1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:05,709 --> 00:00:09,125 ("Honesty" by Pink Sweat$ playing) 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:09,209 --> 00:00:14,209 Woman: That is a series wrap on our queen, Issa Rae. 5 00:00:14,292 --> 00:00:16,918 (cheering and applause) 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:22,876 ♪ She said, baby, I'm afraid to fall in love ♪ 7 00:00:23,918 --> 00:00:25,292 Issa Rae: You guys, I am 8 00:00:25,375 --> 00:00:30,500 just incredibly... humbled, blessed, uh... 9 00:00:35,083 --> 00:00:37,834 (crying): I love you. 10 00:00:37,918 --> 00:00:39,042 I love you, too. 11 00:00:39,125 --> 00:00:40,959 (laughing) 12 00:00:45,083 --> 00:00:48,584 This show has been a part of the revolution. 13 00:00:48,667 --> 00:00:51,375 The way you showcase our humanity, 14 00:00:51,459 --> 00:00:55,292 and portray us with grace and accountability. 15 00:00:55,375 --> 00:00:57,959 The way you love your city. 16 00:00:58,042 --> 00:00:59,459 The way you love your people, 17 00:00:59,542 --> 00:01:03,167 Black people in your city, is part of the revolution. 18 00:01:03,250 --> 00:01:07,876 The way you always give and share credit where credit is due 19 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:09,167 is part of the revolution. 20 00:01:09,250 --> 00:01:11,834 The way you created and collaborated 21 00:01:11,918 --> 00:01:13,584 with the intention 22 00:01:13,667 --> 00:01:16,459 of our fucked up, incredible, 23 00:01:16,542 --> 00:01:19,751 and beautiful Black full humanity... 24 00:01:19,834 --> 00:01:22,959 baked into the identity and heart of this show 25 00:01:23,042 --> 00:01:24,626 is part of the revolution. 26 00:01:24,709 --> 00:01:27,584 The way you look so damn good... 27 00:01:28,209 --> 00:01:29,209 (cheering) 28 00:01:29,292 --> 00:01:31,417 even when you ashy... 29 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:33,250 (all laughing) 30 00:01:33,334 --> 00:01:35,709 is part of the revolution. 31 00:01:35,792 --> 00:01:38,292 The way you recognize every step of the way, 32 00:01:38,375 --> 00:01:40,834 that it's a collaborative and collective effort. 33 00:01:40,918 --> 00:01:44,500 There are no heroes. We get us free. 34 00:01:44,584 --> 00:01:47,667 With this show, you made big girls feel seen, 35 00:01:47,751 --> 00:01:50,125 you made dark-skinned women feel seen, 36 00:01:50,209 --> 00:01:53,626 you made toxic Black men feel... 37 00:01:53,709 --> 00:01:54,459 toxic... 38 00:01:54,542 --> 00:01:56,334 (all laughing) 39 00:01:57,542 --> 00:01:59,167 and understood. 40 00:01:59,250 --> 00:02:02,417 You made people realize things about their mental health. 41 00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:04,626 Together, y'all shifted culture. 42 00:02:04,709 --> 00:02:07,834 There is no revolution without art. 43 00:02:07,918 --> 00:02:09,459 (applause) 44 00:02:11,250 --> 00:02:13,792 ("Life's A Bitch" by Radiant Children playing) 45 00:02:13,876 --> 00:02:17,125 ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪ 46 00:02:17,209 --> 00:02:21,042 ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪ 47 00:02:23,834 --> 00:02:26,876 ♪ Oh, it's easier said than done ♪ 48 00:02:29,542 --> 00:02:32,417 ♪ But don't you worry 'bout those little things ♪ 49 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:33,834 Prentice Penny: I would've never thought 50 00:02:33,918 --> 00:02:35,500 six years ago we'd all be here, 51 00:02:35,584 --> 00:02:37,209 but I just want to say that 52 00:02:37,292 --> 00:02:38,500 making a show, 53 00:02:38,584 --> 00:02:40,167 just working in for a long time, 54 00:02:40,250 --> 00:02:42,667 and not bein' able to see people that look like me. 55 00:02:42,751 --> 00:02:44,292 To be able to do a show like that here, 56 00:02:44,375 --> 00:02:45,500 that, like, now sets the groundwork 57 00:02:45,584 --> 00:02:47,751 that people wanna make more shows like us 58 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:49,000 is just really special. 59 00:02:49,083 --> 00:02:51,292 You don't get to be a part of those things a lot. 60 00:02:52,083 --> 00:02:54,209 (cheering) 61 00:02:54,292 --> 00:02:56,751 Let's shoot this shit for another three months, guys! 62 00:02:56,834 --> 00:02:58,083 Season six! 63 00:02:58,167 --> 00:02:59,918 (laughing) 64 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,417 You know, I came into this not knowing anything about television, 65 00:03:03,500 --> 00:03:06,542 and not necessarily feeling confident in my role. 66 00:03:06,626 --> 00:03:08,250 I had a web series, and, you know, 67 00:03:08,334 --> 00:03:10,375 to have a mentor who's so selfless, 68 00:03:10,459 --> 00:03:13,209 and has put his ego aside time and time again 69 00:03:13,292 --> 00:03:16,626 to make sure that I was able to create the show that I wanted to make 70 00:03:16,709 --> 00:03:19,417 with the people I wanted to make it with, I'm coming out of this 71 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:21,876 a different person, a better person, 72 00:03:21,959 --> 00:03:24,542 and I hope you guys are, too. 73 00:03:24,626 --> 00:03:26,876 Thank you to the love of my life, my brother. 74 00:03:26,959 --> 00:03:28,667 (laughing) 75 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:32,375 (downtempo music playing) 76 00:03:40,042 --> 00:03:41,751 Issa: We are back at Stanford 77 00:03:41,834 --> 00:03:44,125 shooting the very first episode 78 00:03:44,209 --> 00:03:47,626 of the final season at my alma mater. This is crazy. 79 00:03:47,709 --> 00:03:50,459 Nobody gets to do this. Stanford has never done this before, 80 00:03:50,542 --> 00:03:51,667 and they let us shoot here. 81 00:03:51,751 --> 00:03:53,667 I actually got mad because I didn't want 82 00:03:53,751 --> 00:03:55,334 the characters to go to Stanford. 83 00:03:55,417 --> 00:03:58,334 Because of a props mistake in season one, 84 00:03:58,417 --> 00:04:00,209 we just ended up establishing them as that, 85 00:04:00,292 --> 00:04:01,417 so, I was like, "Fuck!" 86 00:04:01,500 --> 00:04:02,959 But then, we just went with it, 87 00:04:03,042 --> 00:04:05,667 so, no, I did not imagine we'd be back here shooting, 88 00:04:05,751 --> 00:04:07,834 but when we came out with the idea for a reunion, 89 00:04:07,918 --> 00:04:09,209 it just made so much sense, 90 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:11,834 and felt so meta perfect for this season. 91 00:04:11,918 --> 00:04:15,000 We're coming back to the place where Issa and Molly 92 00:04:15,083 --> 00:04:16,626 became friends. 93 00:04:16,709 --> 00:04:18,834 (indistinct chatter) 94 00:04:18,918 --> 00:04:20,834 It feels so good to be back. 95 00:04:20,918 --> 00:04:23,667 Laura Kittrell: It's sort of picking up from last season, 96 00:04:23,751 --> 00:04:25,125 post Issa-Molly fight 97 00:04:25,209 --> 00:04:27,834 with them, sort of, on their road to reconciliation. 98 00:04:27,918 --> 00:04:30,209 Things are still a little bit awkward, 99 00:04:30,292 --> 00:04:33,125 but you can tell they both want to be back in that good place. 100 00:04:33,209 --> 00:04:34,167 When I was at Stanford, 101 00:04:34,250 --> 00:04:37,125 I was into theater because 102 00:04:37,209 --> 00:04:39,959 I had been in plays all of high school. 103 00:04:40,042 --> 00:04:41,500 And then, I was super into film 104 00:04:41,584 --> 00:04:44,125 because of "Love & Basketball," specifically. 105 00:04:44,209 --> 00:04:46,042 I wasn't really thinking about TV 106 00:04:46,125 --> 00:04:48,834 because TV wasn't really that poppin' then. 107 00:04:48,918 --> 00:04:51,083 There just wasn't enough representation then, 108 00:04:51,167 --> 00:04:54,083 and there was nothing on television that made me feel like, 109 00:04:54,167 --> 00:04:56,542 "Oh, I wanna make what they're making." 110 00:04:56,626 --> 00:04:58,667 I mean, I love "The Office," I love those kind of shows, 111 00:04:58,751 --> 00:05:00,334 and, obviously, "Curb" and, and "Seinfeld," 112 00:05:00,417 --> 00:05:02,083 and that's what influenced me to try to write 113 00:05:02,167 --> 00:05:03,834 television later on, 114 00:05:03,918 --> 00:05:05,500 but I never thought about 115 00:05:05,584 --> 00:05:09,042 starring in my own TV show. 116 00:05:09,125 --> 00:05:12,209 (on computer): Stupid bitch nigga, I hope you drown. 117 00:05:12,292 --> 00:05:16,125 That'll turn my frown upside down. 118 00:05:16,209 --> 00:05:18,167 Amy Gravitt: I first heard about Issa Rae, 119 00:05:18,250 --> 00:05:19,667 the way a lot of people did, 120 00:05:19,751 --> 00:05:20,876 seeing her web series. 121 00:05:20,959 --> 00:05:22,167 I think what she showed 122 00:05:22,250 --> 00:05:23,751 in "Awkward Black Girl" 123 00:05:23,834 --> 00:05:27,584 is something that we look for in all of our shows, which is... 124 00:05:27,667 --> 00:05:31,959 we want the audience to be able to recognize themselves, 125 00:05:32,042 --> 00:05:33,500 and on the comedy side, specifically, 126 00:05:33,584 --> 00:05:36,417 we want them to be able to laugh in recognition. 127 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:40,417 What Issa showed was that she was willing to put herself out there, 128 00:05:40,500 --> 00:05:43,667 and mine her own humanity for laughs. 129 00:05:43,751 --> 00:05:45,751 (raps): ♪ Call me Lil' Kim ♪ 130 00:05:45,834 --> 00:05:47,584 ♪ 'Cause I got a crush on you ♪ 131 00:05:47,667 --> 00:05:48,918 ♪ Wanna make you my boo ♪ 132 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,292 ♪ Carpool with you to school ♪ 133 00:05:51,375 --> 00:05:52,834 ♪ Be starin' at you in geometry ♪ 134 00:05:52,918 --> 00:05:54,209 ♪ Fantasize about you on top of me ♪ 135 00:05:54,292 --> 00:05:55,876 ♪ I'm a virgin, but I promise thee ♪ 136 00:05:55,959 --> 00:05:59,500 ♪ I got that ill nana, no foxy ♪ 137 00:05:59,584 --> 00:06:01,292 The development process with HBO 138 00:06:01,375 --> 00:06:03,375 was long, but it was necessary. 139 00:06:03,459 --> 00:06:05,626 Issa had an initial idea for the show, 140 00:06:05,709 --> 00:06:07,042 we went into HBO, 141 00:06:07,125 --> 00:06:09,083 we pitched it to Amy Gravitt and Casey Bloys. 142 00:06:09,167 --> 00:06:11,167 It was set in the nonprofit world, 143 00:06:11,250 --> 00:06:13,250 and it was just about my experiences, 144 00:06:13,334 --> 00:06:15,542 and it still was, kind of, similar 145 00:06:15,626 --> 00:06:17,709 to "Awkward Black Girl," but I didn't wanna do 146 00:06:17,792 --> 00:06:19,626 "Awkward Black Girl" all over again. 147 00:06:19,709 --> 00:06:21,584 And in doing that pitch, I was nervous as fuck. 148 00:06:21,667 --> 00:06:23,500 I was reading off of the paper in the meeting 149 00:06:23,584 --> 00:06:26,542 because I'm not the type to be able to just engage people, 150 00:06:26,626 --> 00:06:28,000 and, "Oh, look at my show." 151 00:06:28,083 --> 00:06:30,542 I was just like, this is what it's 'bout to be. This is it. 152 00:06:30,626 --> 00:06:31,709 They bought it in the room. 153 00:06:31,792 --> 00:06:33,292 They said, "Exciting. Let's do it." 154 00:06:33,375 --> 00:06:34,626 And then, we were in development, probably, about 155 00:06:34,709 --> 00:06:35,959 a year and a half, two years. 156 00:06:36,042 --> 00:06:38,083 When I tell you, comin' from the internet world, 157 00:06:38,167 --> 00:06:39,834 I was like, "I can make this shit right now. 158 00:06:39,918 --> 00:06:41,000 Like, what is the problem?" 159 00:06:41,083 --> 00:06:43,834 She had this notion that she wanted to 160 00:06:43,918 --> 00:06:45,125 do a workplace comedy. 161 00:06:45,209 --> 00:06:47,375 The idea was centered much more around 162 00:06:47,459 --> 00:06:49,500 what, ultimately, became We Got Y'all. 163 00:06:49,584 --> 00:06:51,709 We would meet from time to time 164 00:06:51,792 --> 00:06:54,042 as she was developing the outline, 165 00:06:54,125 --> 00:06:55,250 and talk about the script, 166 00:06:55,334 --> 00:06:56,667 but also, she would have 167 00:06:56,751 --> 00:06:59,209 these stories about a friend of hers, 168 00:06:59,292 --> 00:07:01,751 and I think, at one point, she even showed us a text, 169 00:07:01,834 --> 00:07:04,751 and it was in that moment that Casey was like, 170 00:07:04,834 --> 00:07:06,000 "That's the show. 171 00:07:06,083 --> 00:07:07,584 "It's you and your friend, 172 00:07:07,667 --> 00:07:09,751 and the world around both of you." 173 00:07:09,834 --> 00:07:13,167 He did not sad face you. I will slap you right-- 174 00:07:13,250 --> 00:07:15,792 Bish, what? 175 00:07:15,876 --> 00:07:16,834 That's my life. 176 00:07:16,918 --> 00:07:18,417 Issa: I got to rewriting, 177 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:20,167 and then, I was also like, "Ooh, fuck it." 178 00:07:20,250 --> 00:07:23,459 Like, I'm puttin' all elements of my life in here. 179 00:07:23,542 --> 00:07:24,500 You hungry? 180 00:07:24,584 --> 00:07:26,000 -Just-- -Take it! 181 00:07:26,083 --> 00:07:28,959 Pop, pop, pop. Pot pie. 182 00:07:29,042 --> 00:07:31,709 So, I can say this is rooted in authenticity, 183 00:07:31,792 --> 00:07:33,042 this is a real story. 184 00:07:33,125 --> 00:07:35,959 And that's when they were like, "Okay, green light." 185 00:07:36,042 --> 00:07:38,918 TT The Artist: ♪ Welcome to the life of the rich and the fly ♪ 186 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:40,500 Issa: I had to find a showrunner. 187 00:07:40,584 --> 00:07:42,375 HBO sent a couple people my way. 188 00:07:42,459 --> 00:07:43,918 Ashley Holland, who is an agent, 189 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,834 was like, "You should think about Prentice Penny." 