Not only has it been a season of the HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show up to now, but has definitely been memorable. The Emmy-nominated comedy sketch series debuted in August. 2 with a cast composed of geniuses of comedy, Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis, and la Quinta Brunson, and features the first black woman director and of the black woman in the head writer of a sketch comedy never.
Parodies like “Bad B*tch Support Group” and “Rome and Julissa” not only include an impressive array of guest stars such as Angela Bassett, Patti LaBelle, Laverne Cox, Nicole Byer, and executive producer Issa Rae, but also provide viewers with a new experience: that of a black woman’s take on sketch comedy. Some of ABLSS‘s parodies to explicitly address race and gender (such as the recurring “Hertep,” that is not invited to all weddings in the future), while others are simply pure fun and to show the broad range of talents that the gypsum core of the actresses possess. I mean, how many actresses can pull off a mix of Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter and internet chat-speak to illustrate the Nicki Minaj/Cardi B stan culture?
If you haven’t caught A Black Lady Sketch Show HBO, however, you’re in luck — the series has been renewed for a second seasonand I’m here to help you recover what you’ve lost. Take a look at some of the highlights of the series of the first season and catch ABLSS by himself, on the HBO channel.
