EXCLUSIVE: Skye Townsend (Black Lady Sketch Show) has joined the forged of the CBS comedy The Neighborhood for Season 6 in a recurring function. The present returns with new episodes on February 12.
Townsend’s character Courtney is loosely based mostly on Sarah Francis Jones, girlfriend of The Neighborhood star Marcel Spears, and her real-life expertise going into labor at a Beyoncé Renaissance live performance.
Courtney is described as very good—she entered MIT at 16 and labored at JPL earlier than 21— very cool, very outgoing and with a terrific humorousness. She labored with Marty (Spears) at JPL and he’s just lately employed her as {an electrical} engineer at The Fuse Box. Just a few months again, they connected and now Courtney is pregnant. She’s very upfront about the truth that she likes Marty, however she received’t marry him.
Additionally, Kevin Pollak will even return in Season 6 as Dave Johnson’s (Max Greenfield) father. After reconnecting along with his son following many years of abandonment, Lamar is keen to reintroduce himself into his son’s (and now, his son’s household’s) life.
Dave and Gemma (Beth Behrs) slowly heat to the thought of Lamar being an even bigger a part of their lives, however are additionally hesitant to go away Grandad alone with Grover (Hank Greenspan), given his former prison previous. Even although Lamar assures them his thieving days are behind him, he winds up on the hook for stealing some essential father-son moments from Dave.
From creator Jim Reynolds, The Neighborhood follows a white Midwestern household adjusting to transferring right into a predominantly African American neighborhood in Pasadena, California. Cedric the Entertainer, Tichina Arnold and Sheaun McKinney additionally star. The comedy was renewed for a sixth season in January.
Townsend is greatest generally known as one of many stars of the Emmy-winning HBO selection collection A Black Lady Sketch Show. She will subsequent be seen starring within the OWN film A Christmas Serenade and earlier this yr was featured within the MTV movie Pretty Stoned. Additional credit additionally embrace Christmas Party Crashers for BET+, iCarly on Paramount+, and Netflix’s Lucifer.
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