Angelique Jackson Robin Thede’s Emmy-nominated sketch series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” is back for Season 2 — packed with many new characters for its core actors to play, while donning dozens of wigs (sometimes more than one in the same sketch) and acting opposite new and returning guest stars.
But the road to get there wasn’t easy.When Thede tells Variety “we’re not playing this year,” she isn’t just referring to the “elevated” content that is “pushing those boundaries even further” and really centering “Black lady joy.” She is also talking about producing such content amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The second season was a rollercoaster of a production for Thede and the “Black Lady Sketch Show” team.
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