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 »#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 »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 …
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