A Black Lady Sketch Show is taking its final bows: The Emmy-winning sketch series is ending after four seasons on HBO, according to our sister site Variety.
“Thank you to all the immensely talented cast members, guest stars, writers, directors, editors and crew members who have made A Black Lady Sketch Show an Emmy-winning success,” star and creator Robin Thede said in a statement. “I especially want to recognize the Black women and other women of color who excelled in every department at Ablss. I am also eternally grateful for the support of Issa Rae and Jax Media, Amy Gravitt,...
“Thank you to all the immensely talented cast members, guest stars, writers, directors, editors and crew members who have made A Black Lady Sketch Show an Emmy-winning success,” star and creator Robin Thede said in a statement. “I especially want to recognize the Black women and other women of color who excelled in every department at Ablss. I am also eternally grateful for the support of Issa Rae and Jax Media, Amy Gravitt,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” has told its final joke on HBO. The comedy series from creator and star Robin Thede will note return for a fifth season at the premium cable network, TheWrap has confirmed.
Thede and HBO mutually decided to end the series on a creative high with its Season 4 finale, which aired May 19.
“Thank you to all the immensely talented cast members, guest stars, writers, directors, editors and crew members who have made ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ an Emmy-winning success,” Thede said in a statement. “I especially want to recognize the Black women and other women of color who excelled in every department at ‘Ablss.’
“I am also eternally grateful for the support of Issa Rae and Jax Media, Amy Gravitt, Casey Bloys and the entire team at HBO, Max and Warner Bros. Discovery,” she added.
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Thede and HBO mutually decided to end the series on a creative high with its Season 4 finale, which aired May 19.
“Thank you to all the immensely talented cast members, guest stars, writers, directors, editors and crew members who have made ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ an Emmy-winning success,” Thede said in a statement. “I especially want to recognize the Black women and other women of color who excelled in every department at ‘Ablss.’
“I am also eternally grateful for the support of Issa Rae and Jax Media, Amy Gravitt, Casey Bloys and the entire team at HBO, Max and Warner Bros. Discovery,” she added.
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- 7/6/2023
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
- The Wrap
The fourth season of the Emmy-winning comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” will be its last, Variety has learned exclusively.
In a statement confirming the decision to end the show, HBO praised series creator and star Robin Thede as a “visionary comedic talent” and saluted the show’s historic achievements.
“For four exceptional seasons of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ we’ve been thrilled to partner with her on this groundbreaking, hilarious series,” representatives for the network said of Thede. “Robin, alongside Hoorae, Jax Media, and the incredible cast and crew, leave an indelible legacy not only in sketch, but in television comedy, and we look forward to continued creative collaboration under her deal with us.”
Created by Thede, who also served as showrunner, executive producer and writer, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” framed the world in a Black woman’s point of view with sketches that subverted traditional...
In a statement confirming the decision to end the show, HBO praised series creator and star Robin Thede as a “visionary comedic talent” and saluted the show’s historic achievements.
“For four exceptional seasons of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ we’ve been thrilled to partner with her on this groundbreaking, hilarious series,” representatives for the network said of Thede. “Robin, alongside Hoorae, Jax Media, and the incredible cast and crew, leave an indelible legacy not only in sketch, but in television comedy, and we look forward to continued creative collaboration under her deal with us.”
Created by Thede, who also served as showrunner, executive producer and writer, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” framed the world in a Black woman’s point of view with sketches that subverted traditional...
- 7/6/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
It’s late March and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” creator and star Robin Thede is working with the show’s editors to put the finishing touches on Season 4 of the half-hour HBO comedy.
“First season,” she tells Variety, “I was like, I want every third line to be a joke. Second season, every other line. Now, literally every line is a joke, even the setups to the punchlines. It’s crazy.”
With sketches that riff on relatable themes — like hair woes, ashy skin and the politics of the Black church — “A Black Lady Sketch Show” frames the world from a Black woman’s point of view. Even when the subject matter has nothing to do with Blackness, the show’s existence is impactful, a sentiment Whoopi Goldberg underlined during a recent episode of “The View.”
“You have invited an entire room of Black women to write comedy. This is unheard of,...
“First season,” she tells Variety, “I was like, I want every third line to be a joke. Second season, every other line. Now, literally every line is a joke, even the setups to the punchlines. It’s crazy.”
With sketches that riff on relatable themes — like hair woes, ashy skin and the politics of the Black church — “A Black Lady Sketch Show” frames the world from a Black woman’s point of view. Even when the subject matter has nothing to do with Blackness, the show’s existence is impactful, a sentiment Whoopi Goldberg underlined during a recent episode of “The View.”
