Black was a writer and correspondent for Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, winning an Emmy in 2017, and is on the writing staff for The Amber Ruffin Show. We uplift equally with our comedy.”īefore A Black Lady Sketch Show, Dennis was known for her roles on the TV series The Game and Luke Cage and for playing Whitney Houston in the BET miniseries The Bobby Brown Story. The real point of it for me is for women, people of color, people with different bodies, and LGBTQ people to see themselves in a comedy show and not be getting made fun of, but being the one who’s having the fun.”Īdds Dennis, speaking with Black in a Zoom call, “Our show does a really good job of not punching down with our jokes. “Because there hasn’t been a lot of representation for us. “I said I hope a lot more fat people get into comedy,” she laughs. She remembers that, after the first season premiered, an interviewer asked what she hopes happens in the industry as a result of the show. ![]() ![]() I didn’t even know that it was an option for me.” Comedy didn’t even feel available to me because all the people you saw doing comedy didn’t look like me. “That’s all I ever wanted growing up as a little girl. ![]() “The best compliment that I ever get about this show-and I’ve gotten it a lot-is people saying, ‘I feel seen,’” says Black, talking to the Beast the week before the show’s premiere. It earned three Emmy nominations, won the Television Critics Association award for best sketch/variety series, scored the rare 100 percent fresh rating from reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes, and, maybe more importantly, inspired weekly Twitter viewing parties from enthusiastic fans relishing in sketch comedy that celebrated and showcased a Black female perspective. Suffice to say, that’s exactly what the show did.
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