In this week’s episode, I’m so excited to introduce you to Ashlei Shyne, an LA-based comedy writer, actress, filmmaker and activist. She is best-known for playing Josephine Baker in the new sketch comedy tv series “The Book of Queer" now streaming on Discovery+.

She created, wrote and directed the web series “#TMI” and also created, wrote and directed a short film called Sia As a writer, Ashlei is passionate about writing character-driven comedies centered around love, Black women and the LGBTQIA+ community.