Robin Thede is used to “firsts.” From 2015–16, she was the head writer for the first season and a half of “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,” the first African-American woman to hold that position on any late-night talk show; the first black woman to write for the White House Correspondents Dinner; and of course, the first Black woman to create, showrun, write, and star in a sketch comedy series, HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” which itself made history as the first sketch show to feature an all-Black woman cast and writers room — a welcome respite from other late-night shows that tend to overlook Black women’s narratives.
Although for Thede, these accomplishments are all bittersweet, and a reflection of the kind of progress that still needs to made in an industry that’s long been dominated by stories by, about, and for white men. “It’s my badge of honor,...
Although for Thede, these accomplishments are all bittersweet, and a reflection of the kind of progress that still needs to made in an industry that’s long been dominated by stories by, about, and for white men. “It’s my badge of honor,...
- 7/13/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire Television
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