190 00:07:45,918 --> 00:07:47,292 First time we met in person 191 00:07:47,375 --> 00:07:49,167 was when you came to my book signing 192 00:07:49,250 --> 00:07:50,876 -in Eso Won. -Yes, Eso Won, yep. 193 00:07:50,959 --> 00:07:53,626 Issa: And then, we ended up usin' Eso Won so much for the show-- 194 00:07:53,709 --> 00:07:55,250 -Yes, I wrote you a letter-- -Yeah. 195 00:07:55,334 --> 00:07:57,834 to see like, "Hey, this is what I thought I would bring to it." 196 00:07:57,918 --> 00:08:00,167 But I'm curious, what was it like to get the letter? 197 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:01,500 'Cause people don't send each other, like, 198 00:08:01,584 --> 00:08:03,209 -letters anymore for anything. -Issa: No. 199 00:08:03,292 --> 00:08:05,042 It went such a long way. 200 00:08:05,125 --> 00:08:07,042 Obviously, I hadn't gotten a letter from anybody, 201 00:08:07,125 --> 00:08:09,542 and to see, like, what you identify with 202 00:08:09,626 --> 00:08:11,500 knowin' that, you know, we were in the same area, 203 00:08:11,584 --> 00:08:13,417 -knowin' that you had worked in the nonprofit world. -Right. 204 00:08:13,500 --> 00:08:15,792 I was like, "Oh, this guy seems to get it." 205 00:08:15,876 --> 00:08:18,334 So, that letter, by the time you came to the book signing, 206 00:08:18,417 --> 00:08:20,751 I was already like, "Oh, this dude seems cool." 207 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:27,751 And I hadn't read shit that you did until... I had already said yes. 208 00:08:27,834 --> 00:08:30,125 -'Cause I was just like, "Oh yeah, he--" -"He seems cool." 209 00:08:30,209 --> 00:08:32,042 Which is almost how we made every decision. 210 00:08:32,125 --> 00:08:33,959 (laughing) 211 00:08:34,042 --> 00:08:36,417 Director: And camera, action! 212 00:08:36,500 --> 00:08:40,709 The director process, to find one, was soul-crushing. 213 00:08:40,792 --> 00:08:42,626 HBO wanted someone, uh, established, 214 00:08:42,709 --> 00:08:45,083 and I think for them, they wanted someone 215 00:08:45,167 --> 00:08:46,250 who had a name. 216 00:08:46,334 --> 00:08:48,250 And so, we found someone, 217 00:08:48,334 --> 00:08:51,751 and they flew me to New York to meet this director, 218 00:08:51,834 --> 00:08:54,459 and after that meeting, I was like, 219 00:08:54,542 --> 00:08:56,042 "I don't think he gets the show." 220 00:08:56,125 --> 00:08:59,042 We had several other directors who I was fans of, 221 00:08:59,125 --> 00:09:00,918 but still didn't quite get the show to me. 222 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,542 Casey was like, "If you had to take a risk, who would you want?" 223 00:09:04,626 --> 00:09:06,500 And I was like, "There's this director I've been following, 224 00:09:06,584 --> 00:09:09,250 Melina Matsoukas, who could be dope." 225 00:09:09,334 --> 00:09:12,667 People really didn't give opportunities to directors like me. 226 00:09:12,751 --> 00:09:14,751 I had done, primarily, music videos and commercials, 227 00:09:14,834 --> 00:09:17,042 and I had really broken in that space, 228 00:09:17,125 --> 00:09:18,918 but it didn't translate to film and TV. 229 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,584 And so, I was offered a lot of series that I didn't relate to. 230 00:09:22,667 --> 00:09:24,792 When I read this, I saw myself in the words, 231 00:09:24,876 --> 00:09:26,709 fell in love with her on the page, 232 00:09:26,792 --> 00:09:29,125 and then, I met her, and I was like, "She ain't so bad. 233 00:09:29,209 --> 00:09:30,292 Maybe we can collaborate." 234 00:09:30,375 --> 00:09:33,667 We did a Skype meeting, and it was terrible. 235 00:09:33,751 --> 00:09:35,250 (chuckles) It was like, "Girl", 236 00:09:35,334 --> 00:09:37,792 "you knew that we've been going and seeing these other directors. 237 00:09:37,876 --> 00:09:39,042 You ain't come prepared." 238 00:09:39,125 --> 00:09:39,959 I was on the East Coast. 239 00:09:40,042 --> 00:09:41,709 I was visiting my family, 240 00:09:41,792 --> 00:09:44,459 and, you know, the WiFi wasn't working. 241 00:09:44,542 --> 00:09:46,751 It was just really hard to connect. 242 00:09:46,834 --> 00:09:49,459 I knew I liked them. They weren't sure if they liked me yet. 243 00:09:49,542 --> 00:09:51,459 Her rep was like, "What happened? How did it go?" 244 00:09:51,542 --> 00:09:53,167 And I was like, "Bitch, what the fuck? What happened? 245 00:09:53,250 --> 00:09:54,667 Like, tell her to come correct." 246 00:09:54,751 --> 00:09:56,792 And she was like, "Let me get her another meeting. 247 00:09:56,876 --> 00:09:57,918 I will prep her." 248 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,500 I watched every comedy pilot possible, 249 00:10:00,584 --> 00:10:03,667 and I put together a real treatment and pitch deck, 250 00:10:03,751 --> 00:10:04,959 and I brought it with me, 251 00:10:05,042 --> 00:10:06,834 and that meeting was phenomenal. 252 00:10:06,918 --> 00:10:08,959 It was everything. She blew us all away, 253 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:10,876 and we knew that she was the one. 254 00:10:10,959 --> 00:10:12,375 Melina Matsoukas: When we were creating the pilot, 255 00:10:12,459 --> 00:10:13,626 I didn't really think about it 256 00:10:13,709 --> 00:10:15,334 as something that hadn't been done before. 257 00:10:15,417 --> 00:10:17,417 I just thought about it as 258 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:18,792 how I approach any project. 259 00:10:18,876 --> 00:10:20,000 I wanted to 260 00:10:20,083 --> 00:10:23,000 really get inside of who Issa Dee was, 261 00:10:23,083 --> 00:10:26,542 what influenced her, and who she spoke to and for, 262 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:29,834 and I wanted everything to feel really authentic to that character. 263 00:10:29,918 --> 00:10:32,709 So, do y'all have any questions? 264 00:10:32,792 --> 00:10:34,626 Don't be shy, guys. Fire away. 265 00:10:34,709 --> 00:10:35,959 When she was editing, 266 00:10:36,042 --> 00:10:38,000 she called me up, and said, "Hey, would you come down, 267 00:10:38,083 --> 00:10:40,125 "and watch my cut before I show them? 268 00:10:40,209 --> 00:10:41,834 I just want to get someone else's feedback." 269 00:10:41,918 --> 00:10:43,667 And she played it back for me, 270 00:10:43,751 --> 00:10:46,167 and I'll never forget this, but I watched that cut, 271 00:10:46,250 --> 00:10:47,959 I got... really emotional, 272 00:10:48,042 --> 00:10:49,417 and it was almost-- I was silent. 273 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:51,792 And she was like, "Ya hate it." And I was like... 274 00:10:51,876 --> 00:10:53,626 "No, I think they're gonna love it." 275 00:10:53,709 --> 00:10:55,667 It was the first time I realized 276 00:10:55,751 --> 00:10:57,542 how important a show like this could be, 277 00:10:57,626 --> 00:11:02,334 and how... I hadn't seen a Black woman represented in that way. 278 00:11:02,417 --> 00:11:03,834 The show was gonna be a success. 279 00:11:03,918 --> 00:11:06,000 Like, I knew-- I was like, there is no way 280 00:11:06,083 --> 00:11:09,834 people can see this beautifully crafted pilot, 281 00:11:09,918 --> 00:11:12,250 beautifully shot, beautifully acted, 282 00:11:12,334 --> 00:11:15,500 and the humanity in the comedy, and the relatability, 283 00:11:15,584 --> 00:11:18,292 and how could you not give a show like this a chance? 284 00:11:18,375 --> 00:11:20,792 And, um, you know, legend has it that, uh, 285 00:11:20,876 --> 00:11:23,083 when they turned in the edit, and we got a series pickup, 286 00:11:23,167 --> 00:11:25,209 it was, supposedly, like one of the fastest 287 00:11:25,292 --> 00:11:28,417 pickups in HBO's history, and I think that shows just 288 00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:30,209 how much work and love and, and energy 289 00:11:30,292 --> 00:11:32,834 was really put into getting that pilot right. 290 00:11:32,918 --> 00:11:34,375 It's my fault, okay. 291 00:11:34,459 --> 00:11:35,292 I'm sorry, guys. 292 00:11:35,375 --> 00:11:36,959 ("Blessed" by Saint Bodhi playing) 293 00:11:37,042 --> 00:11:38,792 ♪ I just walked up on my boyfriend ♪ 294 00:11:38,876 --> 00:11:39,709 ♪ Kissing on ♪ 295 00:11:39,792 --> 00:11:41,709 ♪ The next-door neighbor ♪ 296 00:11:41,792 --> 00:11:43,292 ♪ But it's cool ♪ 297 00:11:45,083 --> 00:11:47,292 (indistinct chatter) 298 00:11:49,292 --> 00:11:50,751 Shall we? 299 00:11:50,834 --> 00:11:51,959 Look at us... 300 00:11:52,042 --> 00:11:53,959 lookin' like a diversity brochure. 301 00:11:54,042 --> 00:11:55,792 (all laughing) 302 00:11:55,876 --> 00:11:57,584 Amanda Seales: I just remember, the first audition, 303 00:11:57,667 --> 00:12:00,292 I had went in for jalapeño poppers. 304 00:12:00,375 --> 00:12:01,459 -Tasha. -Amanda: For Tasha. 305 00:12:01,542 --> 00:12:04,542 The description said "hood hot." 306 00:12:04,626 --> 00:12:07,500 And I was like, "I am not hood hot," 307 00:12:07,584 --> 00:12:08,834 'cause you have to know your strengths, 308 00:12:08,918 --> 00:12:10,626 and I'm shaped like an iPhone, 309 00:12:10,709 --> 00:12:12,083 sleek lines and rounded edges, 310 00:12:12,167 --> 00:12:15,792 so I knew that I wasn't going to... get cast in that role. 311 00:12:15,876 --> 00:12:17,417 So, I went in, and I was like, "Vickie, 312 00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:19,042 I'm never gonna book this. Is there anything else?" 313 00:12:19,125 --> 00:12:20,459 And she was like, "What else we got back there?" 314 00:12:20,542 --> 00:12:22,292 And she's like, "Oh, they got early 30s. 315 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:24,626 Ivy League graduate." And I was like, "That's my life!" 316 00:12:24,709 --> 00:12:26,209 Speaker: Sophomore year, you hooked up with that chick 317 00:12:26,292 --> 00:12:27,417 that looked like Lisa Turtle. 318 00:12:27,500 --> 00:12:29,375 That's different. See, with women, 319 00:12:29,459 --> 00:12:31,667 we can hook up with each other, and we're not considered gay. 320 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:32,834 It's different for men. 321 00:12:32,918 --> 00:12:35,167 So, my very first audition with Vickie was like, 322 00:12:35,250 --> 00:12:37,125 "How come I don't know you?" I was like, "'Cause it's L.A., 323 00:12:37,209 --> 00:12:39,334 "and nobody knows a little Black girl like me 324 00:12:39,417 --> 00:12:41,667 who don't have no agent, no nothing." 325 00:12:41,751 --> 00:12:43,000 After it was done, she was like, 326 00:12:43,083 --> 00:12:45,626 "You're good... You're good." 327 00:12:45,709 --> 00:12:47,334 And she really kind of stepped up 328 00:12:47,417 --> 00:12:49,667 every time she came back to audition. 329 00:12:49,751 --> 00:12:51,500 You'd give her a note, she'd take it. 330 00:12:51,584 --> 00:12:53,500 She was like a diamond that you just needed to, kind of, 331 00:12:53,584 --> 00:12:54,459 shine a little bit. 332 00:12:54,542 --> 00:12:56,000 "Sorry, but I'm not looking 333 00:12:56,083 --> 00:12:57,584 for a relationship..." 334 00:12:57,667 --> 00:12:58,626 Sad face. 335 00:12:58,709 --> 00:13:00,250 The fourth one, that was like, 336 00:13:00,334 --> 00:13:03,959 "Oh, if y'all don't want me." (laughs) 337 00:13:04,042 --> 00:13:05,792 That's how I felt walkin' down... 338 00:13:05,876 --> 00:13:08,876 Rodeo Drive and Beverly. I think I skipped-- 339 00:13:10,709 --> 00:13:12,876 It was the scene where we had... 340 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,292 the fight in the car, 341 00:13:14,375 --> 00:13:17,209 and I added the like, okay, the slam lock is on, 342 00:13:17,292 --> 00:13:19,083 and, like, I just-- I couldn't get out. 343 00:13:19,167 --> 00:13:21,000 I was like, I'mma, I'mma do it. I'mma go for it, 344 00:13:21,083 --> 00:13:23,667 and I was like, "Open this damn door!" 345 00:13:23,751 --> 00:13:24,834 Muthafucka, open the door! 346 00:13:24,918 --> 00:13:26,584 -The child lock's on. -Shut the fuck up! 347 00:13:26,667 --> 00:13:27,876 Yvonne Orji: They were like, "Ah, that's funny." 348 00:13:27,959 --> 00:13:29,292 I was like, "Oh, that was a choice." 349 00:13:29,375 --> 00:13:30,792 Didn't know how this was gonna go, so I felt 350 00:13:30,876 --> 00:13:32,042 really good after that. 351 00:13:32,125 --> 00:13:33,834 Between audition three and four, 352 00:13:33,918 --> 00:13:36,209 it was between paying my cell phone bill, 353 00:13:36,292 --> 00:13:38,250 and getting a private coach. 354 00:13:38,334 --> 00:13:41,083 And I was like... "I'mma have to get this private coach." 355 00:13:41,167 --> 00:13:44,375 If I get the job, I hope they can contact me another way 356 00:13:44,459 --> 00:13:46,459 'cause Sprint is dead, okay? 357 00:13:46,542 --> 00:13:48,000 I'm the only one on the show 358 00:13:48,083 --> 00:13:51,459 that's been a director, cast member, and writer, 359 00:13:51,542 --> 00:13:52,709 and it's been incredible. 360 00:13:52,792 --> 00:13:55,000 Natasha went from 361 00:13:55,083 --> 00:13:57,250 being a writer in the room to being Kelli 362 00:13:57,334 --> 00:13:59,417 in a very specific way. 363 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:01,209 A lot of times, we'll read it as a room 364 00:14:01,292 --> 00:14:02,584 to kind of see, like, how does it feel. 365 00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:05,626 She just read Kelli so great, 366 00:14:05,709 --> 00:14:08,918 that we couldn't imagine anybody else being as funny 367 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,918 as Natasha was being Kelli. 368 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,083 You ever see "Lock Up Abroad"? 