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Take the 50-question quizWho co-created Insecure with Larry Wilmore and plays the lead?
The show is partly based on her web series Awkward Black Girl.
Which YouTube web series was Insecure partially based on?
Rae raised $56,269 on Kickstarter in 2011 to finish its first season.
On which network did Insecure air?
It premiered online via HBO Now and HBO Go on September 23, 2016, before the weekly broadcast began.
How many seasons of Insecure were made?
The finale aired on December 26, 2021.
Who plays Issa's best friend Molly Carter?
She landed the role in 2015 without an agent or any real acting experience.
What is Molly's profession?
She has career success but difficulty dating men.
Issa and Molly have been best friends since their days at which university?
Rae herself graduated from Stanford in 2007 in African and African-American Studies.
What is the name of the non-profit where Issa works in the early seasons?
It serves middle-school students of colour.
Who plays Issa's long-term boyfriend Lawrence Walker?
He won an NAACP Image Award for the role.
Why has Lawrence been slacking in the relationship in season one?
Issa struggles to reignite the passion in their relationship.
In which part of L.A. is Insecure set?
Rae has been credited with changing perceptions of the area by spotlighting its Black businesses.
Who is the showrunner of Insecure?
He held the job for all five seasons and directed the Netflix film Uncorked.
Which director of Beyoncé's 'Formation' was an executive producer on the show?
She introduced Solange to the production as a music consultant.
Which musician created original music for the first season?
He continued to oversee the soundtrack with Rae and supervisor Kier Lehmann.
Which singer served as music consultant on Insecure?
Matsoukas, who directed her 'Losing You' video, made the introduction.
What record label did Rae found after the soundtracks' success?
It launched in partnership with Atlantic Records in 2019.
Which of these artists contributed to the Insecure soundtrack?
Goldlink and The Internet were also featured.
On what date did HBO pick up the pilot?
Rae and Wilmore had started work on it on August 6, 2013.
When did the second season premiere?
Season three followed on August 12, 2018 and season four on April 12, 2020.
The fourth season earned how many Primetime Emmy nominations in 2020?
They included Outstanding Comedy Series.
In which year did the American Film Institute name Insecure a top-10 TV program?
A Peabody followed in 2018.
Which cast member earned a 2020 Emmy nomination for supporting actress?
Critics often named her the show's MVP.
Which character does Natasha Rothwell play?
She was also a writer and supervising producer on the show.
Amanda Seales plays which friend of Issa and Molly?
Alpha Kappa Alpha members objected in 2021 to her character wearing the sorority's insignia.
Who plays Daniel King, Issa's on-and-off love interest?
He was a main cast member in seasons two and three.
Kendrick Sampson plays which character from season three onward?
Sampson was previously known for The Vampire Diaries and How to Get Away with Murder.
Alexander Hodge plays Andrew Tan, a love interest of which character?
He was promoted to the main cast for season four.
Who plays Frieda, Issa's co-worker at the non-profit?
She was a main cast member for the first three seasons.
What Rotten Tomatoes rating did the first season receive?
The fifth season also scored 100%.
Which channel began airing the series in syndication in February 2023?
It aired two back-to-back episodes at a time.
Insecure became the first HBO series available on which rival streamer in July 2023?
The deal covered the U.S. only.
Who appeared in season one as Issa's role model?
Delyna Diop is a teacher from Louisiana.
What is Rae's full birth name?
Jo-Issa combines her grandmothers' names Joyce and Isseu; Rae honours an artist aunt.
Rae's father is a pediatrician from which country?
The family lived in Dakar for part of her childhood; she is fluent in French.
In which Maryland suburb was Rae mostly raised?
She has joked about growing up with swim team, street hockey and Passover dinners.
What was the title of Rae's 2015 bestselling memoir?
It chronicles her struggle with not being considered 'black enough' at times.
What viral line did Rae deliver on the 2017 Emmys red carpet?
It ended up on T-shirts and in a Wale song.
What is the name of Rae's production company, founded in 2020?
It signed a five-year deal with WarnerMedia in March 2021.
How much did Rae's 2011 Kickstarter for the web series raise?
It came from 1,960 donations.
Season two of the web series aired on whose YouTube channel?
The channel was i am OTHER.
Where was Orji born?
She grew up in Laurel, Maryland and boarded at Linden Hall in Pennsylvania.
Orji holds a master's degree in which field?
She found comedy performing stand-up in the talent round of a beauty pageant.
What is the title of Orji's book?
Her TEDx talk 'The wait is sexy' explained her abstinence before marriage.
Jay Ellis played Reuben 'Payback' Fitch in which 2022 blockbuster?
His first major role was on BET's The Game in 2013.
Natasha Rothwell wrote for which sketch show in the 2014–15 season?
She later played Belinda on The White Lotus.
Under what stage name was Seales once known as an MTV2 VJ?
She later earned a master's in African American studies with a hip-hop concentration.
The showrunner wrote and directed which 2020 streaming film about a sommelier?
Penny's mother is a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.
Larry Wilmore was also an executive producer of which ABC sitcom?
He co-created Insecure with Rae.
How many Golden Globe nominations did Rae receive for Insecure?
All were for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy.
What score did Metacritic give season two?
Seasons one and three both scored 84.
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