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In an exclusive statement to Variety, Robin Thede and HBO have confirmed that the fourth season of the Emmy-winning comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” will be its last. Thede, the creator, star, and showrunner of the series, expressed her gratitude to the immensely talented cast, crew, and supporters of the show, acknowledging the […]
Danielle Pinnock (Ghost) is the latest star to join Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross in the star-studded holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane. Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede and Chris Redd also star in the film. Reginald Hudlin is attached to direct the film for Prime Video. […]
The upcoming 2023 holidays are already shaping up to be great. Robin Thede, Nick Offerman, Chris Redd, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas and Thaddeus J. Mixson join previously cast Tracee Ellis Ross and Eddie Murphy in the holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane. Reginald Hudlin is attached to direct the film for Prime Video. Kelly Younger penned […]
Robin Thede is penning Killing It, a zombie horror-comedy for Amazon Studios. She’s re-teaming with A Black Lady Sketch Show‘s Bridget Stokes who will direct the feature. Thede first introduced this project in 2021 and it was described it as as Shaun of the Dead meets Girls Trip. Killing It centers on four best friends […]
Jermaine Fowler and Anna Konkle are starring in the marriage comedy The Drop, the feature comes from executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass will premiere on Hulu, January 13, 2023. READ: 17 Best TV Shows and Limited Series That Debuted in 2022 Directed by Sarah Adina Smith, ‘The Drop’ centers on Lex (Anna Konkle) and […]
Skye Townsend has been upped to a series regular for the third season of Robin Thede’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. Created, written by and starring Thede, A Black Lady Sketch Show consists of comedic sketches performed by a main cast of Black women comedians including producer and creator Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, Quinta Brunson (season […]
Robin Thede and London Hughes are set to lead the Perfect Strangers reboot. Thede is also writing the remake of the ’80s sitcom which is in development at HBOMax. The half-hour, multi-camera comedy reboot follows perfect strangers Deja (Thede) and Poppy (Hughes) unexpectedly discover that they are half-sisters when they both inherit a one-bedroom apartment […]
Robin Thede, the creator behind HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show is developing the zombie action-comedy feature Killing It. Thede wrote the screenplay and will produce the feature that is being described as Shaun of the Dead meets Girls Trip. READ: The Kings of Napa: Ebonee Noel, Rance Nix, Karen LeBlanc, Yaani King Mondschein Join […]