We see a lot of men play women, but we don’t often see women play men, so that was one of the most fun days shooting that sketch because it was silly and my voice is super deep.ĪD: I loved it. ![]() Also, being in that sketch made me realize how often it’s done the other way. That was my favorite part, was us getting to dress up as men and cracking ourselves up on set, looking at each other’s makeup, hair, and mutton chops and mustaches. It was so funny because I thought they were going to get men to play these characters. How did that sketch come about and what was it like working on it?īM: One of the writers Holly Walker came up with that sketch. I love how it speaks to pop music and how the men behind it are not always as sincere as their lyrics. Photo: Courtesy of HBOĪD: The Boppers sketch from the first episode is hilarious. Working on this project was fun because it was freeing I got to be whoever I wanted to be because there was so much representation in the room that we were able to create new ideas for what we look like on screen. We bring something different that might modify the words a little bit, but it’s able to bring the words to life.Īs far as working on this show as opposed to other projects I’ve been on, I’ve very often been if not the only black person in the room, the only black woman in the room, so you feel the responsibility to carry both your race and your sex as your character, so it makes me feel like I have to be representation for all of black womanhood or all of black existence. And that was wonderful and that’s what improv and sketch is all about. Once we got in the room-and we didn’t make a ton of changes at all-we were able to develop these characters into our voices and they had a lot of leniency with how I carried a character versus how Gabrielle carried a character. A lot of times, especially on network shows, you don’t have room to make changes. How has working in this capacity been different from other projects you’ve worked on? As a writer yourself, were you able to collaborate?īM: One thing that was really great is that we got to have creative input through the table reads and rehearsals, for the actresses, which I was really grateful for. But there are also no men behind the scenes, as this is the first show to feature an all-black women writers’ room. It was kind of a dream-come-true scenario.ĪD: A Black Lady Sketch Show reminds me of the film The Women, where there are no men in any of the scenes. I feel like it was the same thing with Gabrielle and Ashley. ![]() Once it was finally a reality, she called me and said, ‘Hey, this is happening and I really want you to come do it.’ I had happened to just be freed up from another obligation, from a show I was creating, and it was just the perfect thing. She had been in contact with me for a while and told me the show was a possibility. ![]() They assembled a writers’ room very quickly, but with care, because Robin knows a lot of black women in the business and was able to assemble that pretty easily. QB: Robin and Issa pitched this show to HBO, and HBO pretty much bought it on the spot. I got the chance to chat with Brunson about what it’s been like to work on this groundbreaking show, the show’s homage to a Ryan Murphy series, and what it was like to work with guest stars like Angela Bassett.Īwards Daily: This is such an amazing amalgamation of talent, between the four of you. The brainchild of co-creator and co-star Robin Thede, the sketch series also stars Ashley Nicole Black ( Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), Gabrielle Dennis ( Insecure), and Quinta Brunson ( Quinta Vs. Megan McLachlan speaks with actress Quinta Brunson, who co-stars on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show.Ī Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO is making history as the first series to have an all-black women writers’ room.
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