Insecure focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day African-American woman through the eyes of Issa Dee, played by Issa Rae. Jay Ellis will play Lawrence, Issa's depressed and unemployed boyfriend, who has been getting his act together for four years. Yvonne Orji is Molly, Issa's best friend. While very successful in her corporate work life, she is very unsuccessful in her love life.
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NBC Names Mike E. Winfield Winner of 2019 StandUp NBC Competition
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 25, 2019
NBC has named comedian Mike E. Winfield as the winner of its 15th annual StandUp NBC competition, the network's annual nationwide search for comedians of diverse backgrounds. Winfield has been awarded a talent holding deal with NBCUniversal and a headlining spot at the National Association for Cam...
Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae to Star in Romantic Comedy, LOVEBIRDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 18, 2019
Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae are set to star in the Paramount romantic comedy “The Lovebirds,' according to Variety....
MARY POPPINS RETURNS Nominated for 9th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2019
The Guild of Music Supervisors unveiled the list of nominees for its 9th annual award show taking place on Wednesday, February 13th at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the highest achievements in music supervision, recognizing exemplary work in 18 categor...
HERO Releases 'Dirty Work' EP Today
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2019
Calgary-born, now Montreal-based HERO is an indie-electronic tour de force who just released his disco-tinged new Dirty Work EP today on Fool's Gold Records. Fully written, produced and sung by HERO, it is a cinematic work that follows a storyline of an emotionally self-destructive character ...
HBO to Debut AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2019
Comedian Amanda Seales (HBO's “Insecure”) headlines her first hour-long comedy special when AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN' debuts SATURDAY, JAN. 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Taped at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, the exclusive presentation was directed by Stan Lathan and...
Freeform's GROWN-ISH and Scholly Announce $125,000 Student Loan Payoff
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 02, 2019
To celebrate the second season of “grown-ish,” premiering TONIGHT, JAN. 2 (8:00 p.m. EST), Freeform has teamed with the scholarship app Scholly to announce a student loan payoff of up to $125,000 for current students and graduates with an outstanding loan balance. Acknowledging that student loan...
Issa Rae and Columbia Sign Production Deal Promoting Diverse Screenwriters
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2018
Columbia Pictures has signed a multi-picture production deal with Issa Rae's production company, ColorCreative, according to Variety. Under the agreement, ColorCreative will work with and back projects from emerging, diverse screenwriters....
SISTER ACT 3 in the Works at Disney+
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 07, 2018
Disney's new streaming service Disney+, is developing 'Sister Act 3,' according to Variety. "Insecure" co-executive producer Regina Hicks and "Star" showrunner Karin Gist will write the script for the film....
Issa Rae to Produce Romantic Musical Film, LOVE IN AMERICA
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2018
Insecure co-creator, Issa Rae is teaming with one of the show's writer-producers, Amy Aniobi for Love in America, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Netflix's New YA Drama Series, THE SOCIETY, Sets Cast
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 29, 2018
Chris Keyser and Marc Webb's Netflix YA drama series 'The Society' sets its full cast. The Society follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a facsimile of their wealthy New England town, left without any trace of their parents. As they struggle to figure out what has happened...
Kevin Hart, Universal, CJ Entertainment Join Forces for BYE BYE BYE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018
Kevin Hart has set up a female-driven dramedy, 'Bye Bye Bye,' that remakes a Korean film at Universal, which has acquired the pitch that has Hart's Hartbeat Productions producing with CJ Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
HERO Announces Debut EP 'Dirty Work'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018
Hailing from Calgary and now based in Montreal, HERO is an indie-electronic tour de force who just announced his debut Dirty Work EP out January 10, 2019 on Fool's Gold Records. His previous single 'The Juice' was featured in an episode of HBO's Insecure, where they wrote him into the script -- call...
