Finding his little black noddle quick to apprehend, she violated the law of the land by teaching him his letters at odd times, and showed him how to make them with a pencil on a slate.

It’s late March and “ A Black Lady Sketch Show ” creator and star Robin Thede is working with the show’s editors to put the finishing touches on Season 4 of the half-hour HBO comedy.

And in 2019, Thede was the first Black woman to create a sketch comedy series, A Black Lady Sketch Show. “When you create a sketch show, you can’t be derivative of what’s been done in the past.

Eddie Murphy, who once rescued Saturday Night Live during a rough patch in the 1980s, rescued a sketch in the show’s 50th anniversary special with a note-perfect imitation of Tracy Morgan. The ...

When it comes to people we do not know, we are affected only minimally. When it comes to people we are taught to despise, or that our country has led us to believe are evil-incarnate, we crave it.

Black Comedy Fest Kansas City will also record a Kimology Show hosted live by creator Kim Newsome. Local part time comedian Terance Berger has been performing stand-up and sketch comedy since 2006.