Robin Thede Wants Hollywood to Realize 'Finding Talented Women of Color Is Not Hard' (Exclusive)
etonline.compremieres Friday night, bringing fans another six episodes of new sketches, major guest stars and lots of laughs. The HBO series, which debuted in August 2019, is widely seen as the first of its kind — a sketch comedy series written, produced by, and starring Black women.
Its singularity in the world of comedy is matched by the show's undeniable gift of meshing universal and culturally specific humor.
Creator, showrunner, executive producer, writer and star Robin Thede won't accept sole credit for the show's quick-witted sketches, emphasizing how collaborative the entire show is behind the scenes. «The writers' room is so much fun,» she tells ET. «They come ready with like a hundred ideas on day one and they start pitching the beginning, middle and end of the concept.
It's definitely not me dictating the sketches.» Thede shares that she purposely includes Black writers with various backgrounds to keep the series fresh and their perspectives diverse. «I like to hire Black women writers who have all sorts of different experiences.
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