Aldis Hodge To Lead Readings Of DARK PEOPLE By Geoffrey Thorne
by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2018
Aldis Hodge (UNDERGROUND, LEVERAGE, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON) stars in Dark People, a new play that examines Hollywood stereotypes, written by Geoffrey Thorne (LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, LEVERAGE, BLACK PANTHER'S QUEST). ...
Comedy Special AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN' To Debut Early Next Year
by Tori Hartshorn - November 09, 2018
Comedian Amanda Seales (HBO's “Insecure”) will debut her first hour-long comedy special on HBO early next year, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming. Taping Sunday, Nov. 25 at the Edison Ballroom in New York, AMANDA SEALES: I BE KNOWIN' will be dir...
Jodie Turner-Smith, Daniel Kaluuya to Star in QUEEN & SLIM
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 08, 2018
Variety reports that Jodie Turner-Smith will play opposite Academy Award nominee Daniel Kaluuya in “Queen & Slim.”...
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES Featuring Original Music from William Finn
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 26, 2018
Hans Christian Andersen's legendary tale is reimagined into a playful animated special for today's children. The classic fable gets a colorful, music-filled makeover in the whimsical THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES, written and produced by Sheila Nevins, directed by Simon Wilches-Castro and featuring t...
HBO to Premiere THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES with Original Songs by FALSETTOS' William Finn
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018
A classic Hans Christian Andersen fable gets a colorful, music-filled makeover this November when THE EMPEROR'S NEWEST CLOTHES is reimagined as a playful animated special for today's children. Written and produced by Sheila Nevins, and featuring the voices of Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels and Alison Pill,...
Tia Mowry, Loretta Devine to Star in Netflix's FAMILY REUNION
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 17, 2018
Netflix gave a straight-to-series order for multigenerational comedy series Family Reunion, with Tia Mowry and Loretta Devine set to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Issa Rae to Star in Romantic Comedy AMERICAN PRINCESS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 11, 2018
Issa Rae, the creator and star of 'Insecure,' will star in Fox's 'American Princess,' according to Variety. ...
Jermaine Fowler, Quinta Brunson, Larry Wilmore Unite for CBS Comedy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 04, 2018
Jermaine Fowler will return to CBS, says Variety....
Erika Alexander To Guest Star In Recurring Role BLACK LIGHTNING
by Tori Hartshorn - October 04, 2018
Actress, writer, producer and activist Erika Alexander (Living Single) has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming second season of The CW/WBTV hit drama Black Lightning....
Falcons (Young Thug, Goldlink, A-Trak collaborator) & B. Lewis Release New Single FANTASY Ft. P-Lo
by Tori Hartshorn - October 04, 2018
Los Angeles-based producer and DJ FALCONS has made a name for himself with his blend of hip-hop, R&B and electronic dance music, and his previous collaborations with Young Thug, Goldlink, BlocBoy JB, Rich Brian, A-Trak, Ekali & more. He has now teamed up with Bay Area producer and singer B. LEWIS fo...
Mixed Magic Theatre Presents SWEAT and GILDED SIX BITS
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2018
Pell Award Winner Ricardo Pitts-Wiley's unique approach to the adaptation of 'Sweat' and 'The Gilded Six Bits', two short stories by Zora Neale Hurston, is a compelling tribute to the controversial and celebrated author of 'Their Eyes Were Watching God '. Hurston an Ame...
DAWN Announces Intimate Venue Tour With Kimbra
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 21, 2018
DAWN (formerly D?WN/Dawn Richard) recently released a remarkable new single entitled “Jealousy,” shared a new track “Dreamer” as part of Adult Swim's Singlesseries, and will embark on a DK3 Danity Kane reunion tour at the end of this month. Today, she announces an intimate and unique sup...
Molly Burch Drops Video for Latest Single 'To The Boys'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2018
Burch is both gentle and commanding on “To The Boys”, her enchantingly deep and smoky vocals are wrapped around shimmering guitar riffs. She says, I've been called soft-spoken a lot in my life and I feel like I've carried that around with me. It seems like a lot of us have internalized this im...
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