Samara chats with the writer, comedian, and actress known for “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” about how to play and trust our instincts like we did when we were kids, who the gatekeepers of funny are, and why ideas are like toilet paper.

 

Host: Samara Bay

Executive producers: Catherine Burt Cantin & Mark Cantin, Double Vision doublevisionprojects.com

Producers: Samara Bay, Sophie Lichterman and the iHeart team

Theme music: Mark Cantin

 

Follow Ashley: @ashnb1 on IG and @ashleyn1cole on Twitter

 

Ashley’s segment with Stacey Abrams: youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_newQ5exo

 

Ashley as Trinity: youtube.com/watch?v=pULIUqK8Bt4

 

Ashley as The Most Annoying Girl: youtube.com/watch?v=GYsRMi92jX4&t=26s

 

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