Robin Thede, creator and star of the new HBO sketch series ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show,’ joins Jemele to discuss why she specifically created a comedy show for only black women, and why she believes black women in comedy often are treated as invisible. She also shares her dream list of black women she’d like to see perform in sketches on her show, and explains what life was like growing up in a trailer park in Iowa.

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