Vanities

Laugh Track

June 2021
Vanities
Laugh Track
June 2021

Laugh Track

Gina Yashere—a creator of CBS's Bob Hearts Abishola, daughter of Nigerian immigrants, and author of the new memoir Cack-Handed—shares her inspirations with a caveat: "I was a child of the '80s. In England."

black-ish

"I love watching a family being unapologetically Black, tackling issues that pertain to us, and delving in through humor, and on prime-time TV."

Diff'rent Strokes

"A bit problematic, but as a kid, my dream was to be adopted by a rich old man and have a white maid. As I said, child of the '80s. England."

Born a Crime

by Trevor Noah

"We had similar experiences, though born in different countries. I loved his journey and storytelling style. And his mum was almost as nuts as mine!"