Quinta Brunson is taking on the Hot Ones challenge! The 34-year-old star took on the wings of death with host Sean Evans while discussing Abbott Elementary, what goes into making a workplace comedy, hosting SNL, her hot take on iconic sitcoms and more. Keep reading to find out more… On creating a workplace comedy: “I think a comedy has to have an engine…workplace comedies you need to be able to count on having an environment where there is a situation that would naturally arise every episode.
Both I and Larry Wilmore have been trying to crack a TSA comedy for the longest time so it all depends…” On Keenan Ivory Wayans and studying comedy: “I think a really defining moment for me was Keenan Ivory Wayans.
Just finding out how much he studied comedy, clearly he was a natural but I was like if he studied then I definitely have to study too…you have to educate yourself.
For some reason people think they don’t have to educate themselves about entertainment and that is sad to me.” On hosting SNL & writing opening monologue: “…You’re rewriting that monologue I think from Wednesday until Saturday night…maybe something doesn’t work, it gets cut on the spot.
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