Emmy Awards 2020 Insecure and The Good Place Were Also Nominated At the time I’m writing this, I don’t know whether Lainey has written what we both agreed on when we debriefed after the show – even though it was pretty good as a broadcast, we just felt… you know, aware of our pandemic selves. It was a great show, By Duana • Sep 21, 2020 07:27 am
Award Season Campaigning Issa Rae, Emmys, and Hollywood Domination Issa Rae may be the busiest woman in Hollywood, but she continues to take on projects that will open the doors for others. Her latest (gorgeous) magazine cover story has The Hollywood Reporter proclaiming she’s embracing her role as a trailblazer but Insecure, which she created and in which By Cody • Aug 20, 2020 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jordan Peele’s and Issa Rae’s scary sinkhole Jordan Peele and Issa Rae are partnering on a…I guess we’ll call it a supernatural thriller, called Sinkhole. They will co-produce the project, and Rae might star in it. Based on Leyna Krow’s short story of the same name, it’s about a couple who move into By Sarah • Jul 30, 2020 11:36 am
TV Live Blog Issa celebrates Black life On Sundays we watch Insecure, a show that celebrates Black life, Black love, and Black excellence. But if you’re Issa Rae, and Black people are on the streets protesting injustice, protesting racism, fighting for their lives, how do you promote your television show while honouring and respecting the cause? By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 01:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lovebirds Once bound to premiere at SXSW followed by theatrical distribution, The Lovebirds, a romantic comedy starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, instead dropped on Netflix over the weekend (where it trended in the US’s Top 10). Honestly, Netflix feels like the right place for this movie, a slight but By Sarah • May 25, 2020 12:34 pm
Equality Issues Issa Rae wants to be The One Issa Rae covers the June 2020 issue of Cosmopolitan and it’s Ira Madison III who interviews her so everyone else better come correct with their June magazine offerings because how are you going to top this? Issa is currently promoting … well… SO much. Insecure Season 4 is currently in By Lainey • May 07, 2020 02:39 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: A Celebrity Lockdown Report Card Now that we’re five weeks or so into sheltering at home, we thought we’d do a report card style discussion on three celebrities and assess their work during this time. Who gets a barely passing grade? Who’s meeting expectations? And who’s trampling over the expectations and By Lainey • Apr 22, 2020 03:50 pm
TV Updates Intro for April 13, 2020 Dear Gossips, We look different…but we’re still the same! As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we’ve had a facelift – or, as I prefer to call it, a glow-up. If you missed the post about the changes that been implemented, please READ HERE. Please let us know By Lainey • Apr 13, 2020 08:45 am
TV Updates Issa and Insecure are back! Finally, HBO’s Insecure is coming back this Sunday, April 12 on Crave in Canada and HBO. The wait is over and the timing couldn’t be better – even when we aren’t stuck inside the show is a treat and a gift. Ahead of the premiere, Issa Rae was By Melayna • Apr 09, 2020 03:50 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Issa Rae + Kumail Nanjiani = Couple of the Year Here’s something I didn’t know I wanted that I am now obsessed with: the trailer for The Lovebirds, a comedy starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. I have watched this four times already, and will undoubtedly watch it four more times before the day is over. The Lovebirds By Sarah • Jan 16, 2020 12:20 pm
Issa Rae Intro for January 14, 2020 Dear Gossips, The Oscars this year do not have a host. But after Issa Rae and John Cho announced the nominations together yesterday, that’s the dream pairing for the internet right now. Would they want to do it though? I mean, you heard what Issa said after the Best By Lainey • Jan 14, 2020 09:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Valentine’s Day with Issa and LaKeith The Photograph, starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield, directed by Stella Meghie, comes out on Valentine’s Day. I will be seeing it on Valentine’s Day, not with my husband but probably with Kathleen, because this is the kind of movie you want to go to with someone who By Lainey • Nov 04, 2019 11:47 am
Issa Rae A Black Lady Sketch Show It was just this past January that it was announced that brilliantly vibrant comedian, former talk show host, and comedy writer Robin Thede would be creating A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO. Executive produced by Thede herself and Issa Rae, it was clear that the project would be special, By Melayna • Aug 06, 2019 02:10 pm
Equality Issues Issa Rae: all she does is win If you haven’t seen this yet, your Friday is about to get better. At the Women in Film gala the other night, Issa Rae was presented with the inaugural Emerging Entrepreneur award. During her acceptance speech, instead of being humble, she was … I don’t want to say “not By Lainey • Jun 14, 2019 01:03 pm
Style Little history Kathleen texted me on Monday night. “Are we seeing Little together opening weekend?” My response: F-CK. YES. We should see it twice.” We are serious about this. We might see it back to back. Like Prem said, April’s looking like a GOOD month. Great month. Lots of good things By Lainey • Apr 03, 2019 01:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews An Issa-LaKeith love story I already have a moderate size LaKeith Stanfield problem. On April 19th, at precisely 1030pm, I will experience a full-blown LaKeith Stanfield crisis. That’s the day Someone Great comes out on Netflix – it’s a Friday, I’ll get home from work, walk my dogs, participate in a conversation By Lainey • Mar 19, 2019 02:51 pm
