Saluting The #BlackGirlMagic Of Late-Night
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 05: Robin Thede attends the 2017 Soul Train Awards, presented by BET, at the Orleans Arena on November 5, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada; NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 13: Comedian Amber Ruffin attends as ELLE hosts Women In Comedy event with July Cover Star Kate McKinnon at Public Arts on June 13, 2017 in New York City; HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Comedian Ashley Nicole Black attends Comedy Central's Emmy Party at Boulevard3 on September 9, 2017 in Hollywood, California.
Ashley Nicole Black
Black’s story about how she became a writer for TBS’ Full Frontal With Samantha Bee might be one of our favorite show-business stories ever. Black, an alum of The Second City, took to Facebook in August 2015 to point out the recently unveiled writing staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had only two women and no people of color. Naturally, this led to a dialogue on Facebook about the lack of opportunities women of color often have when it comes to comedy writing jobs. A friend saw the online conversation and reached out to her about submitting her work for Full Frontal. After a challenging audition process, she was hired. Why? Because she’s f*cking funny! Watch for yourself!
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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