Dime Davis, director of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, the first black woman to win an Emmy for making a variety series.
Debbie Allen was nominated in 1989 for ABC’s The Debbie Allen Special when the category was known as Outstanding Achievement for a variety or music show, but Davis has become the first black woman to direct a series. It’s also just the moment the Black Director gets a nomination in the category and the first in nearly 50 years since Mark Warren won for NBC’s Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In in 1971.
This is because Robin Thede’s comic book comedy was nominated for 3 awards this morning, adding the series of sketches of outstanding varieties and Angela Bassettt as an outstanding guest actress in a comedy series.
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“It’s crazy, it’s fun, my phone makes a lot of noise and the emails go crazy, it’s great,” Thede told Deadline. “Three nominations for an exhibition that aired a year ago and only had six episodes, that’s huge.”
Davis directed the entire season of HBO and was nominated for the episode Born At Night, But Not Last Night. She is also one of the few women nominated in the variety production category, after Patricia Birch, Ellen Brown and Beth McCarthy-Miller.
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Thede said: “She’s so visionary. She is known for directing some screens on BET, which is wonderful, but honestly, every time there is a screen on BET, other people think it’s just BET and don’t think it is.” at the same point as HBO, however, Dime’s vision and creativity are wonderful on any platform. I’m very pleased that you’re getting that recognition point.”
A Black Lady Sketch Show stars Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Quinta Brunson and Gabrielle Dennis and is the first primary comic book show created through, written through black women.
Thede is also pleased with Bassett, who played Mo in the episode Angela Bassett Is The Baddest B. “Angela Bassett was a big gain for us, so the fact that she even made the show is very nice,” he said. ‘We laugh because the announcer is going to have to say’ Angela Bassett for A Black Lady Sketch ShowArray.. Angele Bassett is the worst B’s. All this very intentional.
The Rundown host said this deserves to have a positive effect on getting visitors for the second season. “It’s smart for the show because other people know we’re going to take care of them, our celebrities are treated as well as anyone. They come to play and they know we’ll give them a smart look and we have smart teams. I hope it just helps other people come and play with us,” he said.
The show’s time-season filming, which is produced through HBO Entertainment in a deal with Jax Media, 3 Arts Entertainment, Issa Rae Productions and For Better or Words Inc., is still on the agenda. “We communicate all the time. HBO put us in smart contact with medical advisors, so we were hoping to start filming faster or later, but with the numbers in Los Angeles, we just have to be vigilant and make a resolution when it’s safer. Right now, it doesn’t look like that moment. At this point, one in ten people in Los Angeles has a COVID,” he added.
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