There are no dramatic extras or special guest appearances just funny lines delivered at an incredible pace. In one sketch, Thede gets her nails done by Denis as they gossip. It feels like the group are constantly experimenting, which you see highlighted in the ubiquitous credits bloopers. In general, the skits are funny and light-hearted. Hadassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman (a fan-favorite character that returns from season 1).
Still, they make great use of the guests they have - the best of these being when Union is brought onto a hotep-themed parody of Red Table Talk hosted by Thede as the haughty, paranoid Dr. There are a few prominent people here and there, like Omarion and Gabrielle Union, but nobody on the level of Angela Bassett or Patti LaBelle. One notable difference in this second season is the lack of big-name cultural icons as guests. You particularly see this with Black, who switches from superspy to overeager friend to wannabe post-apocalyptic president with ease. Each of these women has an incredible amount of range, rapidly switching between a variety of hilarious characters.
Coming off the back of all those expectations, and with a few new cast members, the second season finds a consistent rhythm of light-hearted entertainment in which these Black women can show how hilarious they are.Īt the centre of the show, we have the returning trio of Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, and Gabrielle Dennis, but this season we have Laci Mosley and Skye Townsend joining the group in place of the outgoing Quinta Brunson. A Black Lady Sketch Show is the first half-hour sketch comedy show which is written, directed by, and starring Black women, its first season was also nominated for three Emmys.
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