Kim Coles

It's a little red. It's reddish. You've got to be kidding me. Candid conversation between friends and family. That was the tagline. And that's what we're going to do. We're friends and family. So this is perfect. See?

It's a little red. It's reddish. You've got to be kidding me. Candid conversation between friends and family. That was the tagline. And that's what we're going to do. We're friends and family. So this is perfect. See?

Oh, I did not know that you literally met the spotlight. That's a little bright. That's a little bright. You can't take the pressure. Can't take the pressure. Okay. It's 1993. It is a couple of years after I have been released, let go, fired, fired from In Living Color. Far from my first job in Living Color. And so I've been just out there in the world still doing stand-up.

Oh, I did not know that you literally met the spotlight. That's a little bright. That's a little bright. You can't take the pressure. Can't take the pressure. Okay. It's 1993. It is a couple of years after I have been released, let go, fired, fired from In Living Color. Far from my first job in Living Color. And so I've been just out there in the world still doing stand-up.

I had a couple of holding deals. That's when they give talent money to not do anything while they develop something for you, and then nothing gets developed.

I had a couple of holding deals. That's when they give talent money to not do anything while they develop something for you, and then nothing gets developed.

I was in the purgatory of waiting to work again. Okay. That's the life of an actor, performer, comedian. It's how it goes. Okay.

I was in the purgatory of waiting to work again. Okay. That's the life of an actor, performer, comedian. It's how it goes. Okay.

And I get a phone call one day. Let's reenact it. Oh, it's my manager, Sinclair. My manager's name was Sinclair. Go figure. Hey, Sinclair. Hey. Yeah, just sit around. I'm not doing nothing. A meeting? What? Where? Warner Brothers. I'm in. And so we go to Warner Brothers to a meeting. I meet with Les Moonves. At the time, it was still called Lorimar, Lorimar Productions. That's right.

And I get a phone call one day. Let's reenact it. Oh, it's my manager, Sinclair. My manager's name was Sinclair. Go figure. Hey, Sinclair. Hey. Yeah, just sit around. I'm not doing nothing. A meeting? What? Where? Warner Brothers. I'm in. And so we go to Warner Brothers to a meeting. I meet with Les Moonves. At the time, it was still called Lorimar, Lorimar Productions. That's right.

And so I go up to Warner Brothers and this is, you know, I've been taking meetings all along. So like, OK, another meeting. And in this meeting, the executives and Les say that they want to do a show on. about women, about Black women, about their friendships and relationships and career and sex and, you know, all the things.

And so I go up to Warner Brothers and this is, you know, I've been taking meetings all along. So like, OK, another meeting. And in this meeting, the executives and Les say that they want to do a show on. about women, about Black women, about their friendships and relationships and career and sex and, you know, all the things.

And they mentioned a very pivotal scene inside of Jungle Fever, affectionately termed the War Council scene. So it's a bunch of women sitting around talking about men and what they're doing, what they're not doing right. And these are the people at Warner Brothers who have mentioned this scene. And you were in the room with Sinclair, just you and Sinclair.

And they mentioned a very pivotal scene inside of Jungle Fever, affectionately termed the War Council scene. So it's a bunch of women sitting around talking about men and what they're doing, what they're not doing right. And these are the people at Warner Brothers who have mentioned this scene. And you were in the room with Sinclair, just you and Sinclair.

So it's proof that our culture matters and our culture influences. And they knew that that film and that scene in particular, these women talking was magical. And so I said... I I'd love to do something like that. But if the show is about bashing men, I'm not interested. Now, I realize now that that scene wasn't so much about just bashing men. It was like understanding what men are doing.

So it's proof that our culture matters and our culture influences. And they knew that that film and that scene in particular, these women talking was magical. And so I said... I I'd love to do something like that. But if the show is about bashing men, I'm not interested. Now, I realize now that that scene wasn't so much about just bashing men. It was like understanding what men are doing.

Even though I've been fired. That's a story for another day.

Even though I've been fired. That's a story for another day.

But I was talent that was sort of being, you know, courted in other places and nothing had landed. So that's nice to know. And it's a nice position to be in to go like we want it. We may want to create something for you. And I was like, that's great. But if it's about bashing men, I'm not. No, thank you. They were like, okay, got it, got it.

But I was talent that was sort of being, you know, courted in other places and nothing had landed. So that's nice to know. And it's a nice position to be in to go like we want it. We may want to create something for you. And I was like, that's great. But if it's about bashing men, I'm not. No, thank you. They were like, okay, got it, got it.