Comedy has always been a tool for Black women—an instrument to tell uncomfortable truths, uplift cultural narratives, and connect generations through laughter. But behind every punchline is a legacy ...
Kenan Thompson is way off the mark in suggesting that the reason Saturday Night Live has too few black female comedians is that there aren’t enough funny, talented black women for the job, Yesha ...
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Honoring Black History: Thea Vidale
WJBF – Did you know that Thea Vidale is the first Black female comedian to have a TV series named after her? Thea, which ran ...
Comedian Nkechi Chibueze will present her solo show (SU)PERVIRGIN as part of the Black Women in Comedy Laff Festival. The ...
The internets kind of erupted this past week when Kenan Thompson, of SNL (and before that “Kenan and Kel” on Nickelodeon–never forget.), told TV Guide that the reason SNL doesn’t feature any black, ...
Over the past 50 years, “Saturday Night Live” has had 171 cast members. Only seven have been Black women, and just five lasted longer than one season. In 1980, Lorne Michaels introduced Yvonne Hudson ...
(The Root) — Maybe Lorne Michaels doesn’t have Facebook. That would explain how the eternal executive producer of Saturday Night Live, the launching pad of enviable comedy careers since 1975, is ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Eugene Gologursky/Getty Sherri Shepherd attends Tyler Perry's "Duplicity" New York Premiere at Museum of ...
Whoever replaces Seth Meyers on Saturday Night Live will be bringing some much-needed diversity to the show’s predominantly white male cast. The New York Times reports that a black, female cast member ...
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Meet the cast of “The Round Table Game Show”: 8 comedians bringing Black girl joy to your screen
Laughter is the enemy... at least if you want to win. That’s the setup behind “The Round Table Game Show,” a viral YouTube series created by Melonie Torres and Chase Brown. The rules are minimal: a ...
Sherri Shepherd is imploring Saturday Night Live to cast another Black woman after Ego Nwodim’s departure from the show. The actress and comedian called out the lack of diversity in the late-night ...
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