369 00:14:13,167 --> 00:14:15,876 -The gon' lock a broad up. -(laughing) 370 00:14:15,959 --> 00:14:18,042 Oh god, a favorite Kelli line. 371 00:14:18,125 --> 00:14:19,375 That is so hard. 372 00:14:19,459 --> 00:14:21,000 I improvise so much, so sometimes 373 00:14:21,083 --> 00:14:22,709 I don't remember what's an actual line, 374 00:14:22,792 --> 00:14:23,876 or something I've said, 375 00:14:23,959 --> 00:14:26,918 or something I've said never made the air. 376 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,125 I do like, "Remember me different." 377 00:14:29,209 --> 00:14:33,125 Only because I say that in my, my real life 378 00:14:33,209 --> 00:14:34,292 all the time. 379 00:14:34,375 --> 00:14:36,959 Fuck it! You said Beyoncé. 380 00:14:37,042 --> 00:14:40,459 (electricity zapping) 381 00:14:40,542 --> 00:14:41,959 Remember me different. 382 00:14:42,042 --> 00:14:43,459 Just like, don't look at me doing this. 383 00:14:43,542 --> 00:14:45,000 And I also love, 384 00:14:45,083 --> 00:14:46,834 "You know what that is?" 385 00:14:46,918 --> 00:14:47,959 Growth. 386 00:14:48,042 --> 00:14:48,918 You a big girl. 387 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,083 Issa: You know, we wanted to make 388 00:14:50,167 --> 00:14:51,209 -a good-- -Prentice: Yeah. 389 00:14:51,292 --> 00:14:52,792 -show at the end of the day. -Prentice: Yeah. 390 00:14:52,876 --> 00:14:54,500 And I remember, I was talkin' to Jonathan, 391 00:14:54,584 --> 00:14:55,751 we were wrapping, and he was like, 392 00:14:55,834 --> 00:14:57,500 "You know this never works." 393 00:14:57,584 --> 00:14:59,125 He was like, "You know, like a creator, 394 00:14:59,209 --> 00:15:00,959 "and a showrunner who come together, 395 00:15:01,042 --> 00:15:03,209 there's always, like, a power play." 396 00:15:03,292 --> 00:15:04,918 I, I feel like the first time that you 397 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,709 bucked up, and then, bucked up is the wrong word 398 00:15:06,792 --> 00:15:08,667 was just in the depiction of, of Lawrence. 399 00:15:08,751 --> 00:15:10,250 -Mm-hm. -That, that made such a difference. 400 00:15:10,334 --> 00:15:12,209 -He could've been written in such a different way-- -Right. 401 00:15:12,292 --> 00:15:15,500 -if we didn't have, like, your perspective, your as a man. -Yeah. 402 00:15:15,584 --> 00:15:18,876 -(laughing) -As a man, what he not gon' do. 403 00:15:20,459 --> 00:15:22,959 I actually heard about "Insecure"-- 404 00:15:23,042 --> 00:15:24,209 I'mma give this brother a shout-out. 405 00:15:24,292 --> 00:15:25,834 Clarence Hammond calls me one day, 406 00:15:25,918 --> 00:15:27,876 and he was like, "Yo, have you heard of 'Insecure'?" 407 00:15:27,959 --> 00:15:29,334 And I was like, "No, what's that?" And he was like, 408 00:15:29,417 --> 00:15:31,459 "It's Issa Rae's new pilot at HBO, 409 00:15:31,542 --> 00:15:33,083 "and it just got greenlit. You should read it. 410 00:15:33,167 --> 00:15:35,000 There's a character in there you're perfect for." 411 00:15:35,083 --> 00:15:37,500 And now mind you, I read the script, and I'm, 412 00:15:37,584 --> 00:15:40,959 literally, thinking he's talkin' about Daniel, not Lawrence. 413 00:15:41,042 --> 00:15:42,626 Lawrence is sittin' on the couch, 414 00:15:42,709 --> 00:15:45,167 he's eatin' cereal, he forgot his girl's birthday. 415 00:15:45,250 --> 00:15:46,834 You know, I'm just gettin' my shit together. 416 00:15:46,918 --> 00:15:49,417 You've been gettin' your shit together for four years, Lawrence. 417 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:52,375 In no way in my mind did I think that this dude 418 00:15:52,459 --> 00:15:55,459 was talkin' about Lawrence bein' the perfect character for me. 419 00:15:55,542 --> 00:15:59,292 And I remember walkin' in, and I did Lawrence first. 420 00:15:59,375 --> 00:16:01,542 My shoulders were, kind of like hunched over, 421 00:16:01,626 --> 00:16:03,000 very didn't want to be there, 422 00:16:03,083 --> 00:16:05,209 but I felt like that's where Lawrence was in his head, 423 00:16:05,292 --> 00:16:06,959 and then, I remember I, like, put my sides down, 424 00:16:07,042 --> 00:16:09,626 turned around, and I was like, "Bam!" Like, "Let's do this." 425 00:16:09,709 --> 00:16:12,459 And, like, all of a sudden, was like a whole new person 426 00:16:12,542 --> 00:16:13,500 to do Daniel. 427 00:16:13,584 --> 00:16:14,876 I was like, "Oh, I booked that." 428 00:16:14,959 --> 00:16:16,334 Three weeks later, I get a phone call, 429 00:16:16,417 --> 00:16:18,000 and they're like, "Hey, they wanna test you 430 00:16:18,083 --> 00:16:20,000 -on 'Insecure.'" -All right, cool. 431 00:16:20,083 --> 00:16:23,584 But I never asked my rep what character they wanted to test me on, 432 00:16:23,667 --> 00:16:27,209 so I actually thought I was going to read for Daniel again. 433 00:16:27,292 --> 00:16:29,751 And then, found out that I was going to do Lawrence. 434 00:16:29,834 --> 00:16:33,584 -So, what're you sayin'? -Issa: I didn't think that Lawrence would make it past 435 00:16:33,667 --> 00:16:37,417 the first season, let alone the first episode. 436 00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:40,250 Jay Ellis is so great. Like I think about "Breaking Bad." 437 00:16:40,334 --> 00:16:42,959 Jesse wasn't supposed to be a main character. 438 00:16:43,042 --> 00:16:44,334 It was supposed to just follow Walt, 439 00:16:44,417 --> 00:16:45,959 and Jesse is, obviously, the show, 440 00:16:46,042 --> 00:16:47,584 and I think about that with Jay Ellis. 441 00:16:47,667 --> 00:16:49,083 Like he was just so phenomenal 442 00:16:49,167 --> 00:16:50,375 that every single time we'd break stories, 443 00:16:50,459 --> 00:16:52,334 we'd wanna see what Lawrence was doing. 444 00:16:52,417 --> 00:16:55,876 The hands-down moment I knew the show was a success 445 00:16:55,959 --> 00:16:57,876 was after our season finale. 446 00:16:57,959 --> 00:16:59,918 I remember Prentice bein' like, 447 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,792 "Yo, the finale. People gonna go crazy when they see the finale." 448 00:17:02,876 --> 00:17:04,792 And I read it, and I was like, "I don't think so. 449 00:17:04,876 --> 00:17:06,792 "Like, it's, it's, it's not that crazy of a ending. 450 00:17:06,876 --> 00:17:08,918 Like what are you talkin' about?" But I read the ending, 451 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,334 and realized I was gonna be butt naked. 452 00:17:11,417 --> 00:17:14,417 (moaning) 453 00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:18,292 Issa: When I logged onto Twitter, just independent of anything, 454 00:17:18,375 --> 00:17:20,959 saw people tweeting about Issa and Lawrence. 455 00:17:21,042 --> 00:17:23,667 And I was like, I'm not on the hashtag. 456 00:17:23,751 --> 00:17:26,250 It was just-- My entire timeline was 457 00:17:26,334 --> 00:17:28,083 people I followed or people retweeting 458 00:17:28,167 --> 00:17:29,709 arguing about these two characters. 459 00:17:29,792 --> 00:17:31,834 And I was like, "This is incredible." I'm getting chills now. 460 00:17:31,918 --> 00:17:33,375 Like, they're just talkin' about these characters, 461 00:17:33,459 --> 00:17:35,626 and they're invested in these characters. 462 00:17:35,709 --> 00:17:36,751 That was amazing. 463 00:17:36,834 --> 00:17:38,125 I didn't see it comin', man, 464 00:17:38,209 --> 00:17:39,792 but it hit people in a way that, 465 00:17:39,876 --> 00:17:42,042 still to this day, I just don't know if I've seen 466 00:17:42,125 --> 00:17:43,959 a sex scene hit people like that before. 467 00:17:44,042 --> 00:17:47,667 Issa: We wanted to celebrate the bodies of men on this show 468 00:17:47,751 --> 00:17:50,584 in the way that they weren't celebrated on other shows, 469 00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:54,083 as opposed to the female body 'cause we've seen that before. 470 00:17:54,167 --> 00:17:56,918 (indistinct chatter) 471 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,209 Prentice: I like that wording. 472 00:17:58,292 --> 00:17:59,918 I did a interview with a magazine, and-- 473 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,042 Did I ever tell you this? 474 00:18:01,125 --> 00:18:03,125 A woman asked me, "Why... 475 00:18:03,209 --> 00:18:05,250 "is the sex so graphic on the show? 476 00:18:05,334 --> 00:18:07,042 Is that the way Black people do it?" 477 00:18:07,125 --> 00:18:10,125 -(laughing) -What? 478 00:18:10,209 --> 00:18:11,834 Jay Ellis: On God. 479 00:18:11,918 --> 00:18:13,751 -On-- -Amanda: A white woman? 480 00:18:13,834 --> 00:18:15,709 Like, but what kind of white? Like, Euro white? 481 00:18:15,792 --> 00:18:18,000 -Like, American white? -Wade Allain-Marcus: Yeah, you talkin' like Karen white? 482 00:18:18,083 --> 00:18:19,626 -A Karen. -Kendrick Sampson: I, literally, just 483 00:18:19,709 --> 00:18:20,834 told my family not to watch. 484 00:18:20,918 --> 00:18:22,500 I tried to tell my family, they said-- 485 00:18:22,584 --> 00:18:25,167 But you naked half the time on Instagram anyway. 486 00:18:25,250 --> 00:18:27,876 -What's the issue? -But it's my titties, not my dick. 487 00:18:27,959 --> 00:18:29,792 -Okay. -Or like my ass. 488 00:18:32,751 --> 00:18:35,959 -Cue marker. -Issa: Ahh! 489 00:18:36,042 --> 00:18:39,083 -Hey. -Hey, sorry, I, I wasn't tryin' to scare you. 490 00:18:39,167 --> 00:18:42,250 You know, when you ended things, I, I understood. 491 00:18:42,334 --> 00:18:43,626 You know, I had a son on the way, 492 00:18:43,709 --> 00:18:44,959 and I was movin', but... 493 00:18:45,042 --> 00:18:46,375 things are different now. I'm different now. 494 00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:50,042 And... I would hate to leave here tonight 495 00:18:50,125 --> 00:18:51,626 knowin' that, I don't know, 496 00:18:51,709 --> 00:18:53,542 I could've said somethin' and I didn't. 497 00:18:53,626 --> 00:18:56,542 Or like I didn't... fight hard enough for you. 498 00:18:56,626 --> 00:18:58,542 (indistinct chatter) 499 00:18:58,626 --> 00:18:59,709 Issa: That was passion! 500 00:18:59,792 --> 00:19:02,042 I loved how you were, were makin' that point. 501 00:19:02,125 --> 00:19:05,125 I want to try a take where time is of the essence, 502 00:19:05,209 --> 00:19:06,709 -the whole conversation for you. -Run it? 503 00:19:06,792 --> 00:19:08,792 -Yeah, just, just run it 'cause you don't know-- -Okay. 504 00:19:08,876 --> 00:19:10,667 -how much of a window you, actually, have. -Yeah. 505 00:19:10,751 --> 00:19:13,167 -Okay. Okay. -Okay? Cool. 506 00:19:13,250 --> 00:19:15,584 Kendrick: Prentice is mad at me 'cause he's team Lawrence. 507 00:19:15,667 --> 00:19:18,334 It's very thinly veiled. (chuckles) 508 00:19:18,417 --> 00:19:21,000 He be actin' like he's unbiased, but he's not. 509 00:19:21,083 --> 00:19:24,959 I'mma get it out of him. I'm figurin' out what's gonna go on in the finale. 510 00:19:26,375 --> 00:19:28,292 I always rooted for Issa and Lawrence. 511 00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:30,375 And then, I honestly believe, in season four, 512 00:19:30,459 --> 00:19:31,709 I got to a point where I was like, 513 00:19:31,792 --> 00:19:33,042 "Yo, some things just don't work out. 514 00:19:33,125 --> 00:19:34,334 They tried and it didn't work." 515 00:19:34,417 --> 00:19:35,584 Going into season five, 516 00:19:35,667 --> 00:19:37,500 I don't know if I was team Lawrence. 517 00:19:37,584 --> 00:19:41,209 Early on in our conversations, just breaking the stories, 518 00:19:41,292 --> 00:19:43,167 Issa, the person, was like, 519 00:19:43,250 --> 00:19:46,709 "Issa, the character, would be a dumb bitch to stay with Lawrence." 520 00:19:46,792 --> 00:19:48,959 But, throughout breaking the season, 521 00:19:49,042 --> 00:19:51,292 I think she started to come around to, 522 00:19:51,375 --> 00:19:52,667 "Well, does that have to be the way?" 523 00:19:52,751 --> 00:19:54,083 And as we started breaking the season, 524 00:19:54,167 --> 00:19:57,209 Issa, the person, also got on board 525 00:19:57,292 --> 00:19:59,542 with that ending, too. 526 00:19:59,626 --> 00:20:02,250 Laura: Last year, once we did the episode 527 00:20:02,334 --> 00:20:05,459 where Lawrence and Issa have the whole night together, 528 00:20:05,542 --> 00:20:07,959 we basically wrote an episode about how they're soulmates, 529 00:20:08,042 --> 00:20:10,167 and so, by the time we got to this season, it's like, 530 00:20:10,250 --> 00:20:11,667 we've told the world that they're soulmates, 531 00:20:11,751 --> 00:20:13,667 so they have to end up together, or we're 532 00:20:13,751 --> 00:20:15,834 basically saying that the protagonist of our show 533 00:20:15,918 --> 00:20:17,459 doesn't deserve to be with her soulmate. 534 00:20:17,542 --> 00:20:18,876 So, I think there, ultimately, 535 00:20:18,959 --> 00:20:20,292 was no other way to end the show. 536 00:20:20,375 --> 00:20:22,334 Tonight made me happy. 537 00:20:23,792 --> 00:20:25,584 You make me happy. 538 00:20:26,542 --> 00:20:27,792 When we first started as a room, 539 00:20:27,876 --> 00:20:31,292 and we were talking about Issa's arc as a character, 540 00:20:31,375 --> 00:20:36,417 we actually talked a lot about what it meant for her to stay at We Got Y'all. 541 00:20:36,500 --> 00:20:38,751 There was something really limiting about that, 542 00:20:38,834 --> 00:20:41,375 and we we're just like, "Why is she still here 543 00:20:41,459 --> 00:20:43,250 "if she, herself, has established 544 00:20:43,334 --> 00:20:44,918 that she don't wanna be here?" 545 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,792 And it makes me think even her romantic arc. 546 00:20:46,876 --> 00:20:48,250 In the beginning, we were like, 547 00:20:48,334 --> 00:20:49,709 "Oh, by the end of season one, 548 00:20:49,792 --> 00:20:51,375 she's gonna kiss Daniel." 