A Black Lady Sketch Show is blacker than ever as season four returns with three new players joining the cast. The Emmy-Award-winning series saw the exit of original player, Ashley Nicole Black, who is a writer on the Emmy-Award-winning AppleTV+ series Ted Lasso and will serve as a writer and producer …
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Robin Thede Says Black Stories Need To Become the “Regular” on TV
During a virtual session of the ATX TV Festival, Robin Thede, the creator and showrunner of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, discussed how Hollywood can work on better-representing people of color, on and off the screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thede said that in order to do this, …
Read More »Robin Thede Wants People To Stop Waiting Until It’s Black History Month To Appreciate Black People, Suggests Turning Black History Month Into Black History Year
Robin Thede says it’s time to turn #BlackHistoryMonth into #BlackHistoryYear. The A Black Lady Sketch Show star penned a guest column for Variety this week, urging Black people to celebrate themselves all-year-long, and for non-Black people to give us our flowers not only in the month of February. “Black History …
Read More »HBO Greenlights ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Produced By Robin Thede And Issa Rae
HBO is blessing us all with a half-hour sketch comedy show starring and executive produced by #RobinThede, along with partnering executive director, Issa Rae. Talk about a dynamic duo! ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show,’ which was created and written by Thede, will feature narrative sketches performed by a core black …
Read More »Issa Rae Set to Star as Spider-Woman in ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel
Issa Rae has been added to the “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” sequel cast as Spider-Woman. Our favorite awkward Black girl is about to be our favorite neighborhood Spider-Woman as she’s just been cast in the movie to play Jessica Drew, who is the true identity behind the character’s mask. Rae …
Read More »Baller Alert Exclusive: Quinta Brunson On Her Journey To Success: “It Was About Trying To Make Smart Decisions”
A Large? You got f^*kin’ money! Back in 2014, Quinta Brunson, also known as Quinta B, rose to fame with her relatable hit series, “The Girl Who’s Never Been On A Nice Date.” Now, just six years later, the viral sensation is a writer, producer, comedian, and actress, with a …
Read More »#BlackGirlsRock: ’A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Picked Up For Second Season!
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” has been picked up for a second season! #BlackGirlMagic is in full effect as the HBO comedy sketch series written, directed and starring Black women has been granted a second season. The half-hour program debuted earlier this month, with Robin Thede, Quinta Brunson, Ashley Nicole …
Read More »Issa Rae Confirms “Insecure” Will Begin Filming Season 4 In September
Issa Rae and the cast of “Insecure” will begin filming Season 4 in September, which means we’ll catch up with the girls soon. The show creator and star revealed the update during her TCA panel on Wednesday. Rae confirmed that the show’s writers are putting the final touches on the …
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