Represent | MTV actor Nicole Byer on being a black female comedian on social media
Sep 9, 2016
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Slate Culture Writer, Aisha Harris talks to MTV actor/comedian Nicole Byer, lead in her new semi-autobiographical new sitcom, Loosely Exactly Nicole. They chat about the show and some of the minor controversy it stirred, as well as frustrating casting calls, Leslie Jones and the perils of being a black female comedian on social media.
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