The popular podcast 2 Dope Queens started two years ago and now it’s coming to TV in the form of four HBO comedy specials. The podcasts hosts, Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, talk about where the show’s power and chemistry come from.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
2 Dope Queens is a popular podcast that is coming to HBO as a TV show. It’s a program where the hosts riff on pop culture, gender, race and comedy. Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson recently caught up with our TV critic, Eric Deggans. They told him a lot of the show’s power comes from the chemistry between two young black women speaking openly and honestly about their lives.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, “2 DOPE QUEENS”)
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: It’s Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, your two dope queens.
ERIC DEGGANS, BYLINE: There is nothing quite like hanging with the 2 Dope Queens, which is obvious from the moment that both hosts take the stage in their HBO special and Williams…
