Erika Alexander

Is that how they came to be friends? Okay. Oh, that's right.

Is that how they came to be friends? Okay. Oh, that's right.

And they live above the women in a whole nother apartment. And one's a handyman of the apartment. The other one is the roommate. Right. There you go. Don't you ever go home? Good to see you too, girl. Where you going? Carnival? Today, my look and my law were fierce. I got my client the house, the Winnebago, alimony, and 70% of all the assets he tried to conceal.

And they live above the women in a whole nother apartment. And one's a handyman of the apartment. The other one is the roommate. Right. There you go. Don't you ever go home? Good to see you too, girl. Where you going? Carnival? Today, my look and my law were fierce. I got my client the house, the Winnebago, alimony, and 70% of all the assets he tried to conceal.

I left that man with nothing but a lip balm and half a Tic Tac. Don't touch me unless you want to get burned!

I left that man with nothing but a lip balm and half a Tic Tac. Don't touch me unless you want to get burned!

What was that? So that right there was the audition piece. And that's why I was. Was it? Let me tell you, I served that hard. You know how many times I had to do that scene?

What was that? So that right there was the audition piece. And that's why I was. Was it? Let me tell you, I served that hard. You know how many times I had to do that scene?

I was ready. I was ready.

I was ready. I was ready.

Right, right. I mean, but, you know, basically I knew one thing, that she was written very strong, that she came in immediately. She, you know, she serves a response. Uh-huh. A zinger right away. Zinger boom right away. She comes in, she dumps her bag, and then she tells her best friend, Khadija, what she's done for the day. And this is a winner.

Right, right. I mean, but, you know, basically I knew one thing, that she was written very strong, that she came in immediately. She, you know, she serves a response. Uh-huh. A zinger right away. Zinger boom right away. She comes in, she dumps her bag, and then she tells her best friend, Khadija, what she's done for the day. And this is a winner.

So basically, if a house has its own weather, Max has her own weather system. And she's coming in like a tornado, like a tornado.

So basically, if a house has its own weather, Max has her own weather system. And she's coming in like a tornado, like a tornado.

Just to know that Maxine Shaw is named for Yvette Lee Bowser's lawyer, the great Nina Shaw, who was a pioneering black lawyer, entertainment lawyer. And still is. But what you see, of course, with her braids and all of that. Let's talk about your hair. I came in the door with that hair. Right. Deborah Hair Bay of Red Salon. I was growing it out from another show.

Just to know that Maxine Shaw is named for Yvette Lee Bowser's lawyer, the great Nina Shaw, who was a pioneering black lawyer, entertainment lawyer. And still is. But what you see, of course, with her braids and all of that. Let's talk about your hair. I came in the door with that hair. Right. Deborah Hair Bay of Red Salon. I was growing it out from another show.

She put that in and I came to the audition like that. I really feel like we did this taping. We were at the table read and we, like three days later, we were taping. I don't even remember, but it went fast.

She put that in and I came to the audition like that. I really feel like we did this taping. We were at the table read and we, like three days later, we were taping. I don't even remember, but it went fast.

It was very fast. So that's what it was.

It was very fast. So that's what it was.