549 00:20:51,459 --> 00:20:55,000 And if our goal is to show a Black woman who is flawed, 550 00:20:55,083 --> 00:20:58,167 and a Black woman who isn't all, like, you know, white suits, 551 00:20:58,250 --> 00:20:59,709 red wine, no spills, 552 00:20:59,792 --> 00:21:02,876 then we have to show her make flawed decisions. 553 00:21:02,959 --> 00:21:04,667 And that means quitting your job without knowing 554 00:21:04,751 --> 00:21:06,000 exactly what you're doing next. 555 00:21:06,083 --> 00:21:07,375 That means fuckin' the dude, 556 00:21:07,459 --> 00:21:08,626 not just kissin' the dude. 557 00:21:08,709 --> 00:21:10,000 That means lying to your partner, 558 00:21:10,083 --> 00:21:11,500 and saying, "I'm in this," and then, 559 00:21:11,584 --> 00:21:12,709 turning around, and, like, 560 00:21:12,792 --> 00:21:14,250 talkin' to this guy at your event. 561 00:21:14,334 --> 00:21:15,709 We were like, "What are the bad things 562 00:21:15,792 --> 00:21:18,000 "she can do that she can correct from 563 00:21:18,083 --> 00:21:20,542 that make her more dynamic and more believable as a character?" 564 00:21:20,626 --> 00:21:23,125 (downtempo music playing) 565 00:21:23,209 --> 00:21:26,417 (indistinct chatter) 566 00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:35,000 Prentice: One of the things that I was looking for 567 00:21:35,083 --> 00:21:38,375 when I was assembling the room was learning from the... 568 00:21:38,459 --> 00:21:41,959 certain way of things I had been seeing for the last seven years. 569 00:21:42,042 --> 00:21:46,083 I knew that I didn't want repetitive voices. 570 00:21:46,167 --> 00:21:48,042 The thing is if-- "Oh, if I have a Black woman, 571 00:21:48,125 --> 00:21:49,584 I don't need any other Black women." 572 00:21:49,667 --> 00:21:52,459 And no Black woman can speak for all Black women, right? 573 00:21:52,542 --> 00:21:54,667 While the agents were sending us 574 00:21:54,751 --> 00:21:56,500 voices that felt like, 575 00:21:56,584 --> 00:21:58,334 "Oh, I'm gonna send you eight Issas." 576 00:21:58,417 --> 00:21:59,834 But I was like, "I have Issa. 577 00:21:59,918 --> 00:22:01,125 "I don't need eight Issas. 578 00:22:01,209 --> 00:22:03,417 I need something that's gonna be contrary to Issa." 579 00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:07,500 Writing on "Insecure" has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. 580 00:22:07,584 --> 00:22:09,959 It's the safest I've ever felt in a room. 581 00:22:10,042 --> 00:22:11,417 I never felt like... 582 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:14,500 anything I pitched was too stupid or, like, too bad. 583 00:22:14,584 --> 00:22:16,250 I felt like I could say anything. 584 00:22:16,334 --> 00:22:17,667 Every season of the show, 585 00:22:17,751 --> 00:22:19,459 we just wanted to make each other laugh, 586 00:22:19,542 --> 00:22:20,584 and make Issa laugh, 587 00:22:20,667 --> 00:22:22,417 and it just, honestly, felt like 588 00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:23,667 a conversation with friends 589 00:22:23,751 --> 00:22:26,334 where you happen to be breaking plot at the same time. 590 00:22:26,417 --> 00:22:28,584 I always feel like you have to let writers have lives. 591 00:22:28,667 --> 00:22:31,167 That's the tithe you have to give to make a show. 592 00:22:31,250 --> 00:22:33,167 Otherwise, they're just in a writers' room all the time. 593 00:22:33,250 --> 00:22:36,751 Prentice did a lot to be like, "Okay, on Fridays, we're gonna have a happy hour. 594 00:22:36,834 --> 00:22:40,042 We're going to have social events on the weekends." Like we went to Disneyland. 595 00:22:40,125 --> 00:22:42,542 We did things that made us feel like friends, 596 00:22:42,626 --> 00:22:44,125 and it just made us better at our jobs 597 00:22:44,209 --> 00:22:45,876 because we were open and sharing, 598 00:22:45,959 --> 00:22:48,167 and, like, giving ourselves to the content. 599 00:22:48,250 --> 00:22:51,000 I was very proud of the rooms that we assembled, 600 00:22:51,083 --> 00:22:52,584 and I think it spoke to the fact that 601 00:22:52,667 --> 00:22:54,292 we didn't have a lot of turnover in our room. 602 00:22:54,375 --> 00:22:57,000 From the first three seasons were all the same writers, 603 00:22:57,083 --> 00:22:58,959 and then, obviously as a blessing, 604 00:22:59,042 --> 00:23:00,459 those writers got opportunities, right, 605 00:23:00,542 --> 00:23:01,792 as a part of being on the show, 606 00:23:01,876 --> 00:23:03,167 and then, we replenished with 607 00:23:03,250 --> 00:23:04,918 four more amazing writers, and those writers 608 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,125 stuck with us till the end. 609 00:23:30,125 --> 00:23:31,667 Issa: Good morning. 610 00:23:40,918 --> 00:23:43,959 When Issa comes to me, she goes on a vacation. 611 00:23:45,584 --> 00:23:47,709 She's on some island right now. 612 00:23:47,792 --> 00:23:50,500 I like early calls. 613 00:23:50,584 --> 00:23:54,542 Early calls mean you get out earlier... sometimes. 614 00:23:54,626 --> 00:23:56,876 It's always great to be able to work, 615 00:23:56,959 --> 00:24:00,292 and my thing is... this always starts at the top, 616 00:24:00,375 --> 00:24:04,083 and however the lead is, is kinda what you get, 617 00:24:04,167 --> 00:24:09,459 and, I have to say, we doin' really good over here with our lead. 618 00:24:09,542 --> 00:24:10,959 I'm old-school. 619 00:24:11,042 --> 00:24:14,792 I can go back to working on "Martin." (chuckles) 620 00:24:14,876 --> 00:24:17,125 And I did "The Bernie Mac Show." 621 00:24:17,209 --> 00:24:19,083 Been doin' this for a minute, 622 00:24:19,167 --> 00:24:22,000 but this is such an amazing talent 623 00:24:22,083 --> 00:24:25,542 because you're working with younger, amazing 624 00:24:25,626 --> 00:24:30,375 group of people that's taken this industry to another level. 625 00:24:32,626 --> 00:24:34,626 With their creativeness, you know? 626 00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:38,709 I love that. 627 00:24:42,125 --> 00:24:45,834 This is my time to make love to the hair. 628 00:24:45,918 --> 00:24:47,667 (laughing) 629 00:24:49,417 --> 00:24:54,292 I always say that... her hair and my hands have a love affair, so. 630 00:24:55,751 --> 00:24:58,292 (Issa speaking) 631 00:24:59,959 --> 00:25:01,751 (Felicia laughs) I love you, too. 632 00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:04,167 You not gonna deny it? Wow. 633 00:25:04,250 --> 00:25:05,792 I love you, too. 634 00:25:05,876 --> 00:25:09,459 But this hair is everything. It's my favorite. 635 00:25:09,542 --> 00:25:12,542 Now, I found out about, uh, "Awkward Black Girl" 636 00:25:12,626 --> 00:25:16,083 because... natural hair was emerging, 637 00:25:16,167 --> 00:25:19,417 and, uh... at that time, I was runnin' around 638 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:23,417 with Jill Scott who really did help a lot of 639 00:25:23,500 --> 00:25:26,500 people to look at natural hair very differently. 640 00:25:26,584 --> 00:25:29,209 I remember people sayin', "Have you seen 'Awkward Black Girl'? 641 00:25:29,292 --> 00:25:31,209 You need to see it. Her hair is natural." 642 00:25:31,292 --> 00:25:33,918 I just remember a time in history where 643 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,751 you would see a woman with short hair or short afro, 644 00:25:36,834 --> 00:25:38,500 and not really think much about it, 645 00:25:38,584 --> 00:25:41,209 but they made it a really big deal... 646 00:25:41,292 --> 00:25:44,500 that Issa had natural hair 647 00:25:44,584 --> 00:25:47,083 and, um, and had cut it off. 648 00:25:47,167 --> 00:25:49,834 You know, and talked about that on her show. 649 00:25:49,918 --> 00:25:53,125 So, I started watchin' it, and I was like, "Oh, this is good." 650 00:25:53,209 --> 00:25:55,292 You know... I get it, 651 00:25:55,375 --> 00:25:57,042 and then, every now and then, 652 00:25:57,125 --> 00:25:59,334 I'll get these messages... 653 00:25:59,417 --> 00:26:00,751 from women sayin'... 654 00:26:01,834 --> 00:26:03,167 "I can't wait for the next season 655 00:26:03,250 --> 00:26:05,042 to see what you're gonna do with the hair." 656 00:26:05,125 --> 00:26:07,709 'Cause then I get ideas for work 657 00:26:07,792 --> 00:26:09,209 and goin' out, and I'm like, 658 00:26:09,292 --> 00:26:11,500 "Well, that's great that you really are 659 00:26:11,584 --> 00:26:13,834 "anticipating the next season, 660 00:26:13,918 --> 00:26:16,042 or the next episode for the hair." 661 00:26:16,125 --> 00:26:18,334 When I look back at all the photos... 662 00:26:18,417 --> 00:26:19,542 that I've taken 663 00:26:19,626 --> 00:26:22,334 of the hairstyles we've done, it's like, 664 00:26:22,417 --> 00:26:24,918 it's like a thousand hairstyles. It's crazy. 665 00:26:25,042 --> 00:26:27,334 I do not plan these styles, you guys. 666 00:26:27,417 --> 00:26:28,542 (Felicia laughs) 667 00:26:28,626 --> 00:26:30,167 They, literally, are 668 00:26:30,250 --> 00:26:33,083 kinda like a creation between Issa and I in the morning. 669 00:26:33,167 --> 00:26:35,334 Sometimes, I have an idea of what I want, 670 00:26:35,417 --> 00:26:37,876 but once I see the wardrobe, it could change. 671 00:26:37,959 --> 00:26:40,042 Yeah, it's off the cuff. 672 00:26:40,125 --> 00:26:41,334 There's our superstar! 673 00:26:41,417 --> 00:26:43,500 -Hey, I'm so glad we're doing this. -Issa: Me too. 674 00:26:43,584 --> 00:26:48,000 Well... let me show you what our brand partnership looks like. 675 00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:53,626 Brand perception and awareness are both up significantly 676 00:26:53,709 --> 00:26:55,375 coming off of the last handful of events-- 677 00:26:55,459 --> 00:26:57,292 Melina: I didn't really wanna make a comedy 678 00:26:57,375 --> 00:26:58,751 that looked like any other comedy. 679 00:26:58,834 --> 00:27:00,167 Cinematically, I was like, 680 00:27:00,250 --> 00:27:02,542 "I think we can push this, and we can allow it to live 681 00:27:02,626 --> 00:27:05,709 "in a different space 'cause it's a very specific show, 682 00:27:05,792 --> 00:27:07,334 and so, it should have its own look." 683 00:27:07,417 --> 00:27:09,626 Everything was kinda based in authenticity, 684 00:27:09,709 --> 00:27:11,542 and having it feel as real as possible, 685 00:27:11,626 --> 00:27:15,334 and lighting Black people in a way that I was used to, 686 00:27:15,417 --> 00:27:17,209 where we're like celebrating their bodies, 687 00:27:17,292 --> 00:27:19,083 and their skin, and their joy. 688 00:27:19,167 --> 00:27:21,209 We were pretty successful the first year. 689 00:27:21,292 --> 00:27:23,083 Second year, Ava came on board, 690 00:27:23,167 --> 00:27:24,834 and she came from indie film, 691 00:27:24,918 --> 00:27:27,083 and I really loved her work and aesthetic. 692 00:27:27,167 --> 00:27:29,167 I already had strong ideas 693 00:27:29,250 --> 00:27:31,459 on what I would do differently. 694 00:27:31,542 --> 00:27:34,751 I felt like there were some missed opportunities, 695 00:27:34,834 --> 00:27:36,792 visually, in terms of how to incorporate 696 00:27:36,876 --> 00:27:39,500 cinematography into the DNA of the show. 697 00:27:39,584 --> 00:27:42,417 One of the things that I said when I kinda went in there was, 698 00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:44,792 "You're missing how cool this show is. 699 00:27:44,876 --> 00:27:48,709 "You're missing literal color in people's skin, 700 00:27:48,792 --> 00:27:51,876 in Los Angeles, the warmth, the architecture." 701 00:27:51,959 --> 00:27:54,709 I just wanted to feel the environment more 702 00:27:54,792 --> 00:27:56,792 in this visual storytelling. 703 00:27:56,876 --> 00:28:00,042 I just think that "Insecure" is more than just a comedy. 704 00:28:00,125 --> 00:28:02,584 It's part of a cultural movement. 705 00:28:02,667 --> 00:28:03,834 It's part of visual culture, 706 00:28:03,918 --> 00:28:05,709 and I just wanted it to be that, 707 00:28:05,792 --> 00:28:07,167 to show up for that. 708 00:28:07,250 --> 00:28:08,792 ♪ ♪ 709 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,292 (indistinct chatter) 710 00:28:11,375 --> 00:28:12,584 Okay, so I want everybody to look at me. 711 00:28:12,667 --> 00:28:14,500 I just wanna make sure nobody's being blocked. 712 00:28:14,584 --> 00:28:15,709 (laughs) 713 00:28:15,792 --> 00:28:17,375 Just make sure I don't lose you. 714 00:28:17,459 --> 00:28:18,876 -Nathan? -Kendrick: Uh, yeah. 715 00:28:18,959 --> 00:28:20,709 Sorry, would you look at me? 716 00:28:20,792 --> 00:28:22,042 (Prentice speaking) 717 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,209 -She looks good, right? -(Prentice speaking) 718 00:28:26,292 --> 00:28:27,459 Did you tell her that? 719 00:28:27,542 --> 00:28:29,375 I told her soon as she got here. I said, "You look--" 720 00:28:29,459 --> 00:28:30,918 I said, "You look beautiful." 721 00:28:31,042 --> 00:28:32,626 -I'm gonna tell her again. -Go for it. 722 00:28:32,709 --> 00:28:34,792 I mean, I mean, I love this floral. 723 00:28:34,876 --> 00:28:36,375 Yvonne looks great. Yvonne looks great, 724 00:28:36,459 --> 00:28:38,918 Issa looks great, I think Issa's shoes really set that outfit. 725 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:40,834 -I think... Huh? -(Shiona speaking) 726 00:28:40,918 --> 00:28:42,125 (Prentice speaking) 727 00:28:42,209 --> 00:28:44,792 (laughing) 728 00:28:44,876 --> 00:28:46,792 I guess costumes, to me, is-is just like 729 00:28:46,876 --> 00:28:48,959 cinematography which is like production design, right? 730 00:28:49,042 --> 00:28:50,459 There's a story in all of it. 731 00:28:50,542 --> 00:28:53,125 And I really believe in how we tell a story visually. 