Earlier this week, SNL’s Kenan Thompson told TV Guide that the lack of black female comedians on the SNL cast is because they’re “not ready.” A lot of people had Thoughts about/excuses for this, many of which were almost contagiously dumb. Not this.
Azie Mira Dungey and Amani Starnes — stars of the YouTube truthromps Ask a Slave and United Colors of Amani, respectively — posted a Vlog (a terrible word that I promise I’ll never use again) wherein the two actresses and IRL friends discuss the complicated experience of being a black woman in entertainment.
Besides being honest, funny, and informative, their two-part conversation taught me something important: Azie and Amani should have had a talk show together 5 minutes ago.