“You have invited an entire room of Black women to write comedy. This is unheard of,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Robin Thede ain’t here for any more Emmy snubs for the hilarious Black women from “A Black Lady Sketch Show.”
“We’re showing you the characters behind the characters,” she recently told Variety at a Q&a panel. “I love it. You see the full range of actors on the show. But I want to note that none of the show’s actors have ever been nominated for an Emmy, and they deserve it.”
Four seasons into the groundbreaking HBO series, the creative minds and strategists hope to change that.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions.
HBO confirms exclusively to Variety that the network will be submitting the six-episode Season 4 for 30 Emmy categories, notably outstanding scripted variety series and three main acting categories: Thede for lead comedy actress and Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend for supporting comedy actress.
Acting nominees for various sketch comedies have...
“We’re showing you the characters behind the characters,” she recently told Variety at a Q&a panel. “I love it. You see the full range of actors on the show. But I want to note that none of the show’s actors have ever been nominated for an Emmy, and they deserve it.”
Four seasons into the groundbreaking HBO series, the creative minds and strategists hope to change that.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions.
HBO confirms exclusively to Variety that the network will be submitting the six-episode Season 4 for 30 Emmy categories, notably outstanding scripted variety series and three main acting categories: Thede for lead comedy actress and Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend for supporting comedy actress.
Acting nominees for various sketch comedies have...
- 4/19/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
It’s time to break out the good hair and sip on some celebratory champagne because HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show has returned for its fourth season tonight. Keeping in theme with the series’ previous seasons, creator and star Robin Thede, alongside her mainstay cast members Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend, continues to highlight the niche inner workings of the Black American community through absurdist humor and topical commentary. Season 4 ushers in three series newcomers, TikTok personality DaMya Gurley, The Voice star Tamara Jade, actress Angel Laketa Moore along with a special bevy of guest stars including Jackée Harry, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Colman Domingo, who suffers a hilariously awkward interview with fan-favorite character Dr. Hadassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman Pre-PhD.
Here, Thede spoke to Deadline about the importance of creating Black female comedy, collaborating with her new cast and guest stars, and how she manages to maintain the funny.
Here, Thede spoke to Deadline about the importance of creating Black female comedy, collaborating with her new cast and guest stars, and how she manages to maintain the funny.
- 4/15/2023
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
Yes! Season 4 has arrived for the HBO hit comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” It premieres Friday, April 14, so buckle-up for tons of laughter, humorous tears, and phenomenal guest features. And, for those Omarion fans out there … yes, he’s making another return this season.
What else did the main cast members have to say at last night’s Hollywood premiere from the Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles? Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford got the red carpet exclusives from creator Robin Thede and stars Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend. Yes, we have the scoop for you! Hint, hint — you may see Golden Globe winner Traci Ellis Ross, Emmy winner Colman Domingo and many more.
See Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend (‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’): ‘It’s not your standard sketch comedy’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” originally launched on August 2, 2019. Now premiering Season 4, Thede reveals...
What else did the main cast members have to say at last night’s Hollywood premiere from the Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles? Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford got the red carpet exclusives from creator Robin Thede and stars Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend. Yes, we have the scoop for you! Hint, hint — you may see Golden Globe winner Traci Ellis Ross, Emmy winner Colman Domingo and many more.
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“A Black Lady Sketch Show” originally launched on August 2, 2019. Now premiering Season 4, Thede reveals...
- 4/14/2023
- by Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Beau Is Afraid, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Mrs. Davis and The Last Thing He Told Me.
Beau Is Afraid premiere
Joaquin Phoenix and Ari Aster debuted their new A24 film in Los Angeles on Monday, alongside co-stars Parker Posey, Zoe Lister-Jones, Armen Nahapetian, Kylie Rogers and Richard Kind.
Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix Zoe Lister-Jones, Julia Antonelli, Kylie Roger, Michael Gandolfini, Armen Nahapetian, Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Kind and Lars Knudsen
Rennervations premiere
Jeremy Renner made his return to the red carpet, three months after his snowplow accident, on Tuesday for his Disney+ series Rennervations, alongside executive producers Rory Millikin, Romilda de Luca and Patrick Costello.
Rory Millikin, Romilda de Luca, Jeremy Renner and Patrick Costello Bob Iger and Jeremy Renner
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel premiere
Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino,...
