A Black Lady Sketch Show Review: So You Just Out Here Chloroforming Anybody? (Season 2 Episode 2)

It’s the return of superspy Trinity, a celebration of Tuscan Beef, and the introduction of Jessica aka Messica on A Black Lady Sketch Show Season 2 Episode 2, “So You Just Out Here Chloroforming Anybody?”

This is another stellar outing as A Black Lady Sketch Show uses its 30 minutes to deliver everything from a fan favorite’s return to 1800s horror to grammar lessons.

The episode manages to hit all these beats, without viewers ever once feeling whiplash. It’s a rare comedy that makes us wish for more when the credits roll. And in this case, even the credits are funny.

We’ve all had that awkward moment when you’re at a reunion and you have no idea what the person’s name is. Mix in a Girls Trip style getaway and a mysterious woman who hilariously knows everyone’s business, and you once again have that special brand of A Black Lady Sketch Show situational humor.

What keeps the series so captivating is that it takes everyday real-world moments and brilliantly bends them to the most ridiculous conclusion possible.

With no one recognizing Robin Thede’s Jessica, for just a moment it all feels familiar. Then things take a turn into crazy town and we are instantly in love with Jessica, or as her real friends know her, Messica.

Though she’s not on screen long, Messica makes a lasting impression. The way she somehow knows everyone’s wildest secrets, and just reveals them in casual conversation has us counting the episodes until she returns.

Speaking of returning favorites, invisible spy Trinity is back. There’s a resigned annoyance in Ashley Nicole Black’s portrayal that makes Trinity so much fun to watch.

It’s 100 percent true that certain Black women are invisible. The way the show finds the comedy in this frustrating aspect of being a Black woman is a unique A Black Lady Sketch Show element.

As everyone from her date to her own co-workers routinely ignores her, we feel every part of Trinity’s exhaustion. It’s the authenticity you only get from this show.

The secret weapon of the show is the interstitials set at the end of the world. This is where the women get to shine away from crazy costumes and setups.

Gabrielle Dennis’ intimate scene with the alcohol may have been the funniest moment of the episode, and all she needs to draw us in is quiet reverence for her real true loves.

This episode is a study in amazing physical comedy. From Thede’s epic death scene as Trinity’s rival Dina, to “I Wheel Survive,” her post-breakup spin class, there is no limit to where she can physically take a character.

The whole cast has this ability, as they enthusiastically dance their way through surprisingly dangerous A Different World inspired credits and Laci Mosley runs a gauntlet of twerking.

Every sketch comedy show has a tone and style unique to the series. In this case, A Black Lady Sketch Show has a fearlessness to take big swings, bringing viewers along on a ride powered by the best kind of over-the-top nonsense.

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A Black Lady Sketch Show airs Fridays at 11/10c on HBO.

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