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Robin Thede on Being the Only Black Woman in Late Night and the Creation of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’

Larry Wilmore is joined by Robin Thede to talk about how she got her start in late-night television, hiring an all black women writers’ room, and more

By Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
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Larry Wilmore is joined by Robin Thede, the creator of A Black Lady Sketch Show, to talk about how she got her start in late-night television, hiring an all black women writers’ room, and what it’s like to create her own sketch show.

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