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On today's episode I talk to Amy Aniobi. Amy is a TV writer originally hailing from North Texas. She is a co-executive producer on HBO’s groundbreaking comedy,  Insecure starring Issa Rae, and she also served as head writer/EP for the 2 Dope Queens stand-up specials on HBO. In addition, Amy has written for Silicon Valley, The Michael J. Fox Show and Trial and Error. Amy has a number of projects in development, including Homecoming Queen, a pilot at Amazon starring comedian Phoebe Robinson, Brown Girls, a pilot she’s supervising for HBO, and an untitled comedy project produced by Reese Witherspoon. Amy also co-created, co-directed and starred in the web series, Lisa and Amy Are Black, created the web series, The Slutty Years, and wrote for both seasons of Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

We're stuck between Christmas and New Year's Eve, folks, so I thought I'd drop a bonus episode this week! What's a "bonus episode" of Beginnings? These are episodes that deviate from "let's talk to a creator I admire about their childhoods" and instead take a peek behind the curtain of showbiz. As I get deeper into the business part of this industry, I learn so much more about the real structures underpinning why certain TV shows get made or why certain actors become household names, and I think it's worth talking about those things. So on today's episode, I talk to my fiancee Naomi Ekperigin, a wonderful stand-up and TV writer (perhaps you've seen her Half Hour or one of the shows she's written on like Broad City or Great News). We moved to LA halfway through the year, so we talk about some of the lessons we've learned in 2017 and also discuss ways we can stay ethical and keep our dignity in the face of the Beast we call ShowBiz!  This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

It's Phoebe's mother-freakin' birthday show (and she's holding real hard to her youth)! Plus, Joe Mande (The Kroll Show) finds god, Naomi Ekperigan (2 Dope Queens) returns to the 2DQ stage to teach The Queens what do with a shallot, and Emily Heller is burning down the house. Featured Comedians: 1. Joe Mande Follow @JoeMande 2. Naomi Ekperigan Follow @Blacktress 3. Emily Heller Follow @MrEmilyHeller Support our work. Become a 2 Dope Queens member today at 2dopequeens.org/donate.    

It's just another day in the 2 Dope Queens universe, with one philosophical trip to a strip club and two bizarre run-ins with racist cab drivers. Plus, the beauty of the dad bod. Phoebe and Jessica's guests on this mothereffin' debut episode include Aparna Nancherla, who wears an astronaut helmet in real life, Gary Gulman, who loves to role play, and the alluring Michelle Buteau, with a story so shocking you will never recover. Follow @2DopeQueens // Featured comedians:  1. Aparna Nancherla Follow @aparnapkin // (Robyn Von Swank) 2. Gary Gulman  Follow @GaryGulman 3. Michelle Buteau  Follow @MichelleButeau (Mindy Tucker)   Support our work. Become a 2 Dope Queens member today at 2dopequeens.org/donate.