Haddassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman, a pseudoscience spouting, ankara wearing woman who talks about the importance of Black women buttressing their Black kings. In Season 2’s opening episode Robin Thede reprises her role as Hertep Dr.
A Black Lady Sketch Show stands on its own two feet as a meritorious, well-crafted variety program. The show is undeniably rewarded cool points for offering new life to the legacy of actually funny sketch comedy shows helmed by Black creative teams ( In Living Color, Key & Peele, etc.) but its relevance isn’t grounded in its release during a moment in popular culture where calls for increased representation are made. It’s refreshing, it’s sharp and above all it’s actually funny. Season 2’s revolving door of guest stars-including Gabrielle Union, Omarion, Amber Riley, Yvette Nicole Brown, Wunmi Mosaki, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Miguel, Skai Brown, the show’s executive producer Issa Rae and more-play characters who may be rendered ridiculous but are never themselves the joke. Therefore specific elements of some Black lives-like the challenges of living in a dangerous neighborhood-are made monolithic and conflated with Blackness itself, Blackness is subtly, implicitly rendered the joke.Ī Black Lady Sketch Show again and again manages to find ways to comment on the nadirs, nuances and particularities of Black life in ways that do not make a mockery of Blackness itself.
Robinson highlights between Black and white neighborhoods, but also upon the notion that Black people live in decrepit, violent environments. The joke is hinged upon the stark contrast Mr. Even the classic SNL sketch “Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood,” a parody of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, features an exaggeratedly ghettoized young Eddie Murphy remarking on the rough and tumble consequences of living in his neighborhood.
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Sketch shows like Saturday Night Live and even Mad TV in its heyday have struggled to consistently and intentionally center Blackness in a way that doesn’t set up elements of Black life and Black people themselves to ultimately be punchlines. One of the greatest features of A Black Lady Sketch Show is the room it makes for the nuances of Black life. Sadly first season standout Quinta Brunson wasn’t able to return for Season 2, but Laci Mosley and Skye Townsend fill out the new season’s ensemble cast with grace and undeniable comedic chops.
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Thede is joined by fellow comedians Ashley Nicole Black and Gabrielle Dennis in a series of sketches written by the show’s group of Black women writers. As with the first season, it’s primarily helmed by Robin Thede, the show’s creator, showrunner and one of its main stars.
See, see, see HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show is back for Season 2, and the variety sketch series’ comedic flourishes, recurring characters and distinctly Black subject matter make for a hilarious watch.
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