515 - Ashley is Back

John welcomes back writer/performer Ashley Nicole Black (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Ted Lasso, The Amber Ruffin Show) to prove good things come in twos. They dive into her two Emmy nominations, joining a show in its second season, and the opportunities of both writing and acting in a series. We follow up on the WGA East elections and ghosting producers. We also answer listener questions on problematic female character intros and writing sports scenes. In our bonus segment we take a look at TV’s white guy problem. Links: The Double-Nominated Emmy Contender Taking Over TV Comedy Industry News: Fran Drescher, Leads SAG-AFTRA, IATSE Contract Negotiation, WGA East Elections New Teeth by Simon Rich on Amazon or Bookshop Gifted short story by Simon Rich Highland 2 Student License A is For Estelle Colored Glass TV’s White Guys are in Crisis by Kathryn Vanarendonk My Abortion Story on John’s blog Ashley Nicole Black on Twitter Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! John August on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Zach Lo (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.   Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here.