Beau Is Afraid premiere
Joaquin Phoenix and Ari Aster debuted their new A24 film in Los Angeles on Monday, alongside co-stars Parker Posey, Zoe Lister-Jones, Armen Nahapetian, Kylie Rogers and Richard Kind.
Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix Zoe Lister-Jones, Julia Antonelli, Kylie Roger, Michael Gandolfini, Armen Nahapetian, Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Kind and Lars Knudsen
Rennervations premiere
Jeremy Renner made his return to the red carpet, three months after his snowplow accident, on Tuesday for his Disney+ series Rennervations, alongside executive producers Rory Millikin, Romilda de Luca and Patrick Costello.
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel premiere
Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the funniest comedies on HBO Max is returning to the service for its fourth season on Friday, April 14. “A Black Lady Sketch Show” is a sketch comedy series that takes issues of the day and examines them from a uniquely female and Black perspective. It’s one of the funniest half-hours on television, and the laughs get even bigger this season! You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of HBO Max.
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About ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Season 4 Premiere
The narrative sketch comedy series features a core cast of Black women living relatable and hilarious experiences in a magical reality that subverts traditional expectations.
How to Watch ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Season 4 Premiere When: Friday, April 14, 2023 Where: HBO Max Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of HBO Max. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month hbomax.com
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About ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Season 4 Premiere
The narrative sketch comedy series features a core cast of Black women living relatable and hilarious experiences in a magical reality that subverts traditional expectations.
- 4/14/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Robin Thede designed A Black Lady Sketch Show to have no end. “That is my original vision for the show,” she tells TV Insider ahead of the April 14 Season 4 premiere on HBO, “that the show can be an institution and a launching platform for so many talented Black women to come through and to be able to show the world everything they’ve got.” That talent is on full display in A Black Lady Sketch Show Season 4, which features returning stars Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, and Skye Townsend. This is the first season without star Ashley Nicole Black, but three new cast members — DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, and Angel Laketa Moore — join the hilarious crew in her stead. Thede serves as an executive producer, showrunner, and writer in addition to being a star and creator. “Teamwork is the key” to keeping the magic flowing in their writers’ room and beyond. “I’m constantly moving.
- 4/13/2023
- TV Insider
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” is back for a fourth season and, according to series creator and star Robin Thede, the comedy is bigger and broader than ever. In fact, internally, they’ve been referring to this season in multiversal terms.
“These women play hundreds of characters in so few episodes, and they’re so talented, we keep talking about the Black Lady Cinematic Universe,” Thede tells Variety, exclusively debuting the trailer for Season 4 and promising that this six-episode season utilizes its stars’ unique abilities more creatively than ever.
“It’s about expansion and what our creativity can create, for good or for evil,” Thede explains, winking at the return of the devil, who she also portrays. “It feels like we’re in an era of self-creation, of defining what this universe can be and removing any limitations that we may have had.”
Or as the clip proclaims: “The award-winning...
“These women play hundreds of characters in so few episodes, and they’re so talented, we keep talking about the Black Lady Cinematic Universe,” Thede tells Variety, exclusively debuting the trailer for Season 4 and promising that this six-episode season utilizes its stars’ unique abilities more creatively than ever.
“It’s about expansion and what our creativity can create, for good or for evil,” Thede explains, winking at the return of the devil, who she also portrays. “It feels like we’re in an era of self-creation, of defining what this universe can be and removing any limitations that we may have had.”
Or as the clip proclaims: “The award-winning...
- 4/5/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Robin Thede, creator and star of “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” has set a new comedy series for development at HBO.
The half-hour project is titled “Disengagement,” and centers on the prestigious Cole family after a very public and embarrassing business implosion shatters their perfect Midwest image. Per the logline, it was just an image, because behind closed doors, even their dysfunction has dysfunction, proving family is the ultimate pyramid scheme.
Thede serves as writer and executive producer of the series, which she is developing via the overall deal she signed with HBO in 2022. Meghan Cheek produces on behalf of For Better or Words, Inc.
Thede began her career performing sketch comedy and went on to write for programs like the BET Awards and the NAACP Image Awards. When she joined the staff of “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,” she became the first Black women ever to serve as...
The half-hour project is titled “Disengagement,” and centers on the prestigious Cole family after a very public and embarrassing business implosion shatters their perfect Midwest image. Per the logline, it was just an image, because behind closed doors, even their dysfunction has dysfunction, proving family is the ultimate pyramid scheme.
Thede serves as writer and executive producer of the series, which she is developing via the overall deal she signed with HBO in 2022. Meghan Cheek produces on behalf of For Better or Words, Inc.
