#GAReads | A New Day in Late Night: Women Make Their Mark in Competitive Field
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"A New Day in Late Night: Women Make Their Mark in Competitive Field":
“People kept asking me if I felt nervous or felt pressure,” Thede recalls. “I kept saying, ‘No, I’m ready.’ ”
As momentous as that first taping was for Thede, an equally important moment came months earlier at the “Rundown” production offices across the street from the stage, when her core team of writers and producers assembled for the first full day of work. Thede, a seasoned comedy scribe who was head writer for Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore,” looked around at a staff largely composed of women and people of color. For a few minutes she was overcome with emotion.