It wasn't until Lamorne Morris was cast on Fox's hit show "New Girl" that fans of the show discovered his comedic talent. Morris is a stand-up comedian from Chicago. He has worked with BET, Vh1, and has hosted various programs before scoring his breakout role on Fox.

Lamorne plays Winston, one of the male roommates who shares a loft with Zooey Deschanel. I caught up with Lamorne at the Television Critics Association's all-star party a few Saturdays ago where he revealed what's in store for Winston, what it's like on the set, and how hard it is to remain in character. *** Be sure to come back next Friday for part 2 of my exclusive where Lamorne and I talk about racial stereotypes (always a crowd pleaser) and more!

POTP: At the UFC fight [which I also attended], you ran down the red carpet.

Lamorne: I was trying to avoid UFC questions because I don’t know anything about it. Is that bad?

POTP: What’s in store for your character?

Lamorne: I get a girlfriend, played by Kali Hawk. She’s a beautiful actress, really funny.

POTP: When will she be on the show?

Lamorne: After January 17th, I can tell you that much. It might be the following week.

POTP: Is she still your girlfriend right now that you know of?

Lamorne: Ya. So far, so good. We shot the Valentine’s episode recently and she was still my girlfriend and then we go and we have sex, which means it was probably pretty good, which means she’s still gonna be my girlfriend IF the writer’s see fit. If the writers do not see fit, then I’ll be home alone.

POTP: Is there chemistry?

Lamorne: There’s a lot of chemistry. There’s a bunch of chemistry! We hung out beforehand. I found out who was going to be playing my girlfriend on the show and we messaged each other on Twitter and she lives down the street from me, so we were hanging out every single day and we still hang out all the time.

POTP: So you actually LIKE her [laughs]?

Lamorne: Her boyfriend has muscles all over the place. I do not.

POTP: What’s in store for your character besides the girlfriend?

Lamorne: He gets a job!

POTP: He’s not stuffing envelopes this time I assume.

Lamorne: I can not tell you what he does, but it’s very unexpected. But it’s already been referenced in earlier episodes.

POTP: On the set, is it Zooey versus the guys?

Lamorne: We all legitimately get along. She gives me advice on stuff and we give her advice on stuff. We spend 15, 16 hours a day with each other and then we come to events like this where we’re hanging out as well, and because of the success of the show, these events happen a lot. We see each other more than we see our own family sometimes.

POTP: Were you doing comedy before the show?

Lamorne: I was doing improv comedy in Chicago. I made my rounds around the country, in the world I guess. I did a lot of commercials, I used to host BET, Cartoon Network, Vh1.

POTP: How do you keep a straight face? When you were playing those bells [on the Thanksgiving episode], ‘I was like this is ridiculous!' I would be laughing my ass off.

Lamorne: [Laughs] You don’t keep a straight face, that’s the problem. We have to cut away from it. I’m the one who breaks character a lot because it’s just so funny.

*** Part 2 of my exclusive where Lamorne and I talk about racial stereotypes will be posted next Friday! New Girl airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Fox