9. Telling Our Stories with Marina Franklin

The Secret Lives of Black Women

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4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

There’s something freeing about realizing that no one really knows what they are talking about. Charla felt a particular sense of freedom when she discovered comedy. The same can be said for actor, writer and comedian Marina Franklin, who knows that standup saved her life. In this episode we talk about how comedy shaped Marinas’ world, how the industry hasn’t really changed that much and the courage it took for her to do something she’s been hungry to do for a long time. You can find more about The SLBW at https://www.instagram.com/theslbw/ Follow SLBW on Twitter and Instagram @theslbw Find Marina Franklin @marinayfranklin on Twitter and Instagram This episode is sponsored by VitaCup (www.vitacup.com code: SECRETLIVES), Credo Mobile (www.credo.com/slobw), and Away (www.awaytravel.com/secretlives code: SECRETLIVES).

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0:00.0	You'll be around long enough, you realize that no one really knows what they're talking about.
0:07.0	So go forth into the world as you, and that's it. This industry that we're in is still very male white dominated and I
0:21.0	still see them doing things strategically.
0:25.0	So while they may give one person or maybe a few people things,
0:30.0	how long does it last?
0:32.0	How long are you in the writing room? things, how long does it last?
0:32.6	How long are you in the writing room?
0:35.4	How much do they let you grow as an actor on screen?
0:41.9	Stand up has actually saved my life in so many ways and made me a better person.
0:52.0	This is the secret Lives of Black Woman. I'm Lauren. I'm Charla. And today we are talking about a subject that's very close to you, Charlotte, which is to stand-up comedy and being a black woman in
1:05.9	stand-up comedy. Pew pew pew yep yep we're talking about.
1:10.3	I'm very lucky to get to do stand-up. I feel like it's something that's changed my life. I was never a very talkative
1:16.7	person. I've always been very shy and behind the scenes and I'm so excited to
1:22.0	talk with our guests today,
1:23.8	Marina Franklin.
1:24.8	She's a stand-up comedian.
1:26.4	She's an actor and a writer.
1:28.4	She's your friend.
1:29.5	She's my friend.
1:30.6	Oh, friendship.
1:32.2	I wanted to sing what about your friends. That's the weird thing that came out was,
1:36.3	ooh, friendship.
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