Revenge of the Black Best Friend

Name: Revenge of the Black Best Friend
Released: 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Olunike Adeliyi

TV Show · Comedy

Revenge of the Black Best Friend follows Dr. Toni Shakur, a self-help guru whose mission is to cancel the entertainment industry’s reliance on token Black characters…before she gets cancelled herself.

2022 · 11m

Starring Olunike Adeliyi

EPISODE 1

The Sassy Black Best Friend

Dr. Toni Shakur advertises her latest book in a ‘90s style infomercial and uses two case studies to illustrate how she would rewrite the stereotype of the sassy Black best friend.
EPISODE 2

I Swear I’m In This

In an episode of her recently syndicated talk show, Dr. Toni Shakur reveals to a Black actor that he has been cut from his new film and gives him a chance to confront the director who gave him the axe
EPISODE 3

The One Who Dies First

Phil is a Black actor on the set of a horror film who realizes a terrible truth: he’s “the guy who dies first.” Dr. Toni Shakur helps him resist the stereotype that requires his imminent death.
EPISODE 4

Never the Hero

Dr. Toni Shakur pitches a new series about a super squad of former sidekicks.
EPISODE 5

Thug Race

Dr. Toni Shakur is a guest judge on a reality tv show called Thug Race, where Black actors compete to determine who can play the most convincing “thug” and secure a speaking role in an upcoming film.
EPISODE 6

Cancelled

A high profile actress releases a video exposing the ways Dr. Toni Shakur has exploited Black actors and capitalised on racism in film and TV. Even worse, now she has been cancelled on Black Twitter.