the ‘negro leagues’ — it’s like, why do we have ‘negro leagues’ on television?” Wilmore said as he referred to group-focused channels like BET. “Why aren’t there black shows on a major network? It doesn’t make sense.”

Trying to engage in dialogues that can answer questions like those is what Wilmore enjoys about going to college campuses and meeting students around the country.

Wilmore, the “Senior Black Correspondent” for Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” will stop at Syracuse University to participate in the Leaders in Communications 13th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media at the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse III on Wednesday.

The stop at SU coincides with an extremely busy period for Wilmore, who is currently working on show pilots for ABC and HBO.

“The one that is taking most of my time because we’re on pre-production is for ABC,” he said.

If the project works out, ABC’s “Blackish” would become one of the only black shows on major networks at the moment.

“There are no black sitcoms on major networks right now,” Wilmore said. “My last show, ‘The Bernie Mac Show,’ was one of the last ones.”

Since the early 90s, when Wilmore began writing and producing for television, he said he’s enjoyed satirical racial jokes.

“They say you have to write what you know,” Wilmore said. “I’ve always had that kind of point of view of the world.”

He has written for shows such as “In Living Color,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “The Jamie Foxx Show.” Wilmore said he hopes that more series like that are shown on television, adding that it’s a “great loss” for television when there are fewer minorities represented in programming.

Wilmore, who was also a consulting producer for NBC’s “The Office,” does not like the fact that if someone wants to watch a black show, they might have to switch to BET or TV ONE. When he was a kid, Wilmore said, he remembers there were more black shows on television.

“I was on the staff of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’” Wilmore said. “Zero. There’s nothing like that on the networks right now.”

Those who attend the lecture will see Wilmore up close, as he will participate in a Q&A with Charisse L’ Pree, an assistant professor of communications.

This is the first time Wilmore is visiting Syracuse, where he said he’s looking forward to meeting everyone who attends the conversation. Wilmore will also sign copies of his book “I’d Rather We Got Casinos and Other Black Thoughts” after his talk.

“My point of view is not academic, it’s from the showbiz,” Wilmore said. “And hopefully, I can give them a different perspective from what they usually get.”

Published on February 12, 2014 at 1:26 am