Thede began her career performing sketch comedy and went on to write for programs like the BET Awards and the NAACP Image Awards. When she joined the staff of “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,” she became the first Black women ever to serve as...
- 3/23/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
A Black Lady Sketch Show will be bringing the laughs next month, when the HBO series returns for Season 4 on Friday, April 14 at 11/10c.
The upcoming six-episode season will star returning cast members Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend, plus new featured players DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, Angel Laketa Moore and more than 20 celebrity guests, including Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Fear the Walking Dead), who appears in the above teaser video.
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The upcoming six-episode season will star returning cast members Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend, plus new featured players DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, Angel Laketa Moore and more than 20 celebrity guests, including Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Fear the Walking Dead), who appears in the above teaser video.
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- 3/21/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Actor/writer Ashley Nicole Black is leaving HBO‘s A Black Lady Sketch Show after three years. Her exit was announced by show creator/co-star Robin Thede on October 18, the same day the series announced A Black Lady Sketch Show Season 4 had officially begun production. “We are forever indebted to our sister, Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black, whose contributions as a writer and performer on A Black Lady Sketch Show for three seasons have made an indelible mark on our series and in comedy history,” Thede said in a statement. “She will always be a part of our family and we are rooting for her as she continues on her path of greatness.” Additionally, Tamara Jade (The Voice Season 19), Angel Laketa Moore (Atypical), and DaMya Gurley have been cast A Black Lady Sketch Show Season 4 as featured players. “Angel, DaMya and Tamara are the absolute bellwether for the next generation of comedians,...
- 10/18/2022
- TV Insider
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” will say hello to some new faces and goodbye to an old friend for its next season.
Ashley Nicole Black, who served as a cast member and writer of the HBO sketch comedy series, will not return for the show’s fourth season, which has begun production for a premiere next year. In her place, the remaining core cast members — creator Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, and Skye Townsend — will be joined by three new featured players: DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, and Angel Laketa Moore. Black, an Emmy-winner for her work as a writer on “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” and as a producer on “Ted Lasso,” will next be seen in the Apple TV+ series “Bad Monkey” from “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence.
The sketch series has gone through past cast changes in previous seasons: “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson starred in Season 1 before exiting the show,...
Ashley Nicole Black, who served as a cast member and writer of the HBO sketch comedy series, will not return for the show’s fourth season, which has begun production for a premiere next year. In her place, the remaining core cast members — creator Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, and Skye Townsend — will be joined by three new featured players: DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, and Angel Laketa Moore. Black, an Emmy-winner for her work as a writer on “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” and as a producer on “Ted Lasso,” will next be seen in the Apple TV+ series “Bad Monkey” from “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence.
The sketch series has gone through past cast changes in previous seasons: “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson starred in Season 1 before exiting the show,...
- 10/18/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
When A Black Lady Sketch Show returns with its fourth season next year on HBO, it will be without Ashley Nicole Black.
The actress-writer’s departure was announced Tuesday by series creator/star Robin Thede.
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“We are forever indebted to our sister, Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black, whose contributions as a writer and...
The actress-writer’s departure was announced Tuesday by series creator/star Robin Thede.
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“We are forever indebted to our sister, Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black, whose contributions as a writer and...
- 10/18/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Prepare for more Black lady hilarity as Robin Thede’s Emmy-winning HBO comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” has started production on its fourth season.
Created by and starring Thede, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” was renewed in June following a strong third season that netted two Emmys — one for outstanding picture editing for variety programming and outstanding directing for a variety series (Bridget Stokes). The first three seasons of the sketch series have garnered 13 Emmy nominations and three wins.
Variety has exclusively learned that production is now underway in Los Angeles, with returning core cast members Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend teasing a new sketch (directed by Stokes) set at “Brothaby’s” in this first-look image. Season 4 also boasts three new featured players — DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade and Angel Laketa Moore — who join in the fun as the sketch series continues to feature “Black women living relatable...
Created by and starring Thede, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” was renewed in June following a strong third season that netted two Emmys — one for outstanding picture editing for variety programming and outstanding directing for a variety series (Bridget Stokes). The first three seasons of the sketch series have garnered 13 Emmy nominations and three wins.
Variety has exclusively learned that production is now underway in Los Angeles, with returning core cast members Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend teasing a new sketch (directed by Stokes) set at “Brothaby’s” in this first-look image. Season 4 also boasts three new featured players — DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade and Angel Laketa Moore — who join in the fun as the sketch series continues to feature “Black women living relatable...
- 10/18/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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