These are the unsung heroes of 'A Black Lady Sketch Show':
The news that A Black Lady Sketch Show had been renewed for a second season didn't come a moment too soon—especially after I realized that the debut season was only six episodes long. The series is a gift to Black women and a necessary disruption to the white, male standard that has defined sketch comedy before ABLSS's arrival.
Lauren Ashley Smith is one of the show's co-executive producers, but she's also head writer, with the latter title being a history making one, since she's the first Black woman to be the head writer of a sketch comedy show.
Alikah Green was a lawyer/lobbyist at a firm in Washington, D.C. and really close to making partner before she decided to pack her life up and head to L.A. to pursue a career in comedy writing. It's the kind of life shakeup that could easily lead to unrealized dreams and a full time career as an Uber driver, but seven years later, it's safe to say that it worked out for her.
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