732 00:28:53,209 --> 00:28:56,292 The show is also about, like, the diversity of Black people and women. 733 00:28:56,375 --> 00:28:58,709 Each person has to have their own style, 734 00:28:58,792 --> 00:29:00,083 and their own sense of expression. 735 00:29:00,167 --> 00:29:01,459 You know your neck's not long enough 736 00:29:01,542 --> 00:29:02,584 for these turtlenecks? 737 00:29:02,667 --> 00:29:04,667 Well, girl, I'm exchangin' all these. 738 00:29:04,751 --> 00:29:06,709 Condola got me meetin' in all these fancy spots, 739 00:29:06,792 --> 00:29:08,751 and I gotta rotate my wardrobe to keep up. 740 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:10,751 Melina: I remember first and second season, 741 00:29:10,834 --> 00:29:13,459 we would have clothes, but, you know, we had limited budgets, 742 00:29:13,542 --> 00:29:14,709 and I remember in the pilot, like, 743 00:29:14,792 --> 00:29:16,500 Issa on stage, that's my outfit. 744 00:29:16,584 --> 00:29:18,500 Wore that for New Year's one year, and I was like, 745 00:29:18,584 --> 00:29:19,459 "This is perfect." 746 00:29:19,542 --> 00:29:21,209 -You love this. -I love that. 747 00:29:21,292 --> 00:29:22,417 Shiona Turini: I think it's cute. 748 00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:24,167 Woman: And I think it looks good on her. 749 00:29:24,250 --> 00:29:25,709 Shiona: But then, are we wasting it here? 750 00:29:25,792 --> 00:29:27,167 -Well, it's never a waste. -Yeah. 751 00:29:27,250 --> 00:29:30,918 I loved this... but with a different shirt. 752 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:32,500 Shiona: When I started at "Insecure," 753 00:29:32,584 --> 00:29:34,626 the aesthetics of the main characters 754 00:29:34,709 --> 00:29:36,709 were pretty much already carved out, 755 00:29:36,792 --> 00:29:38,459 which was a unique challenge 756 00:29:38,542 --> 00:29:40,792 because I continued that narrative, 757 00:29:40,876 --> 00:29:44,375 but added my own twist, my own personal touch. 758 00:29:44,459 --> 00:29:46,626 For Issa, we elevated her a little bit, 759 00:29:46,709 --> 00:29:49,083 and that was really exciting to see. 760 00:29:49,167 --> 00:29:51,250 Diversity's always top of mind. 761 00:29:51,334 --> 00:29:54,500 In addition to just the team that we hire, 762 00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:59,459 we really try and focus on using, and shooting, and purchasing 763 00:29:59,542 --> 00:30:02,042 designers of color, Black women, 764 00:30:02,125 --> 00:30:05,250 um, young up-and-comers in L.A., 765 00:30:05,334 --> 00:30:07,959 and that's a way that we can support, 766 00:30:08,042 --> 00:30:12,375 and support financially just designers of color within our community. 767 00:30:12,459 --> 00:30:16,125 When it came to work on episode 507 with Amy, 768 00:30:16,209 --> 00:30:19,000 I pitched her the idea of only featuring 769 00:30:19,083 --> 00:30:23,125 Black female designers on our principles. 770 00:30:23,209 --> 00:30:25,834 I wanted to try and feature Black female designers 771 00:30:25,918 --> 00:30:28,083 for, like, every aspect from 772 00:30:28,167 --> 00:30:29,792 the earrings to the shoes 773 00:30:29,876 --> 00:30:31,834 to, of course, all of the clothing. 774 00:30:31,918 --> 00:30:34,250 She was really, really up for it. 775 00:30:34,334 --> 00:30:36,542 It presented a lot of different challenges, 776 00:30:36,626 --> 00:30:38,751 but at the same time, it really gave us an opportunity 777 00:30:38,834 --> 00:30:42,209 to champion and support Black female designers 778 00:30:42,292 --> 00:30:44,667 in a way that we haven't really done on the show. 779 00:30:44,751 --> 00:30:47,417 We've, obviously, incorporated them in different costumes, 780 00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:49,042 but never a true focal point. 781 00:30:49,125 --> 00:30:51,751 And I think it really played into the story of these women 782 00:30:51,834 --> 00:30:53,626 coming together, one of the last times, 783 00:30:53,709 --> 00:30:55,792 and supporting each other as they are moving through 784 00:30:55,876 --> 00:31:01,083 the world and now moving on to different experiences. 785 00:31:01,167 --> 00:31:02,792 Amy Aniobi: I'm directing episode 507, 786 00:31:02,876 --> 00:31:04,042 which is called, "Chillin', Okay?" 787 00:31:04,125 --> 00:31:05,959 It's a really special episode 788 00:31:06,042 --> 00:31:07,876 'cause it's all the girls together 789 00:31:07,959 --> 00:31:09,542 almost the entire episode. 790 00:31:09,626 --> 00:31:11,167 It's basically one of these times, 791 00:31:11,250 --> 00:31:12,876 like you're plannin' to go out with your friends, 792 00:31:12,959 --> 00:31:14,542 and then, you just never make it out. 793 00:31:14,626 --> 00:31:15,918 So, it's playback, action, camera. 794 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,250 You start smoking, and then, on action, Issa, 795 00:31:18,334 --> 00:31:20,334 that's when you deliver your line. 796 00:31:20,417 --> 00:31:22,459 I've been working on "Insecure" since the very beginning. 797 00:31:22,542 --> 00:31:24,209 I feel like I worked on pre-"Insecure" 798 00:31:24,292 --> 00:31:27,042 because I wrote for "Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl." 799 00:31:27,125 --> 00:31:30,375 "Insecure" is a show that has really different 800 00:31:30,459 --> 00:31:32,751 levels of directors, and a lot of new talent. 801 00:31:32,834 --> 00:31:34,751 And I had so many friends ask me 802 00:31:34,834 --> 00:31:36,250 from season one, like, "Are you gonna direct?" 803 00:31:36,334 --> 00:31:38,626 And I was always like, "Ooh, no. The show? It's so hard." 804 00:31:38,709 --> 00:31:41,209 Really it was growing as a producer on set, 805 00:31:41,292 --> 00:31:45,125 and supporting so many different types of directors, and seeing how they work. 806 00:31:45,209 --> 00:31:48,083 I felt like, for four seasons, I was shadowing directors. 807 00:31:48,167 --> 00:31:49,667 Issa: I'm not about to argue with someone who went to 808 00:31:49,751 --> 00:31:51,250 Scared Straight for high school. 809 00:31:51,334 --> 00:31:52,792 (laughing) 810 00:31:52,876 --> 00:31:56,209 -Kelli: I went there, too, so. -All right, let's cut. 811 00:31:56,292 --> 00:31:57,334 When I came to "Insecure," 812 00:31:57,417 --> 00:31:58,792 it was the first time I'd been on a set 813 00:31:58,876 --> 00:32:01,167 where people of color were at the top, 814 00:32:01,250 --> 00:32:03,667 and the vibe on set, and the people, 815 00:32:03,751 --> 00:32:05,000 it was diverse for real. 816 00:32:05,083 --> 00:32:06,334 It wasn't "PA diverse," 817 00:32:06,417 --> 00:32:08,542 it wasn't "one person over here diverse." 818 00:32:08,626 --> 00:32:10,584 It was diverse in all aspects. 819 00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:13,250 This is the first show that I've ever been on where 820 00:32:13,334 --> 00:32:16,334 when I get into a scout van, which includes director, 821 00:32:16,417 --> 00:32:18,876 cinematographer, assistant director, 822 00:32:18,959 --> 00:32:20,709 that I'm the only white guy in the van. 823 00:32:20,792 --> 00:32:22,792 And that is the first time in 30 years 824 00:32:22,876 --> 00:32:24,125 that that's ever happened, 825 00:32:24,209 --> 00:32:25,959 and I'm not straight, 826 00:32:26,042 --> 00:32:27,792 so there were no straight white guys in the van. 827 00:32:27,876 --> 00:32:30,626 Ava Berkofsky: I see a lot of women in the camera department 828 00:32:30,709 --> 00:32:32,876 'cause I make it that way. 829 00:32:32,959 --> 00:32:35,876 This show has been all about giving people that shot, 830 00:32:35,959 --> 00:32:39,459 and I was given that shot, and I want to give that shot to other people. 831 00:32:39,542 --> 00:32:41,584 When it comes to giving people chances, 832 00:32:41,667 --> 00:32:43,459 people will show you that they're ready, 833 00:32:43,542 --> 00:32:45,292 and I just love passionate people. 834 00:32:45,375 --> 00:32:49,209 I love to be around people who love to do the work, who are about it. 835 00:32:49,292 --> 00:32:52,042 That kind of tells you all you need to know. 836 00:32:52,125 --> 00:32:54,876 First time I met Issa was 2009, 837 00:32:54,959 --> 00:32:56,125 Issa did this workshop. 838 00:32:56,209 --> 00:32:57,918 I won the "Insecure" On Set Contest 839 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,167 that HBO put on. 840 00:32:59,250 --> 00:33:00,626 At the end of 2016, 841 00:33:00,709 --> 00:33:02,709 the winners of the contest got to move to LA, 842 00:33:02,792 --> 00:33:05,000 and work on the show as set PAs. 843 00:33:05,083 --> 00:33:07,167 Afterwards, I, like, stood in line to talk to her. 844 00:33:07,250 --> 00:33:08,584 I'm like, "Hey, you know, I'm writing now." 845 00:33:08,667 --> 00:33:11,250 I really hadn't had any real eyes on my work yet. 846 00:33:11,334 --> 00:33:12,542 I was so bold. 847 00:33:12,626 --> 00:33:14,500 Even though I was PA-ing, I tried to let people know, 848 00:33:14,584 --> 00:33:16,626 "I'm a writer, and that's what I'm trying to do," 849 00:33:16,709 --> 00:33:19,042 talkin' to Issa whenever I got an opportunity to do so. 850 00:33:19,125 --> 00:33:22,083 She read my pilot script, and... 851 00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:23,709 Kindsey Young: Issa personally emails me, 852 00:33:23,792 --> 00:33:26,417 "and she was like, "Hey Kindsey, not sure what you're up to, 853 00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:28,751 "but we, potentially, have a spot opening up 854 00:33:28,834 --> 00:33:31,542 for writer's assistant in the writers' room if you're interested." 855 00:33:31,626 --> 00:33:33,500 And I'm like, "Duh, of course, I'm interested." 856 00:33:33,584 --> 00:33:37,042 I dropped everything, and I came to become a showrunner's assistant, 857 00:33:37,125 --> 00:33:39,918 and a writer's PA for season one of "Insecure." 858 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,667 Now I'm a showrunner of "Rap Shit" for HBO Max, 859 00:33:42,751 --> 00:33:45,334 so, I mean, I don't know. (laughs) It's crazy. 860 00:33:45,417 --> 00:33:47,000 Prentice: Six years ago, none of those people 861 00:33:47,083 --> 00:33:48,375 had professional writing jobs, 862 00:33:48,459 --> 00:33:49,626 and now they're showrunners 863 00:33:49,709 --> 00:33:51,000 and writers on other shows. 864 00:33:51,083 --> 00:33:53,542 You know, I see how, in five seasons, 865 00:33:53,626 --> 00:33:56,459 we've given, uh, eight first-time directors, 866 00:33:56,542 --> 00:33:59,125 their, their opportunity to direct their first episode of TV. 867 00:33:59,209 --> 00:34:03,584 I think seven... I think seven writers over the last five seasons, 868 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:05,459 go on to get their own overall deals. 869 00:34:05,542 --> 00:34:08,542 We've seen six of our writers from these five seasons, 870 00:34:08,626 --> 00:34:11,167 go on to become showrunners, post-"Insecure." 871 00:34:11,250 --> 00:34:12,959 You know, we've hired and broken in 872 00:34:13,042 --> 00:34:15,834 two costume designers, a new DP to television, 873 00:34:15,918 --> 00:34:19,209 and across the board, you really do see growth. 874 00:34:19,292 --> 00:34:21,042 That is a true testament to their legacy, 875 00:34:21,125 --> 00:34:23,626 and to the legacy of the show, is that we always, always, 876 00:34:23,709 --> 00:34:28,459 always tried to open many doors for as many people as possible. 877 00:34:28,542 --> 00:34:31,626 Anthony Sims: So, I met Issa Rae at a 7-Eleven, randomly, 878 00:34:31,709 --> 00:34:33,542 years ago, before "Insecure." 879 00:34:33,626 --> 00:34:36,417 We talked about Hollywood, and what we each do. 880 00:34:36,500 --> 00:34:39,375 So, fast forward years later. She's very successful. 881 00:34:39,459 --> 00:34:42,000 I have a wife and kids, and I'm tryin' to figure out 882 00:34:42,083 --> 00:34:44,042 the best way to support my family. 883 00:34:44,125 --> 00:34:45,709 I thought getting into a union 884 00:34:45,792 --> 00:34:47,792 is probably one of my best opportunities. 885 00:34:47,876 --> 00:34:49,292 When COVID hit, I was pretty discouraged, 886 00:34:49,375 --> 00:34:50,709 didn't think it was gonna happen. 887 00:34:50,792 --> 00:34:52,292 So, I happened to work on a show 888 00:34:52,375 --> 00:34:54,125 with one of the producers from "Insecure." 889 00:34:54,209 --> 00:34:57,500 I was wearing, I think, an "Insecure" hoodie or a hat. 890 00:34:57,584 --> 00:34:59,626 And he asked and said, "Oh, do you know Issa?" 891 00:34:59,709 --> 00:35:02,667 Like, "Do you work on the show?" And I said, you know, "I do." 892 00:35:02,751 --> 00:35:05,000 Was tellin' her about how hard it is to get into a union, 893 00:35:05,083 --> 00:35:07,834 and she said to me, "There's always a way." 894 00:35:07,918 --> 00:35:09,459 Let me see what I can do. If I can get you on the show, 895 00:35:09,542 --> 00:35:12,125 and help count towards your days, like, that's a win, right? 896 00:35:12,209 --> 00:35:14,375 And it's also a win for inclusion, 897 00:35:14,459 --> 00:35:17,918 and making sure that, again, this show is continuing to 898 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,125 create opportunities. 899 00:35:19,209 --> 00:35:22,459 Uh, fast forward a few months and I got a call. 900 00:35:22,542 --> 00:35:25,876 It worked out. This show means so much to me. 901 00:35:25,959 --> 00:35:27,459 It's helpin' me take care of my family. 