Brittani Nichols

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Brittani Nichols
Born
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University (BA)
OccupationActor, writer, producer
Years active2021 - present
Notable work
Words With Girls (2012)

Brittani Nichols (born June 20, 1988)[citation needed] is an American producer, actress, comedian, and writer.[1] In 2016, Nichols wrote, produced, and starred in the film Suicide Kale, which won the Audience Award for Best U.S. Dramatic Feature at 2016 Outfest. She has written for the television programs A Black Lady Sketch Show, Take My Wife, and Strangers.[2]

Career[]

Television and film[]

Nichols moved to Los Angeles after college and developed the web series Words With Girls (2012), which she later rewrote as a full-length pilot that was produced by Issa Rae and 's initiative ColorCreative.tv.[3][4][5] The series centered a group of queer twenty-something roommates in LA and starred Nichols, Corbin Reid, Hannah Hart, Alex Sturman, and Lauren Neal.[5] In 2016, Nichols wrote, produced, and starred in Suicide Kale, a dark comedy with an all queer-woman cast.[6] Nichols stated in an interview that she set out to make a lesbian movie that "wasn’t about coming out, sleeping with a man, or a character death at the end".[7] Both Words with Girls and Suicide Kale draw on Nichols' own experiences as a lesbian, and she has stated repeatedly in interviews that she is committed to increasing LGBTQ and African-American representation in media.[8] Suicide Kale won the Audience Award for Best U.S. Dramatic Feature at Outfest.[2]

She has appeared in a number of television programs including Billy on the Street, Take My Wife, and Transparent.[9][6]

Nichols was a writer for season one of the HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show.[10] She has also written for Strangers, Drop the Mic, and Take My Wife.[11]

In 2020 it was announced that Nichols would produce a dramedy, Toothbrush, for Quibi through ColorCreative.[12]

Other work[]

In 2016, she released a five track EP, Brittani Nichols Likes You.[1]

Nichols previously co-hosted two podcasts, Brand New Podcast with Ariana Lenarsky, and Hamilton the Podcast with Khalehla Rixon.[13]

Personal life[]

Nichols was born and raised in Chicago.[14] She attended Yale University, where she played on the women's basketball team.[15] She credits Dave Chappelle with cultivating her interest in comedy.[10]

She is gay.[16]

Filmography[]

Acting[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Words with Girls Brittani 5 episodes
2013 Unicorn Plan-It Random Sleeper Episode: "Across the YOUniverse"
2015 Transparent Nicol 3 episodes
2016 Suicide Kale Jasmine Rawlings Also writer
2016 The Fat One Reese Episode: "Not Hungry"
2017 Rad Lands Farmer Knox Episode: "Big"
2018 Take My Wife Bethani 2 episodes
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show Barbecue Daddy #2 / Ex 2 episodes

Writer[]

Year Title Notes
2012 Words with Girls 6 episodes
2015 The Xperiment 26 episodes
2016 Suicide Kale Also actress
2018 Take My Wife 5 episodes
2018 Strangers Episode: "First Skate"
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show 6 episodes

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Brittani Nichols Likes You And She's Proving It With Her New EP". Autostraddle. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Outfest Award Winners Revealed as Andrew Ahn's 'Spa Night' Takes Grand Jury Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. ^ "Words With Girls: Brittani Nichols is on a Mission with New Pilot". Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. ^ "Brittani Nichols - 2007-08 - Women's Basketball". Yale University. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Bernard, Riese (2014-09-23). ""Words With Girls" Episode One Recap: Pilot This Pilot Into Your Heart This Minute". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Nelson, Carrie (2016-10-21). "'Suicide Kale' Is a Hilarious Film About Queerness and Suicidal Feelings". Vice. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  7. ^ Brown, Keah (2016-10-15). "Lunch with a Side of 'Suicide Kale'". Digital Fashion Magazine | Free Fashion Magazine | Fashion Magazine Online. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  8. ^ "Q&A: The "Suicide Kale" Cast on Making Film More Inclusive". 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  9. ^ "Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher on making 'Take My Wife' season 2". The Daily Dot. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mini Q+A with Brittani Nichols". GOLD Comedy. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  11. ^ Harris, Lynn (2019-03-12). "Pro tip from Brittani Nichols: Say no". GOLD Comedy. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  12. ^ Otterson, Joe (2020-09-14). "Issa Rae's ColorCreative to Develop Dramedy Series 'Toothbrush' With Brittani Nichols at Quibi (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  13. ^ "18 LGBTQ women in entertainment to celebrate this Women's History Month". GLAAD. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  14. ^ "Comedy Crush: Everything Brittani Nichols Touches Turns to Hilarious". Autostraddle. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  15. ^ "Yale". Yale. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  16. ^ "Words With Girls: Brittani Nichols is on a Mission with New Pilot". Retrieved 2019-07-17.

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