-For ages, the Black man has been seen as many things,
but we have a softer side.
-I'm gonna ask Alicia to marry me.
-What? -Seriously, dude?
I've almond milk in my fridge longer
than you've been with Alicia.
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-Clank, clank, y'all. Clank, clank, yeah.
I just love the aspect that there's no big hook,
like, you know, we're living in a scary house
and it's like...
We're just people who exist.
-We're just six friends, you know, enjoying wine,
learning about each other, relationships,
helping each other, being there for each other.
-This is fine. It's bold with a medium body.
I think I taste notes of blackberry,
maybe a little cocoa in there.
You know I got a couple books on wine,
and Lebron drinks it.
Wine is black now. -Alright.
-How close do you think you are to your character?
-For me, it was so natural to like kind of fall in
to this rhythm of Wyatt.
-My wife is the smartest, kindest person that I know.
I mean, damn.
-Oh, damn you
-Oh, damn you Damn you.
Damn you, girl. -I'm gonna damn you all day.
-You're gonna damn me all day? I'm gonna damn you...
-All night. -...all night.
-I think I first went up for Noah, then tested for Wyatt,
then tested for Anthony, and then was lucky enough
to get Anthony. -That's right.
Yo are looking at the newest vice president
at Joseph and Phillips accounting.
[ Cheering ]
-Carl and I happened to be at a bar.
-I think the club the night before.
-The club night before.
-The night before you chemistry reading?
-Cut the cameras. Cut the cameras.
-Yo, man, have you been using my Netflix?
-Oh yeah, homie. I've been watching
this Japanese reality show.
Everyone is so polite, but there's palpable tension.
That joint goes hard. -That's great,
but now my algorithm is all confused.
All my shows are Japanese.
-You're welcome, and should I say
[speaks Japanese]
-Coming from improv where it's very like male dominated,
I am like used to playing with guys.
We play well together, we play well together.
I think your so funny, you let me be funny.
-Just thinking about this girl I met earlier.
There was a spark. -There was no spark.
Your heart is like a gas station bathroom,
open 24 hours and a absolute mess.
-My heart is not like a bathroom.
-It's a dirty bathroom.
-What you think, Grasie? -Yeah, Grasie.
What you think? -On the spot, Grasie.
-Oh, wow, well.
I'm, you know, the one who came in later.
I don't know if you guys know, but I'm not in the pilot.
-How dare you? -That was a mop
standing there the whole time. -Oh, my God.
-When Grasie was added, it was like, oh, that's nice
to have a lady counterpart, some feminine energy,
and it's like we can have adventures together.
-I'm new to this group, and the first thing I do
is break the washing machine? -Eh, I got you covered.
I'm gonna text my handyman, he's gonna fix it.
-First, I need a little help finding my tools.
-Oh, no.
-Phil Augusta Jackson had such an amazing vision,
and Dan Goor, they're both from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
Phil EP'd on "Insecure."
-Phil is like, "I wrote this pilot
with you in mind as one of the parts.
Would you be interested?"
-As I was like, "Anything Phil Jackson does
I am happy to jump on board.
I hadn't read a thing, but I was like, "Yes.
-We're gonna do some affirmations.
-I'm a strong Black woman.
-I'm a Black woman. -I'm a Black woman, yes.
-Everybody was talking about this script.
What was so striking to me about reading it was,
up until that point, I been out and auditioning
for prisoners and policemen, these sort of
stereotypical Black men.
-So often we're either a super human
or we're the worst.
It's so good to just see like these are just people
who hang out. -Yeah, we're not monolith.
We're all different types and personalities.
I love that about our show. -We all got different --
Like, I hate everything this dude is interested in.
-Hates everything I'm into.
-Because it's all weird. -But you're still friends.
-Yes. -Cheers, friends.
-Clank, clank.
-Maybe you should talk to a therapist.
-I'm good. Black people don't do therapy.
-Mm-hmm. -Nah.
I'm Black, and I go to therapy.
-I don't trust therapists. My psychic told me not to.
-I did therapy. -Finally. Thank you.
Couple's therapy is what lead to my divorce.
-God...