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The Nod

Getting Insecure with Jay Ellis

The Nod

Gimlet

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Arts

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

For Colored Nerds is back! And to kick things off, Brittany and Eric sit down with actor Jay Ellis, who plays the most divisive character on Insecure — Lawrence. He told us all about his thoughts on Lawrence, what it’s meant to play such a controversial character, and what’s in store for the rest of Insecure’s fifth and final season. To get your weekly dose of Brittany and Eric, be sure to subscribe to For Colored Nerds wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, y'all, it's Brittany.

0:01.7

And Eric.

0:02.5

And this past year, we have really missed being in you guys' podcast feeds.

0:07.1

And that's why we are so excited to say that our original podcast for Color Nords is

0:12.2

relaunching with all new episodes.

0:14.9

If you've been missing your weekly dose of black culture from the two of us, worry no

0:19.9

more.

0:20.9

We will be dropping new episodes in the for Color Nords feed every Tuesday from here on out.

0:25.7

As a thank you for rocking with us for so long.

0:28.5

Here's one of our first new episodes.

0:30.4

We hope you like it.

0:31.4

Hi, I'm Eric.

0:35.5

And I'm Brittany.

0:45.5

This is For Color Nords.

0:47.8

The weekly show will be peel back the layers of black culture that we rarely discuss in

0:52.9

Mixed Company.

0:54.1

This week we're talking about the final season of Insecure and one of the most divisive

0:58.0

characters on TV, Lawrence.

1:00.6

Yes, Lawrence.

1:01.6

And we're going to talk to the actor who plays him, Jay Ellis.

1:06.2

We're chatting with Jay about how the character at Lawrence came to be.

1:09.9

Lawrence's epic blowout with Condola.

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