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Ashley Nicole Black: From PhD Student to Ted Lasso, Shrinking, and A Black Lady Sketch Show — and Winning an Emmy Along the Way
from General Meeting with Becky Sloviter
This week, Becky sits down with award-winning writer-performer Ashley Nicole Black (Ted Lasso, A Black Lady Sketch Show), to discuss pivoting to comedy while pursuing a PhD at Northwestern University, the art of balancing dual roles as both actor and writer on the same show, and why we say: "God bless Bill Lawrence" as often as possible. Host: Becky SloviterGuest: Ashley Nicole Black - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2730724/If you enjoyed this podcast, please follow, share, like, comment, all the things - thank you for your support!Check out our episodes on YouTube as well! https://www.youtube.com/@generalmeetingpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/generalmeetingpod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@generalmeetingpodWebsite: https://www.generalmeetingpod.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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This week, Becky sits down with her friend, writer-performer Ashley Nicole Black (Ted Lasso, A Black Lady Sketch Show), to discuss Ashley pivoting to comedy while pursuing a PhD at Northwestern University, the fine balance between being an actor and a writer on the same tv show, and why we say: "God bless Bill Lawrence" as often as possible.
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Ashley Nicole Black: From PhD Student to Ted Lasso, Shrinking, and A Black Lady Sketch Show — and Winning an Emmy Along the Way
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