#A black lady sketch show guest stars series
The Second City alum says Oscar-nominee Angela Bassett, who displayed her comedic chops in the first season, helped show the series is safe and fun for all actors. Part of the magic resides in guest stars, and this season boasts names like Tracee Ellis Ross, Colman Domingo, Jay Ellis and Kym Whitley, while past guests like Rae, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jackée Harry return. This fourth season shies away from its previous mysterious, dark twist sketches and moves toward big laugh-in your-face comedy. “I’ve always gone, ‘This is the greatest show on earth! Why wouldn’t someone want to be here?’…I just think the concept of it was so dope that people were already on board and they wanted to support.” We’re like, ‘This is going to be great!’ Our only goal was excellence,” said Thede of her and fellow executive producer Issa Rae. “No one ever said that.I guess maybe that should’ve happened. Supported by a staff of women of color in all departments, Thede is grateful for the fanfare, but she also expected it, saying she never heard naysayers remark that a sketch series by Black women, primarily for - but not limited to - Black women, would fail. “My vision was to allow the most voices as possible to create this plethora of Black lady voices that lead to what the show is now and honestly, it’s become bigger than me,” Thede said. The three-time, Emmy-winning show welcomes new cast members, DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade and Angel Laketa Moore, to its hilarious foundation of Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend. HBO’s hit sketch comedy returned last week, positioned to be bigger and more expansive than ever.
So, the fact that people want to spend six episodes with us is great.” And it’s not for lack of quality,” said the creator and star of “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” “There’s so many options that you have today on TV. “A season four is a testament to the most appreciation, right? Because we’ve seen a lot of great shows - I’ve created a lot of great shows - that don’t last as long. NEW YORK (AP) - Success in television can be measured in many ways, but one of Robin Thede’s sure tell signs is longevity.
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