{"id":163341,"date":"2022-11-07T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=163341"},"modified":"2022-12-02T13:38:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T18:38:38","slug":"lena-waithe-kym-whitley-talk-kym-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/lena-waithe-kym-whitley-talk-kym-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Lena Waithe &#038; Kym Whitley talk &#8216;KYM&#8217; (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona participated in a roundtable with Lena Waithe and Kym Whitley to talk the hilarious eponymous scripted audio series &#8216;KYM&#8217;. Multiple outlets participated as the pair gave insight into the creative process and provided lots of laughs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/okhSWTOcFq8?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/okhSWTOcFq8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From creative visionary Lena Waithe and Hillman Grad Productions (<em>Queen &amp; Slim<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Chi<\/em>) comes a Hollywood story you rarely get to hear. Introducing&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/author\/Kym-Whitley\/B08FSXYX98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kym<\/a><\/em>, Audible\u2019s brand-new, raw as hell, heartfelt comedy starring&nbsp;Kym&nbsp;Whitley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image002-2.png\" alt=\"Lena Waithe &amp; Kym Whitley talk 'KYM'\n\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-162977\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by Lena Waithe and&nbsp;Kym&nbsp;Whitley,&nbsp;<em>Kym<\/em>&nbsp;is a new scripted comedy audio series featuring an all-star cast including&nbsp;<strong>Sherri Shepherd, David A. Arnold, Jess Hilarious, Jenifer Lewis<\/strong>, Oscar-nominated actress&nbsp;<strong>Cynthia Erivo,<\/strong>&nbsp;and more, with original music composed by multiple Grammy Award-winning artist&nbsp;<strong>Wyclef Jean<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in Los Angeles,&nbsp;<em>Kym<\/em>&nbsp;follows the fictionalized story of&nbsp;Kym&nbsp;Wilson, a single, middle-aged stand-up comic and actress trying to keep her Hollywood star rising while simultaneously raising a young boy left on her doorstep. As&nbsp;Kym&nbsp;balances showbiz demands with her son\u2019s growing needs\u2014and while her child\u2019s biological mom keeps popping in and out of their lives\u2014a hard-to-shake romance creeps back into her heart. Can&nbsp;Kym\u2019s grit, talent, and cool keep everything\u2014and everyone\u2014in check?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/02\/lena-waithes-hillman-grad-productions-indeed-announce-winners-for-rising-voices-initiative-season-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/02\/lena-waithes-hillman-grad-productions-indeed-announce-winners-for-rising-voices-initiative-season-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona participated in a roundtable with Lena Waithe and Kym Whitley to talk the hilarious eponymous scripted audio series &#8216;KYM&#8217;. Multiple outlets participated as the pair gave insight into the creative process and provided lots of laughs. From creative visionary Lena Waithe and Hillman Grad Productions (Queen &amp; Slim&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Chi) comes a [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/lena-waithe-kym-whitley-talk-kym-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":162979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27144,145,19,144,18,142,23],"tags":[2071,30117,3806,570,151,574,575,577],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-163341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-exclusives","8":"category-featured","9":"category-features","10":"category-highlighted","11":"category-interviews","12":"category-videos","13":"category-watch","14":"tag-black-film","15":"tag-black-film-tv","16":"tag-blackfilm","17":"tag-images","18":"tag-interview","19":"tag-photos","20":"tag-pics","21":"tag-trailer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lena Waithe &amp; Kym Whitley talk &#039;KYM&#039; (VIDEO) - blackfilm.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lena Waithe &amp; Kym Whitley talk &#039;KYM&#039;. 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