Actress Niecy Nash on 'Claws'

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🗓️ 19 June 2018

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Best known for comedic roles in Reno 911, The Mindy Project, and HBO's Getting On, Niecy Nash stars in the TNT show Claws, a female-driven crime drama in its second season that one critic described as "Breaking Bad meets Steel Magnolias." She tells Sam how she used comedy to overcome tragedy in her personal life, and bringing a black, female anti-hero to TV. Email [email protected] or tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with feels.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders, it's been a minute.
0:08.4	It's Tuesday and I have a conversation for you.
0:10.8	This week I'm talking with Nisi Nash, she's the star of a new drama on TNT.
0:15.0	It's called Claws.
0:16.0	You probably already know Nisi Nash from HBO's getting on, from Reno911, from the Mindy
0:22.8	Project, from the film Selma.
0:26.0	But this new role she's in, it is kind of a departure for her.
0:29.4	So this show Claws, Nisi's character on the show, runs a nail shop that launters drug
0:35.0	money under the table.
0:36.5	So this show has been described as breaking bad meets still magnolias.
0:41.7	And it is the first time that Nisi Nash gets to be the lead in this very dramatic role.
0:46.6	She plays this layered, multifaceted, black female anti-hero who gets to do all the bad stuff
0:52.1	on screen that we're used to only seeing men do.
0:56.2	This show is new for Nisi in some other ways too.
0:58.4	On Claws, she works a lot behind the scenes.
1:01.1	From the casting to the writing, she even came up with her character's hairstyle.
1:05.7	Nisi also works alongside another woman of color, Rashida Jones, who is one of the show's
1:10.6	executive producers.
1:11.6	Alright, let's get into it.
1:13.6	Here's me, talking to Nisi Nash, she and I were together at NPR West.
1:16.9	Enjoy.
1:17.9	How are you living?
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