902 00:35:27,542 --> 00:35:30,626 I can go home, and look at my wife, and she's proud of me. 903 00:35:31,876 --> 00:35:36,042 (smooth R&B playing) 904 00:35:44,792 --> 00:35:46,667 Amber Haley: We were told at the beginning of this season 905 00:35:46,751 --> 00:35:49,083 that we were going to have an art walk in this area, 906 00:35:49,167 --> 00:35:52,667 and so, that we should look for artists in Crenshaw and Inglewood, 907 00:35:52,751 --> 00:35:54,334 Black artists in particular. 908 00:35:54,417 --> 00:35:56,000 Kay Lee: Creatively, to put this all together, 909 00:35:56,083 --> 00:35:58,000 took a good three weeks, 910 00:35:58,083 --> 00:36:00,334 but to really, physically, put it together, 911 00:36:00,417 --> 00:36:01,459 we did it in two days. 912 00:36:01,542 --> 00:36:04,125 Issa is very specific in embracing 913 00:36:04,209 --> 00:36:06,375 all the locations that we've seen 914 00:36:06,459 --> 00:36:09,000 in all five seasons of "Insecure." 915 00:36:09,083 --> 00:36:12,584 If it wasn't gonna be Leimert Park Plaza, it wasn't gonna be-- 916 00:36:12,667 --> 00:36:13,792 There wasn't really an option. 917 00:36:13,876 --> 00:36:17,250 (laughs) There wasn't really an option. 918 00:36:17,334 --> 00:36:20,209 Hey, look who's over here shoppin'-- 919 00:36:20,292 --> 00:36:21,918 Kevin Bray: The Black Art Walk is 920 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:25,292 an event where Los Angelian African-American artists 921 00:36:25,375 --> 00:36:26,626 are able to show off their work. 922 00:36:26,709 --> 00:36:28,459 And as with everything Issa does, 923 00:36:28,542 --> 00:36:30,876 there's a verisimilitude that has to do with 924 00:36:30,959 --> 00:36:32,626 what the real world is doing, 925 00:36:32,709 --> 00:36:34,125 and what she's doing in the show. 926 00:36:34,209 --> 00:36:37,042 Her master plan was she was gonna come down here, 927 00:36:37,125 --> 00:36:38,834 and she was gonna spend the money 928 00:36:38,918 --> 00:36:40,959 for us to be workin' in this community. 929 00:36:41,042 --> 00:36:43,667 It ain't "Insecure" if we don't have a block party, 930 00:36:43,751 --> 00:36:47,125 if we don't have-- In the neighborhood where the Blacks are. 931 00:36:47,209 --> 00:36:49,292 (loud beeping) Ooh... ooh. Hello? 932 00:36:49,375 --> 00:36:50,876 I'm tryna shoot over here. 933 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,834 Oh, it's a black Yukon... Suge Knight is comin' through. 934 00:36:53,918 --> 00:36:55,792 I don't know who's there, but here we are. 935 00:36:55,876 --> 00:36:59,709 -I said, it's not "Insecure" if we don't have a big-- -(speaker feedback) 936 00:37:01,417 --> 00:37:03,334 Y'all didn't disrespect other actresses like this. 937 00:37:03,417 --> 00:37:05,959 -(rap music plays) -Oh, oh, now it's a party. 938 00:37:06,042 --> 00:37:08,834 You know what? This is, this is why we do what we do. 939 00:37:08,918 --> 00:37:12,083 They said, "Oh, the cameras is rolling? We havin' a party." 940 00:37:12,167 --> 00:37:15,500 (laughs) I love it! 941 00:37:15,584 --> 00:37:19,083 So, you were saying, how does it feel to be shooting in a Black neighborhood? 942 00:37:19,167 --> 00:37:21,334 (laughs) This is, this is how it feels. 943 00:37:21,417 --> 00:37:23,584 They're like, "It's a cookout. It's a party. 944 00:37:23,667 --> 00:37:25,042 Well, we gon' get in on it, too." 945 00:37:25,125 --> 00:37:26,584 I think that's not only Issa Dee, 946 00:37:26,667 --> 00:37:28,417 but Issa Rae's desire and mission 947 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:29,876 is to promote the Black community, 948 00:37:29,959 --> 00:37:32,417 especially, you know, one where there's so much culture, 949 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:34,000 and there's so much art, and there's so much 950 00:37:34,083 --> 00:37:36,292 feeling here, and that's what "Insecure" does best. 951 00:37:36,375 --> 00:37:38,125 Like, we bring people into this neighborhood, 952 00:37:38,209 --> 00:37:39,626 and we show how live it is. 953 00:37:39,709 --> 00:37:42,083 It's not just the Hollywood Hills or Sunset Boulevard. 954 00:37:42,167 --> 00:37:44,542 It's like, "Yo, Inglewood, Leimert Park. 955 00:37:44,626 --> 00:37:46,125 We got stuff here, too." 956 00:37:48,083 --> 00:37:49,500 Alex Burns: Three weeks ago, 957 00:37:49,584 --> 00:37:51,000 we were shootin' down in Manhattan Beach, 958 00:37:51,083 --> 00:37:53,542 and I happened to go down this street called Hyde Park, 959 00:37:53,626 --> 00:37:56,417 where The Dunes apartment is located, 960 00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:59,626 and, literally, there was three families takin' photos, 961 00:37:59,709 --> 00:38:03,000 and we shot The Dunes like season two or three, 962 00:38:03,083 --> 00:38:04,584 and people are still 963 00:38:04,667 --> 00:38:08,292 goin' to The Dunes, takin' photos of "Insecure." 964 00:38:08,375 --> 00:38:13,167 So, it has proven to be a lot of positivity, 965 00:38:13,250 --> 00:38:15,709 acceptance from this show. 966 00:38:15,792 --> 00:38:18,834 I'm extremely proud of Issa, extremely proud. 967 00:38:18,918 --> 00:38:21,334 It's wild to me that The Dunes is a cultural landmark, 968 00:38:21,417 --> 00:38:24,709 just 'cause you don't think about those things when you're filming. 969 00:38:24,792 --> 00:38:27,167 We moved out of those apartments by season two. 970 00:38:27,250 --> 00:38:30,500 I get tagged at least three or four times a day, and people in pictures, 971 00:38:30,584 --> 00:38:32,042 and I think it's the dopest thing ever. 972 00:38:32,125 --> 00:38:34,292 They treat it like the Hollywood Sign. 973 00:38:35,959 --> 00:38:37,626 You know, when "Insecure" started, 974 00:38:37,709 --> 00:38:39,334 I would say it was like pulling teeth 975 00:38:39,417 --> 00:38:41,834 because we were really dead set on 976 00:38:41,918 --> 00:38:43,959 creating a certain authentic look to the show 977 00:38:44,042 --> 00:38:46,959 that we realized, workin' with older people in this industry 978 00:38:47,042 --> 00:38:50,834 who had been very seasoned vets in their jobs, weren't really used to. 979 00:38:50,918 --> 00:38:52,584 We were askin' them to go to neighborhoods 980 00:38:52,667 --> 00:38:54,334 that other shows didn't film in. 981 00:38:54,417 --> 00:38:56,417 We were askin' them to show us 982 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:59,417 locations that they never even thought about being filmed at. 983 00:38:59,500 --> 00:39:00,751 We fought really hard for that. 984 00:39:00,834 --> 00:39:04,667 It's really refreshing being able to show new places, 985 00:39:04,751 --> 00:39:08,709 whether it's neighborhoods, or businesses on television. 986 00:39:08,792 --> 00:39:11,083 It's a little different in South LA than other places. 987 00:39:11,167 --> 00:39:12,959 It's different protocols you have to go by. 988 00:39:13,042 --> 00:39:14,417 You go into certain neighborhoods, 989 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:17,542 it's the hood logistics that needs to be dealt with. 990 00:39:17,626 --> 00:39:19,959 You have to have somebody that knows the politics of Leimert Park 991 00:39:20,042 --> 00:39:21,542 in order to go in there and just film. 992 00:39:21,626 --> 00:39:23,334 Everybody knows Issa, everybody loves Issa. 993 00:39:23,417 --> 00:39:25,584 She employs a lot of Black people in the community. 994 00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:29,334 She puts a spotlight on a lot of communities that other TV shows don't. 995 00:39:29,417 --> 00:39:31,250 We got to see the wonderful people 996 00:39:31,334 --> 00:39:32,959 who live and make this community work, 997 00:39:33,042 --> 00:39:36,709 and all of the great cultural things that it has to offer. 998 00:39:36,792 --> 00:39:38,334 Kira Talise: I grew up on Normandie and Florence, 999 00:39:38,417 --> 00:39:40,417 so for anyone who's outside of L.A., 1000 00:39:40,500 --> 00:39:41,792 the only reason why they know my neighborhood is 1001 00:39:41,876 --> 00:39:44,167 because that's where the riots started in the '90s. 1002 00:39:44,250 --> 00:39:46,626 That's not the best representation of 1003 00:39:46,709 --> 00:39:48,209 the city of Los Angeles, but it is what it is. 1004 00:39:48,292 --> 00:39:50,792 I rep my city pretty hard, and it just feels really good 1005 00:39:50,876 --> 00:39:53,918 to see the L.A. that we know and love represented, 1006 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,000 as opposed to the one that Hollywood, typically, portrays for us. 1007 00:39:57,083 --> 00:39:59,459 Everywhere we shoot is my stomping ground. 1008 00:39:59,542 --> 00:40:01,334 When we were in the Baldwin Hills Plaza, 1009 00:40:01,417 --> 00:40:03,500 people that I grew up with is our security. 1010 00:40:03,584 --> 00:40:05,667 To be able to work, and see my friends, 1011 00:40:05,751 --> 00:40:08,626 and they see me doing this, it-- 1012 00:40:08,709 --> 00:40:11,417 Look at my smile. You know what I mean? It's really dope. 1013 00:40:11,500 --> 00:40:14,751 I love the Thug Yoda representation because it's humanizing 1014 00:40:14,834 --> 00:40:17,167 somebody who's quote unquote "blood" from our neighborhood. 1015 00:40:17,250 --> 00:40:20,292 -Me and Nala was just about to go watch the Bear Bears. -"Care Bears," Daddy. 1016 00:40:20,375 --> 00:40:21,792 Chris Sanford: You have these type of relationships 1017 00:40:21,876 --> 00:40:23,334 with these people, and it's a very 1018 00:40:23,417 --> 00:40:25,042 accurate description because it represents 1019 00:40:25,125 --> 00:40:26,334 the side that's not shown. 1020 00:40:26,417 --> 00:40:28,000 Thug Yoda was based off of someone 1021 00:40:28,083 --> 00:40:30,000 I had seen at the post office when-- 1022 00:40:30,083 --> 00:40:32,918 in Inglewood when I was tryna drop my mail off. 1023 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,876 Super, super hood post office. 1024 00:40:34,959 --> 00:40:36,834 And it was this dude on the phone in a wifebeater 1025 00:40:36,918 --> 00:40:39,500 with his daughter in his arm just cussin', like... 1026 00:40:39,584 --> 00:40:42,459 like, "Yeah, nigga. Don't, don't, don't fuckin' play me, my guy." 1027 00:40:42,542 --> 00:40:44,292 And he would be like, "You good, baby girl? You good?" 1028 00:40:44,375 --> 00:40:47,542 "All right, yeah, so..." and I was like, "This is a character." 1029 00:40:47,626 --> 00:40:50,125 I'm goin' to the Crenshaw Mall. 1030 00:40:50,209 --> 00:40:53,334 Both: Oh shit! 1031 00:40:53,417 --> 00:40:56,167 So glad when I see a cafe that I go to, 1032 00:40:56,250 --> 00:40:59,209 or a barber shop that my son goes to 1033 00:40:59,292 --> 00:41:01,500 on my street on, on HBO, 1034 00:41:01,584 --> 00:41:04,000 and with a whole bunch of white people watchin'. 1035 00:41:04,083 --> 00:41:07,125 But just, you know, let's not continue all the gentrification. 1036 00:41:07,209 --> 00:41:09,626 South L.A. is wonderful, but if maybe you wanna stay in another neighborhood, 1037 00:41:09,709 --> 00:41:10,918 that's also fine. 1038 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:12,751 I don't know why I told you about this neighborhood 1039 00:41:12,834 --> 00:41:15,709 because y'all take everything. Can we have anything? Leave! 1040 00:41:15,792 --> 00:41:17,626 I've been blamed for gentrification. 1041 00:41:17,709 --> 00:41:19,542 The show has been blamed for gentrification. 1042 00:41:19,626 --> 00:41:21,709 Somethin' went L.A. viral on Twitter 1043 00:41:21,792 --> 00:41:23,000 where this girl posted, 1044 00:41:23,083 --> 00:41:24,375 "I went to Worldwide Tacos. 1045 00:41:24,459 --> 00:41:26,667 "It was a four-hour wait and I got the tacos, 1046 00:41:26,751 --> 00:41:27,959 and I didn't like it." 1047 00:41:28,042 --> 00:41:29,459 And she misquoted 1048 00:41:29,542 --> 00:41:31,792 Worldwide Tacos as being in Inglewood, 1049 00:41:31,876 --> 00:41:34,000 so people were like, "Bitch, you don't even know what you talkin' about. 1050 00:41:34,083 --> 00:41:36,042 "Take your ass home. That's why you watchin' the show. 1051 00:41:36,125 --> 00:41:37,459 "This is Issa's fault. 1052 00:41:37,542 --> 00:41:40,792 Like, didn't nobody tell you to review these tacos anyway." 1053 00:41:40,876 --> 00:41:44,334 And I was like, "Damn, like, that's the..." 1054 00:41:44,417 --> 00:41:47,250 it's the beauty and the blessin' of, like, exposin' these businesses, 1055 00:41:47,334 --> 00:41:52,292 but then, residents and locals being mad that people are coming in here... 1056 00:41:52,375 --> 00:41:55,083 being overly familiar with these places 1057 00:41:55,167 --> 00:41:56,584 that are so dear to us. 1058 00:41:56,667 --> 00:42:00,542 ("Feng Shui" by Jidenna playing) 1059 00:42:02,500 --> 00:42:04,626 ♪ Talk down, niggas call it luck ♪ 1060 00:42:06,292 --> 00:42:08,626 ♪ Rubber band, baby wanna fuck ♪ 1061 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:12,292 ♪ I been doing well, up andup ♪ 1062 00:42:13,792 --> 00:42:15,375 ♪ Caught'em in aspell, fuck you up ♪ 1063 00:42:15,459 --> 00:42:18,000 Issa: We had a night shoot on Saturday... 1064 00:42:18,083 --> 00:42:20,125 which means, you know, I got called at 6:00 PM, 1065 00:42:20,209 --> 00:42:22,751 and we didn't finish until-- 1066 00:42:22,834 --> 00:42:24,918 5:50, we were in the van going back to set. 1067 00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:29,125 6:05, I was on my way home. 1068 00:42:29,209 --> 00:42:32,667 And then... here we are. Today is Monday, 1069 00:42:32,751 --> 00:42:35,792 and I got picked up at 3:54 AM to come here. 1070 00:42:35,876 --> 00:42:37,834 -Tristen J. Winger: It's Wednesday. -"Hi, I'm Issa Rae. 1071 00:42:37,918 --> 00:42:40,709 Life is so hard. Oh my god. I didn't have a--" 1072 00:42:40,792 --> 00:42:42,959 She didn't work on Saturday. She didn't work on Saturday. 