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If you like2 Dope Queensthe podcast, youll like2 Dope Queensthe HBO series.
Like most things on television, its possible to watch the four-part comedy special anytime you like.
Stand-up comedians pop in to do short sets, and high-profile guests show up to chat with the Queens.
Williams and Robinson, who always look chic, also look extra put together for premium cable.
(I still dont know where she got them.)
Essentially,2 Dope Queensis a late-night show doing valuable things that the major web link late-night shows do not.
Second, its conversations have a much more organic vibe than the sit-down interviews on theTonight ShoworLate Show.
But theres an improvisational air to the proceedings that suggests everyone is more comfortable just going with the flow.
Ive seen the first two episodes of2 Dope Queens, and of the two, the second is stronger.
I dont know, um, how it stays.
How you’re able to have really incredible … Parker starts, trying to formulate a question.
Everyone shut your mouths!
Robinson shouts at the audience, hearing light laughter.
This is a safe space!
Drag them, Sarah!
To be clear, white cluelessness is still a ripe subject for eye rolls in2 Dope Queens.
(Heres one, Williams offers.
The white guy at the bar who says, I love chocolate.)
Much like they are on their podcast, Williams and Robinson keep it real but inclusive.
Their observational comedy is incisive, but never mean.
Heres another reason why: There are two of them.
We rarely see hosting partnerships that are true partnerships.
