The ‘2 Dope Queens’ HBO special serves all the looks and all the laughs

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HBO’s Game of Thrones Season 8 campaign asks who’s coming #ForTheThrone. And the answer is  a pair of brilliant and beautiful Coco Khaleesis, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson.

Though they started out as podcasting royalty, thanks to the success of 2 Dope Queens, the comic duo conquered premium cable last year with a four-episode HBO special of the same title. Now the knockout second season, which premieres Friday, sees them settle fully into their thrones. 

At a time when so much of comedy seems paralyzed by the shifting rules of progressive culture or stuck in a rut of endless Trump reactionism, 2 Dope Queens offers a world of contagious optimism and laughter.    Read more…

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