1073 00:42:43,042 --> 00:42:46,250 She was getting a massage, posting shirtless pictures of her doctor. 1074 00:42:46,334 --> 00:42:48,417 -That's what she was doin'. -Sounds like hatred. 1075 00:42:48,500 --> 00:42:50,667 Sounds like someone's mad at my life. 1076 00:42:50,751 --> 00:42:53,792 "But I'm just Issa Rae. I own everything, boo-hoo." 1077 00:42:53,876 --> 00:42:58,083 -(all laughing) -Why you have to laugh? 1078 00:42:58,167 --> 00:43:01,250 -Laughin' that hard in the background. -(indistinct chatter) 1079 00:43:01,334 --> 00:43:04,292 -(mocking laughter) -(chatter continues) 1080 00:43:04,375 --> 00:43:06,834 Kendrick: You know you gotta make it worse. 1081 00:43:08,667 --> 00:43:12,250 -What happened to you? -Yvonne: He's so bad. 1082 00:43:12,334 --> 00:43:14,167 Kendrick: "I own everything." 1083 00:43:14,250 --> 00:43:16,417 (indistinct chatter, laughter) 1084 00:43:19,167 --> 00:43:22,834 (James speaking) 1085 00:43:22,918 --> 00:43:23,918 It did. 1086 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:25,375 (James speaking) 1087 00:43:25,459 --> 00:43:27,334 Good, it's out there. You know, we can retweak-- 1088 00:43:27,417 --> 00:43:29,125 We're gonna keep retweaking it. 1089 00:43:29,209 --> 00:43:33,000 You can ask Kira, our script coordinator, but I hit her up. 1090 00:43:33,083 --> 00:43:36,584 I finished it on Saturday... 1091 00:43:36,667 --> 00:43:38,876 and then, was like, "Cool, bet. We'll send it out in the morning." 1092 00:43:38,959 --> 00:43:41,459 And then, I dreamt about it, and I was like, "Oh fuck, I want change something." 1093 00:43:41,542 --> 00:43:42,959 I was like, "Kira, did you send it?" She was like, 1094 00:43:43,042 --> 00:43:45,292 "I sent it, but I can recall it." 1095 00:43:45,375 --> 00:43:48,751 And so, I made another change, and then, had another idea. 1096 00:43:48,834 --> 00:43:50,042 I was like, "Kira, did you send it?" 1097 00:43:50,125 --> 00:43:51,876 And she was like, "I was just about to press send. 1098 00:43:51,959 --> 00:43:53,209 I can send it back." 1099 00:43:53,292 --> 00:43:54,334 And then, I read something else-- 1100 00:43:54,417 --> 00:43:55,959 Like, like, literally, three times 1101 00:43:56,042 --> 00:43:58,375 just 'cause I was like, this is the cast and crew seeing it, 1102 00:43:58,459 --> 00:44:02,334 and I, I want the first impression to at least be-- 1103 00:44:02,417 --> 00:44:04,709 Like, we know that we're gonna continue to work on this, 1104 00:44:04,792 --> 00:44:06,709 but, like, I still feel confident in it. 1105 00:44:06,792 --> 00:44:08,667 And when I think about, 1106 00:44:08,751 --> 00:44:10,500 you know, actors who have dedicated five years 1107 00:44:10,584 --> 00:44:13,375 of their lives to this show, and crew members, 1108 00:44:13,459 --> 00:44:16,667 if it just ends with a, "Aw, man, that's it?" 1109 00:44:16,751 --> 00:44:18,500 Like, I don't want that feeling of, 1110 00:44:18,584 --> 00:44:21,042 "I dedicated my life for five years. This is it?" 1111 00:44:21,125 --> 00:44:23,709 So, I just wanted to make sure that it was all represented, 1112 00:44:23,792 --> 00:44:26,667 um, and I'm excited that we get to do a table read for it, 1113 00:44:26,751 --> 00:44:29,459 but it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. 1114 00:44:29,542 --> 00:44:34,584 ("Cold War" by Cautious Clay playing) 1115 00:44:34,667 --> 00:44:37,417 Amy Aniobi: "Issa sighs as Quoia opens the door wide to Crenshawn's 1116 00:44:37,500 --> 00:44:38,834 "warehouse main room. 1117 00:44:38,918 --> 00:44:40,918 It's completely dark. Issa steps inside." 1118 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:43,667 Quoia, why is it so dark? You got a night plumber? 1119 00:44:43,751 --> 00:44:46,083 Amy Aniobi: She flips on a switch and... 1120 00:44:46,167 --> 00:44:47,918 Cast: Surprise! 1121 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:49,250 Amy Aniobi: It's Issa's 33rd birthday, 1122 00:44:49,334 --> 00:44:51,083 and they're all gathered to celebrate her. 1123 00:44:51,167 --> 00:44:53,000 (indistinct chatter) 1124 00:44:53,083 --> 00:44:55,459 ("Black Truck" by Mereba playing) 1125 00:44:55,542 --> 00:44:58,209 ♪ Ooh... ♪ 1126 00:45:00,209 --> 00:45:03,292 (laughs) 1127 00:45:03,375 --> 00:45:05,792 With this show, I'm most proud of the doors that it's opened. 1128 00:45:05,876 --> 00:45:08,876 It's showing Black people's humanity and 1129 00:45:08,959 --> 00:45:11,417 regular-ness during a time when 1130 00:45:11,500 --> 00:45:15,042 that wasn't the focus for anything else on television. 1131 00:45:15,125 --> 00:45:20,125 And opening doors for so much other talent behind the scenes, 1132 00:45:20,209 --> 00:45:21,167 in front of the camera. 1133 00:45:21,250 --> 00:45:22,834 I think that's what we'll be known for 1134 00:45:22,918 --> 00:45:25,042 in the same way that, you know, "Girlfriends" did, 1135 00:45:25,125 --> 00:45:29,292 and all these other legendary shows that, that came before us. 1136 00:45:29,375 --> 00:45:30,959 Thank you guys so much for coming, 1137 00:45:31,042 --> 00:45:33,083 and making me look good in front of my new client. 1138 00:45:33,167 --> 00:45:34,292 -No problem. -We got you. 1139 00:45:34,375 --> 00:45:35,667 Let's take a photo. 1140 00:45:35,751 --> 00:45:37,125 You got it. 1141 00:45:38,375 --> 00:45:40,042 -(camera clicks) -Now, let's do a fun one. 1142 00:45:40,125 --> 00:45:41,751 -Nah. -Nah, we're good. 1143 00:45:41,834 --> 00:45:43,334 Like, I love that I got to play Tiffany. 1144 00:45:43,417 --> 00:45:45,167 I think in the beginning, it was more 1145 00:45:45,250 --> 00:45:47,500 a trope of like the bougie, light skin, AKA. 1146 00:45:47,584 --> 00:45:49,083 Where's Tiffany? Is she mad at me?! 1147 00:45:49,167 --> 00:45:51,167 -I don't know. She hide in the closet. -Tiffany: Yes, I know 1148 00:45:51,250 --> 00:45:53,125 he's our little weed baby. 1149 00:45:53,209 --> 00:45:55,542 (Tiffany cries) 1150 00:45:55,626 --> 00:45:58,500 But I just wanna be home with you. 1151 00:45:58,584 --> 00:46:01,292 And we really got to see her 1152 00:46:01,375 --> 00:46:03,792 develop into a mom, 1153 00:46:03,876 --> 00:46:06,334 into a more compassionate friend, 1154 00:46:06,417 --> 00:46:08,167 into, like, the truth-teller of the gang. 1155 00:46:08,250 --> 00:46:11,751 We're all doing great things. Look at you getting fit. Look at Kelli. 1156 00:46:11,834 --> 00:46:14,834 Look at Molly, taking interviews, taking names. 1157 00:46:14,918 --> 00:46:17,417 Look at Issa... hmm. 1158 00:46:17,500 --> 00:46:20,042 I feel like people have come to see Tiffany 1159 00:46:20,125 --> 00:46:23,125 as part of this legacy of 1160 00:46:23,209 --> 00:46:25,250 bougie Black women in television 1161 00:46:25,334 --> 00:46:28,792 from Hilary Banks to Whitley Gilbert, 1162 00:46:28,876 --> 00:46:31,209 and so, like, to be in the company of that 1163 00:46:31,292 --> 00:46:34,584 within the African-American cultural canon is just like 1164 00:46:34,667 --> 00:46:35,751 a dream. 1165 00:46:37,125 --> 00:46:38,542 Melina: All right. Let's do it, everybody. 1166 00:46:38,626 --> 00:46:39,709 Picture's up. 1167 00:46:43,334 --> 00:46:46,375 (indistinct chatter) 1168 00:46:50,876 --> 00:46:53,334 -Prentice: Good, cut. -Speaker: It is time to say... 1169 00:46:53,417 --> 00:46:58,125 series wrap on... Natasha Rothwell. 1170 00:46:58,209 --> 00:47:01,334 (cheering and applause) 1171 00:47:05,167 --> 00:47:07,000 Natasha Rothwell: I remember when I first got the show, 1172 00:47:07,083 --> 00:47:08,459 and I was just like, "I don't know if 1173 00:47:08,542 --> 00:47:10,667 Issa's made a huge mistake, or if I can do this." 1174 00:47:10,751 --> 00:47:12,626 It's very vulnerable for me to say, 1175 00:47:12,709 --> 00:47:14,042 but it's just true. 1176 00:47:14,125 --> 00:47:16,000 What the show has taught me over six years 1177 00:47:16,083 --> 00:47:19,083 is that you can grow into those positions, 1178 00:47:19,167 --> 00:47:21,542 and into those-- You know, to meet those expectations, 1179 00:47:21,626 --> 00:47:23,250 and that we're only limiting ourselves 1180 00:47:23,334 --> 00:47:25,626 when we don't, sort of, take those risks and chances, 1181 00:47:25,709 --> 00:47:28,000 and have the courage to just try. 1182 00:47:28,083 --> 00:47:31,125 And I think that, again, it's about visibility, right, 1183 00:47:31,209 --> 00:47:35,709 and not one singular Black female voice. 1184 00:47:35,792 --> 00:47:37,459 And yet, Issa's voice is singular, 1185 00:47:37,542 --> 00:47:40,542 and I think I'm excited for... disruption, 1186 00:47:40,626 --> 00:47:43,292 shaking the table, and infusing the culture 1187 00:47:43,375 --> 00:47:46,334 of Hollywood with more Black female voices. 1188 00:47:46,417 --> 00:47:49,042 Amy Aniobi: "Now we are inside of an international hotel. 1189 00:47:49,125 --> 00:47:51,375 "We're at a poppin' ass party. Everyone's dressed to the nines, 1190 00:47:51,459 --> 00:47:53,542 drinking and mingling as the DJ hypes the crowd." 1191 00:47:53,626 --> 00:47:55,876 (indistinct chatter) 1192 00:47:58,876 --> 00:48:00,000 (laughs) 1193 00:48:02,542 --> 00:48:04,834 At a certain point, I'll crane back out, but we're craning in. 1194 00:48:04,918 --> 00:48:06,959 -So, it'll just be super loose, and then-- -Yvonne: Okay. 1195 00:48:07,042 --> 00:48:09,334 That's just what the scene is. It'll be like getting in on steadicam. 1196 00:48:09,417 --> 00:48:11,125 -Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Like, coming behind you guys. 1197 00:48:11,209 --> 00:48:12,334 All right, let's make a wedding. 1198 00:48:12,417 --> 00:48:14,417 (cheering and applause) 1199 00:48:17,709 --> 00:48:19,083 Smile, Leonard, yeah. 1200 00:48:19,167 --> 00:48:23,709 Just listen to me-- Don't-- Just smile. Smile at her. 1201 00:48:23,792 --> 00:48:28,125 Molly has really been a delicious character to embody. 1202 00:48:28,209 --> 00:48:31,250 She has taught me things. I think I've taught her some things, 1203 00:48:31,334 --> 00:48:33,083 though these are writers' words, 1204 00:48:33,167 --> 00:48:35,542 but I would like to think that I brought 1205 00:48:35,626 --> 00:48:37,584 my growth and my healing to her, 1206 00:48:37,667 --> 00:48:40,125 but she also brought her growth and her healing to me. 1207 00:48:40,209 --> 00:48:43,792 By the time we get to the end of season five, 1208 00:48:43,876 --> 00:48:46,918 it's just like... she found herself. 1209 00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:49,500 Prentice: And... cue Jay. 1210 00:48:49,584 --> 00:48:51,375 Jay: I don't think I've ever thought about 1211 00:48:51,459 --> 00:48:53,167 where Lawrence's story should go 1212 00:48:53,250 --> 00:48:55,167 as we've gone from season to season. 1213 00:48:55,250 --> 00:48:57,584 In my mind, it was always like, "Yo, I'm here for Issa's story." 1214 00:48:57,667 --> 00:49:01,500 So, whatever Issa wants at the end of the day is, like, what I wanna do. 1215 00:49:01,584 --> 00:49:03,459 And being able to bring... 1216 00:49:03,542 --> 00:49:07,792 Lawrence's journey full circle from who he was in the beginning, 1217 00:49:07,876 --> 00:49:11,000 from a dude sittin' on the couch, crippled in fear, 1218 00:49:11,083 --> 00:49:12,542 who couldn't take care of himself, 1219 00:49:12,626 --> 00:49:14,792 much less take care of anyone else. 1220 00:49:14,876 --> 00:49:18,209 To see him come full circle, to being a father, 1221 00:49:18,292 --> 00:49:20,042 going after what he wants, 1222 00:49:20,125 --> 00:49:22,500 being okay with just who he is, 1223 00:49:22,584 --> 00:49:24,959 and, like, knowin' that I have figured myself out, 1224 00:49:25,042 --> 00:49:28,918 and this is the type of relationship that I want in my life. 1225 00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:31,834 And it's crazy 'cause it just feels so real. 1226 00:49:31,918 --> 00:49:34,751 Speaker: We have to wrap up this day with 1227 00:49:34,834 --> 00:49:38,709 the very multifaceted, emotional news 1228 00:49:38,792 --> 00:49:45,167 that this is an "Insecure" series wrap on Jay Ellis. 1229 00:49:45,250 --> 00:49:48,292 (cheering and applause) 1230 00:49:51,959 --> 00:49:53,918 Jay: You know, now that we're done... 1231 00:49:55,083 --> 00:49:57,167 it's the people, man. 1232 00:49:58,834 --> 00:50:01,292 (indistinct chatter) 1233 00:50:02,459 --> 00:50:04,167 Nigga, we did it. 1234 00:50:04,250 --> 00:50:05,334 Nigga, that shit. 1235 00:50:05,417 --> 00:50:08,083 (all laughing) 1236 00:50:08,167 --> 00:50:09,417 He did it. 1237 00:50:09,500 --> 00:50:12,667 You still got-- Y'all still got somethin' to do. 1238 00:50:12,751 --> 00:50:15,417 It's really rare to go to work every day... 1239 00:50:16,542 --> 00:50:17,667 and love... 1240 00:50:19,250 --> 00:50:20,667 not only the work... 1241 00:50:21,709 --> 00:50:23,292 but, like... 1242 00:50:23,375 --> 00:50:24,667 the people that you're with, 1243 00:50:24,751 --> 00:50:26,834 and for all of us... 1244 00:50:26,918 --> 00:50:28,626 to walk out of this show six years later, 1245 00:50:28,709 --> 00:50:30,334 and still love each other? 1246 00:50:32,959 --> 00:50:35,500 It's all you could dream for. Like, it's all you could-- 1247 00:50:36,292 --> 00:50:37,417 Thank you. 1248 00:50:37,500 --> 00:50:39,334 It's all, uh... 1249 00:50:41,667 --> 00:50:43,542 It's all you could dream for in a show. 1250 00:50:43,626 --> 00:50:44,876 ...more wrap gifts, man. 1251 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:47,542 It's the Black Santa. You know what I'm sayin'? Boom. 1252 00:50:47,626 --> 00:50:51,417 I'mma miss every single person we've had on our production, 1253 00:50:51,500 --> 00:50:55,042 from sound to camera and Issa. 1254 00:50:55,626 --> 00:50:56,709 Um... 1255 00:50:58,834 --> 00:51:00,500 and Issa. 1256 00:51:00,584 --> 00:51:02,918 It is very rare to have... 1257 00:51:05,209 --> 00:51:08,250 the creator of your show also be your co-star, 1258 00:51:08,334 --> 00:51:09,792 also be your biggest champion, 1259 00:51:09,876 --> 00:51:11,918 and I'mma miss the shit out of that. 1260 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:13,667 Amy Aniobi: "We're in the hotel room. The party's over. 1261 00:51:13,751 --> 00:51:15,626 "Issa helps Molly take her wedding dress off. 1262 00:51:15,709 --> 00:51:18,417 "As Issa unzips and unclips the complicated dress, 1263 00:51:18,500 --> 00:51:20,042 and Molly sways, still tipsy." 