April 11th 2023.
Robin Thede had an emotional moment with comedy legend Whoopi Goldberg during her recent appearance on “The View.” She was there to promote season 4 of her HBO Max series “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” and decided to thank Goldberg for being her early inspiration as a Black woman in comedy.
“I’m not gonna cry, but you were the first woman that showed me that Black women can play characters and be funny,” Thede said through tears. “When I saw your Broadway show on television and you put that shirt on your head... This character. She talked about identity and how ‘I wanna be white because that’s what I’m supposed to be, but then she came back to love herself. It was funny and it was real.”
Thede added, “I had never seen that, so thank you. I’ve been waiting my whole life to tell you thank you.”
Whoopi Goldberg is hailed as the first Black woman to reach EGOT status having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. With 40 years in the business, she has achieved feats others can only dream of. Yet, Goldberg returned the love by passing the torch to Thede and celebrating her inspiring contributions to comedy.
“Kids now have you,” Goldberg said. “And that is not just a small thing, that’s a huge thing because you have invited an entire room full of Black women to write comedy. This is unheard of.”
Goldberg added, “There are not rooms full of white women writing comedy, so this is a huge thing,” she said. “And that’s what you did. So thank you.”
Season 4 of “A Black Lady Sketch Show” premieres on April 14 and will continue to showcase the positive change Thede has made in the comedy world.
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