Insecure
Shady as Fuck
TV Flash files “Shady as Fuck” as hour 5 of 44 in the TV Flash guide — Insecure (2016–2021) on HBO, season 1, episode 5, aired 2016-11-06, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E05: listed hour 5 of 44 in the Insecure guide, hour 5 of 8 in season 1. It aired 2016-11-06 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Thirsty as Fuck” (S01E04). Next is “Guilty as Fuck” (S01E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A mortified Issa searches for a way to get her open mic video taken down and finds herself reconnecting with Daniel during a trip to his studio. Lawrence faces questions about his future with Issa. Molly invites her "perfect guy" Chris to her co-worker's engagement party, while attempting to navigate her "friendship" with Jared.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Shady as Fuck sit in the Insecure guide?
S01E05 is listed hour 5 of 44 — hour 5 of 8 in season 1, season 1 episode 5.
When did Insecure S01E05 air?
Shady as Fuck aired 2016-11-06 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Season one, from the Awkward Black Girl web-series roots. The Issa/Molly friendship is the spine; needle drops and fantasy interludes are the house style from the jump.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Issa and Molly keep ambition, romance, and friendship aligned in Los Angeles while awkwardness stays on camera. Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore's HBO comedy — needle drops, fantasy interludes, dating math — quietly redefined the network's half-hour. Five complete seasons of Black professional life that is specific, funny, unsentimental, and unwilling to fake a perfect landing.
October 9, 2016. HBO premiered Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore's comedy from Rae's *Awkward Black Girl* web-series roots, and the half-hour quietly changed the network's inventory mix. Issa and Molly try to keep ambition, romance, and friendship aligned in Los Angeles while awkwardness refuses to stay off-camera. Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji lead; Jay Ellis, Amanda Seales, Natasha Rothwell, and the circle keep the dating math painfully honest. Music, fantasy interludes, local Black professional life. Rex can toast the old…
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- Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter
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- Jay Ellis as Lawrence Walker
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- Amanda Seales as Tiffany DuBois
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- Natasha Rothwell as Kelli
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