Insecure

Sunday, May. 20, 2018

Carol Burnett, Fred Rogers Co., "Insecure," "Handmaid’s Tale" Among Peabody Honorees

Peabody Award winners and nominees were celebrated at a gala evening event on Saturday (5/19) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Hasan Minhaj, comedian, writer and senior correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” hosted the proceedings while also receiving a Peabody...

Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018

Peabody Award Entertainment Winners Include "The Handmaid’s Tale," "SNL," "Insecure"

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors revealed nine Entertainment winners, including Children’s & Youth, for programs released in 2017. Honorees include a dystopian look at the United States, a 1950s female comedian who runs afoul of decency laws, innovative reflections on diversity from up-and...

Saturday, Jul. 22, 2017

Issa Rae Discusses Season 2 of HBO's "Insecure"

The response to season one of Issa Rae's HBO series, "Insecure," was so strong, particularly on social media, that countless (and hilarious) memes were created about the star characters, and the show's male fans rallied behind the male lead after he had been cheated on.

It sparked the age...

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016

Issa Rae Finds Voice With HBO Series "Insecure"

For Issa Rae, it feels like the 1990s.

The creator and star of the HBO series "Insecure" said she's enjoying the debut of her TV show at a time when popular shows telling different stories about black culture are on the scene, from Ava DuVernay's "Queen Sugar" to Donald Glover's "Atlanta...