‘Black Lady Sketch Show’ creator relishes Emmy nod firsts
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Robin Thede’s face lights up when she hears that the deliciously clever humor of her “A Black Lady Sketch Show” provokes a laugh-out-loud response. We had ‘Chappelle’s Show,’ we had ‘In Living Color,’ we have these great sketch shows in Black media traditions,” Thede said, “but never where women were at the forefront. “A Black Lady Sketch Show” also received an unprecedented best variety sketch series bid for a Black female-led project and, for Dime Davis, the first sketch variety directing nomination for an African American woman. “Someone said to me, ‘This is like the reparations Emmys,’” Thede said, staking her rebuttal on acclaimed nominees including “Watchmen” with Regina King, “Little Fires Everywhere” with Kerry Washington, “Insecure” — and “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” “We’re breaking ground not just because we’re Black women, but because the show is just damn funny.
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