1264 00:51:20,125 --> 00:51:23,417 Okay, just one more row. How you feelin', girl? 1265 00:51:23,500 --> 00:51:29,292 Happy. Like really, really, really happy. 1266 00:51:29,375 --> 00:51:33,667 (sighs) As long as you're around, I'mma be okay. 1267 00:51:33,751 --> 00:51:35,375 Yeah. 1268 00:51:38,125 --> 00:51:39,375 Me too. 1269 00:51:41,125 --> 00:51:44,375 -I love you. -I love you, too. 1270 00:51:46,083 --> 00:51:48,125 And, uh, cut. 1271 00:51:48,209 --> 00:51:50,083 Speaker: All right, let's cut. Let's keep it quiet, yeah? 1272 00:51:50,167 --> 00:51:51,792 -And that's it. -(bells rings) 1273 00:51:51,876 --> 00:51:53,209 Speaker: All right, everybody. 1274 00:51:53,292 --> 00:51:55,292 Bring up the house lights, and come on out here. 1275 00:51:55,375 --> 00:51:59,292 I'm gonna stay lyin' or I'm gonna start cryin'. Let's go. Come out here. 1276 00:52:02,334 --> 00:52:04,918 Oh no. 1277 00:52:06,709 --> 00:52:09,542 This is a series wrap-- Damnit. 1278 00:52:09,626 --> 00:52:12,834 This is series wrap on Yvonne Orji. 1279 00:52:12,918 --> 00:52:15,375 (applause) 1280 00:52:21,459 --> 00:52:23,500 Man, thank you all so mu-- 1281 00:52:23,584 --> 00:52:27,542 Come on, man... um, for real, thank you guys so much. 1282 00:52:27,626 --> 00:52:32,125 Issa, I owe so much to you. We all do. 1283 00:52:32,209 --> 00:52:35,751 I'm so grateful that I got to rock with you by your side 1284 00:52:35,834 --> 00:52:38,667 as your number two for six years. 1285 00:52:38,751 --> 00:52:41,626 You changed the heck outta my life. 1286 00:52:41,709 --> 00:52:45,792 Everybody, cast, crew, writers, Prentice... 1287 00:52:45,876 --> 00:52:47,167 I love the heck outta y'all. 1288 00:52:47,250 --> 00:52:50,042 Like, we did it. We made a show. 1289 00:52:50,125 --> 00:52:54,500 The role that I'm most proud of is not even really being Molly, 1290 00:52:54,584 --> 00:52:57,125 it's just being able to serve you. 1291 00:52:57,209 --> 00:52:59,667 That's what I take so much pride in. 1292 00:52:59,751 --> 00:53:01,959 I wanted to protect you 1293 00:53:02,042 --> 00:53:04,876 'cause you, literally, were the head, 1294 00:53:04,959 --> 00:53:08,918 and I know that heavy is the head that wears the crown. 1295 00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:12,876 We did it. We did it, yo! We did it! 1296 00:53:12,959 --> 00:53:14,417 We always discussed in the room 1297 00:53:14,500 --> 00:53:16,876 that the true love story of "Insecure" is Issa and Molly, 1298 00:53:16,959 --> 00:53:20,083 and we wanted to show that you can get to a place, like, 1299 00:53:20,167 --> 00:53:23,375 not with every friend, but in this friendship at least, 1300 00:53:23,459 --> 00:53:26,209 that they were growing at different paces, 1301 00:53:26,292 --> 00:53:29,626 and, eventually, lined up and grew in sync again by the end of the show, 1302 00:53:29,709 --> 00:53:32,375 that they really realized that, "No, you're my person. 1303 00:53:32,459 --> 00:53:35,209 You're my friend... for life." 1304 00:53:35,292 --> 00:53:38,000 This wasn't a friendship for a reason or a season. 1305 00:53:38,083 --> 00:53:39,876 This is a friendship for a lifetime. 1306 00:53:39,959 --> 00:53:43,292 We ain't shit but some tricks. Hello, what? 1307 00:53:43,375 --> 00:53:45,834 -Pick up the phone. Hello? -Oh, you so stupid. 1308 00:53:45,918 --> 00:53:49,292 -(both laughing) -Bottoms up. 1309 00:53:50,334 --> 00:53:51,959 This spiked? 1310 00:53:52,042 --> 00:53:53,000 I love you. 1311 00:53:55,584 --> 00:53:58,125 Speaker: We are saying goodbye and goodnight 1312 00:53:58,209 --> 00:54:00,125 and a series finale to Prentice Penny. 1313 00:54:00,209 --> 00:54:03,334 (cheering and applause) 1314 00:54:07,375 --> 00:54:10,334 I don't know why I still have this on. I'm COVID tested. 1315 00:54:10,417 --> 00:54:12,125 Um... 1316 00:54:12,209 --> 00:54:16,334 When we met, I always felt like if I was a young Issa, 1317 00:54:16,417 --> 00:54:19,417 how would I want my person, a showrunner to be? 1318 00:54:19,500 --> 00:54:22,876 And, uh, I-- It was very important for me that... 1319 00:54:22,959 --> 00:54:26,542 I walk away from this, that you could always say, 1320 00:54:26,626 --> 00:54:29,542 "He helped me make the show I wanted to make... 1321 00:54:29,626 --> 00:54:31,250 and he never got in the way once." 1322 00:54:31,334 --> 00:54:34,083 And that was always like my North Star. 1323 00:54:34,167 --> 00:54:38,292 And, you know, you realize, sometimes, you're just a brick in somebody else's story, 1324 00:54:38,375 --> 00:54:40,500 and you have a bigger function to serve. 1325 00:54:40,584 --> 00:54:43,834 I would think about all the times I was the only Black writer in rooms, 1326 00:54:43,918 --> 00:54:48,542 and goin' through the things I went through for 17 years, good and bad, 1327 00:54:48,626 --> 00:54:50,959 I tried to pour... 1328 00:54:51,042 --> 00:54:55,459 all of what I knew, everything I learned, every skill set I had 1329 00:54:55,542 --> 00:54:57,375 was just to pour it into you, 1330 00:54:57,459 --> 00:55:02,375 and you have exceeded, and have gone farther than I could've dreamed for you. 1331 00:55:02,459 --> 00:55:05,626 And the beauty is that you'll never know those things that I saw, 1332 00:55:05,709 --> 00:55:10,334 you only create a new path, and I will miss you... 1333 00:55:11,500 --> 00:55:14,709 so much. I love you. And, um... 1334 00:55:14,792 --> 00:55:17,167 yeah, I don't know. I love you. 1335 00:55:17,250 --> 00:55:19,667 I love you so much. Thank you. 1336 00:55:19,751 --> 00:55:22,834 (applause) 1337 00:55:22,918 --> 00:55:27,250 -What I'mma do without you now? -You fine. You got 18 shows. 1338 00:55:27,334 --> 00:55:29,792 -You good. -(all laughing) 1339 00:55:32,751 --> 00:55:37,042 (indistinct chatter) 1340 00:55:38,876 --> 00:55:41,918 Melina: And... action. 1341 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:44,500 Poor thing. She went to bed at 4:00. 1342 00:55:44,584 --> 00:55:48,834 Had a 8:42 call time, I just looked at it. 1343 00:55:48,918 --> 00:55:52,167 That's what happens when you have your own show. 1344 00:55:53,500 --> 00:55:55,334 (laughter) 1345 00:55:55,417 --> 00:55:56,918 Speaker: Go lie down, baby. 1346 00:55:57,000 --> 00:55:59,292 Anthony: Y'all got her talent ready. 1347 00:56:02,542 --> 00:56:04,751 Melina: I hope, in the future, that 1348 00:56:04,834 --> 00:56:08,042 people can take away from this, that it was a classic. 1349 00:56:08,125 --> 00:56:13,250 I really feel like it was a beautiful picture of how we live now. 1350 00:56:13,334 --> 00:56:16,500 When you think back to our era, you'll think back to "Insecure." 1351 00:56:16,584 --> 00:56:20,042 But I also hope that there's so many other shows that 1352 00:56:20,125 --> 00:56:25,375 follow in our footsteps, and really diversify that landscape. 1353 00:56:27,542 --> 00:56:29,375 And that's a cut... 1354 00:56:29,459 --> 00:56:34,459 of the last shot of "Insecure," the HBO series. 1355 00:56:34,542 --> 00:56:37,959 Speaker: That is... a series wrap 1356 00:56:38,042 --> 00:56:41,292 -on our queen, Issa Rae. -Let's go! 1357 00:56:41,375 --> 00:56:47,250 You guys, I am just incredibly humbled, blessed. 1358 00:56:47,334 --> 00:56:48,250 Uh... 1359 00:56:54,500 --> 00:56:57,292 but I'm just honored to know a lot of you. 1360 00:56:59,417 --> 00:57:04,125 When I, when I set out to do this-- Y'all know me. 1361 00:57:04,209 --> 00:57:06,167 I'm not, I'm not the topmost talented person, 1362 00:57:06,250 --> 00:57:07,792 I'm not the funniest person. 1363 00:57:07,876 --> 00:57:10,542 I'm not... I'm not 1364 00:57:10,626 --> 00:57:13,834 -the, the best person-- -You're Issa Rae! 1365 00:57:13,918 --> 00:57:18,751 But, you know, you aspire and you dream and you imagine, 1366 00:57:18,834 --> 00:57:22,083 and, and I never imagined that I would get to work 1367 00:57:22,167 --> 00:57:25,876 with all of you... in support of this, 1368 00:57:25,959 --> 00:57:28,626 and to meet so many amazing, talented people. 1369 00:57:28,709 --> 00:57:31,709 I think about my loved ones, 1370 00:57:31,792 --> 00:57:34,918 uh, my brothers and sisters in cast, 1371 00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:37,918 and how you guys have elevated me, 1372 00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:40,542 how I've learned so much from you along the way. 1373 00:57:40,626 --> 00:57:43,500 I've learned so much about myself through you, 1374 00:57:43,584 --> 00:57:46,792 and am just so blessed 1375 00:57:46,876 --> 00:57:48,042 to, to be in your presence, 1376 00:57:48,125 --> 00:57:50,083 and to know that I have family for life. 1377 00:57:50,167 --> 00:57:53,250 -That's a wrap! -(cheering) 1378 00:57:53,334 --> 00:57:56,375 ("Kinda Love" by TeaMarrr playing) 1379 00:58:03,792 --> 00:58:05,709 Prentice: When I look at other shows growing up, 1380 00:58:05,792 --> 00:58:07,459 I had not seen a family that looked like mine 1381 00:58:07,542 --> 00:58:10,000 in Black television till I saw "Cosby," right? 1382 00:58:10,083 --> 00:58:11,626 So, when I look at that show, I'm like, 1383 00:58:11,709 --> 00:58:13,334 that show inspired me to think that, like, 1384 00:58:13,417 --> 00:58:16,292 my representation of life can be on screen, 1385 00:58:16,375 --> 00:58:18,375 and it just made me believe it was possible. 1386 00:58:18,459 --> 00:58:20,292 So, if I had to distill it down, 1387 00:58:20,375 --> 00:58:23,083 I would hope that people would watch "Insecure" and go, 1388 00:58:23,167 --> 00:58:25,000 "Oh, like, achieving 1389 00:58:25,083 --> 00:58:29,751 at a high level, creatively, opportunity-wise is possible." 1390 00:58:29,834 --> 00:58:31,626 And, sometimes, in this country, 1391 00:58:31,709 --> 00:58:35,209 you don't always get to think that things that look like you are possible. 1392 00:58:35,292 --> 00:58:37,751 So, that's what I would hope the legacy behind it is, 1393 00:58:37,834 --> 00:58:41,918 whatever people need it to be, to know that it's possible. 1394 00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:45,250 (cheering) 1395 00:58:47,959 --> 00:58:51,209 (laughing) 1396 00:58:51,292 --> 00:58:55,083 -How you feel to be done, baby? -Baby, I'm tired, aight. 1397 00:58:55,167 --> 00:58:56,417 You too pretty, baby, you too pretty. 1398 00:58:56,500 --> 00:58:59,042 I started this shit, I poured out into this shit. 1399 00:58:59,125 --> 00:59:01,667 -We done, baby. "Insecure," bitch! -We done! 1400 00:59:01,751 --> 00:59:03,834 Yay! 1401 00:59:07,417 --> 00:59:11,375 -I love you. -I love you. I love you. 1402 00:59:12,375 --> 00:59:14,000 Can we go eat? 1403 00:59:16,209 --> 00:59:18,751 All: Hey! 1404 00:59:18,834 --> 00:59:21,959 -The hardest-working people in, in show business. -We did it! 1405 00:59:22,042 --> 00:59:23,709 Yvonne: Right here! Right here! 1406 00:59:26,542 --> 00:59:29,250 -Love you, boo. -I love you more. 1407 00:59:29,334 --> 00:59:32,167 I just wanna go down as people's favorite show. It's super simple. 1408 00:59:32,250 --> 00:59:36,584 Like, in the way that I talk nostalgically about the shows that shaped me, 1409 00:59:36,667 --> 00:59:38,876 that make me smile when I think about them, 1410 00:59:38,959 --> 00:59:43,000 that I reflect on a specific time in my life, happily. 1411 00:59:43,083 --> 00:59:45,250 Like, I want our show to do the same for people. 1412 00:59:45,334 --> 00:59:49,459 I want them to think about scenes and the first time they watched something, 1413 00:59:49,542 --> 00:59:52,792 and imagine where they were at the time that they watched it, 1414 00:59:52,876 --> 00:59:54,083 where they were in their lives. 1415 00:59:54,167 --> 00:59:57,000 I want it to be a part of who they are. 1416 00:59:57,083 --> 00:59:58,334 That would make me happy. 1417 00:59:58,417 --> 01:00:00,500 ("Kinda Love" continues) 1418 01:00:09,751 --> 01:00:13,709 ♪ I want that won't creep, won't sneak kinda love ♪ 1419 01:00:13,792 --> 01:00:17,167 ♪ That so deep, I'm freak kinda love ♪ 1420 01:00:17,250 --> 01:00:19,542 ♪ That, ooh ♪ 1421 01:00:19,626 --> 01:00:23,209 ♪ Yeah, I want you ♪ 1422 01:00:23,292 --> 01:00:26,500 ♪ Can you give me one good reason ♪ 1423 01:00:26,584 --> 01:00:29,667 ♪ Not to f... with you like that ♪ 1424 01:00:29,751 --> 01:00:33,083 ♪ Can you give me one good reason ♪ 1425 01:00:33,167 --> 01:00:36,417 ♪ Not to f... with you like that ♪ 1426 01:00:36,500 --> 01:00:39,792 ♪ Can you give me one good reason ♪ 1427 01:00:39,876 --> 01:00:43,042 ♪ Not to f... with you like that ♪ 1428 01:00:43,125 --> 01:00:49,667 ♪ Can you give me one good, one good, one good reason ♪ 1429 01:00:49,751 --> 01:00:53,000 ♪ Not to f... it up like that, oh ♪ 1430 01:00:53,083 --> 01:00:56,083 ♪ No, no, no, no, no, no ♪ 1431 01:00:56,167 --> 01:00:59,334 ♪ Don't wanna f... this up like that ♪ 1432 01:01:03,584 --> 01:01:05,209 ♪ You're the boom to the bang ♪ 1433 01:01:05,292 --> 01:01:06,918 ♪ When my front side get close ♪ 1434 01:01:07,000 --> 01:01:08,375 ♪ When we bang when we boom ♪ 1435 01:01:08,459 --> 01:01:11,209 ♪ What's the punchline for (pop)... ♪