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jessica williams

jessica williams

Jessica Williams won’t apologize for being herself

Her Netflix rom-com is a game-changer—and she's just warming up.

On Sep 7, 2017

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best comedies on netflix : the incredible jessica james

Jessica Williams saves millennial rom-coms on Netflix’s ‘The Incredible Jessica James’

Williams adds new dimensions to the tired genre.

On Jul 28, 2017 by Sarah Jasmine Montgomery

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Phoebe Robinson’s ‘Sooo Many White Guys’ spotlights everything but

Don't be fooled by the title.

On Jul 30, 2016 by Nayomi Reghay

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Jessica Williams’s ‘Daily Show’ farewell is full of sentiment and humor

She'll be starring in her own scripted Comedy Central show.

On Jul 1, 2016 by Michelle Jaworski

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On ‘2 Dope Queens,’ Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson are the stars of their stories

'As a person of color, you often are the one black person in the room.'

On Apr 7, 2016 by Nayomi Reghay

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Jessica Williams takes Rudy Giuliani to task for saying Beyoncé wasn’t ‘wholesome’ at the Super Bowl

‘You know what’s right in the middle of America? Ferguson, Missouri.’

On Feb 9, 2016 by Michelle Jaworski

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‘The Daily Show’ helped force a New York village to change its racist seal

Before it could change, however, locals made some curious arguments.

On Jan 22, 2016 by Michelle Jaworski

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Phoebe Robinson on ‘2 Dope Queens’ and her friendship with Jessica Williams

'I think it really grew into a product that represented both of us.'

On Dec 6, 2015 by Eve Peyser

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‘The Daily Show’ confronts the makers of those disappointing fake ‘hoverboards’

None of these boards actually hover. We've all been duped.

On Dec 2, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Ladies who podcast: Meet the new crop of podcasting hosts

Get your headphones ready.

On Oct 20, 2015 by Christine Friar

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How Trevor Noah plans to reinvent ‘The Daily Show’

'You use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.'

On Sep 28, 2015 by Eve Peyser

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Jon Stewart departs ‘The Daily Show’ with cameos aplenty and a warning about bulls**t

‘Here it is—my Moment of Zen.’

On Aug 7, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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Jessica Williams offers a cynical take on plans to put a woman on the $10 bill

She's got more important money issues on her mind.

On Jun 25, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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Jon Stewart says it’s absolutely time to politicize the Charleston shooting

Fox News, wrong once again.

On Jun 23, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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Jessica Williams tells Jon Stewart that McKinney is ‘progress’ because ‘nobody is dead’

'How do you go from a pool party to this?'

On Jun 9, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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