They made me watch every old sitcom that ever existed.
So this is their fault, she said during herGlamourWomen of the Year Awardspeech.
They also instilled in me the importance of advocating for myself.
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As a young Black woman in Hollywood, I have to do that every single day.
And it is not easy.
Brunson accepted the honor from fellow comedian and writerAyo Edebiri.
Carolina Herrera shirt and pants.
When Brunson took the stage, she quipped, Ayo made me cry.
Can we kick her out?
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Brunson’s wit was on full display during her speech, in which she decried justice for short kings.
The past few years have been a whirlwind for multi-hyphenate Quinta Brunson, creator ofAbbott Elementary.
As for what’s after graduation?
Here comes the plot twist.
Read Quinta Brunson’s Women of the Year speech in full below:
Ayo made me cry.
Can we kick her out?
That was so sweet, I didnt expect to cry.
I feel very emotional in general because my sister and my niece are here with me.
She is also family, so I feel fortunate to have her in the room.
This is a big deal.
They thought I was going to be a clown.
But they put me in dance classes.
They made me watch every old sitcom that ever existed.
So this is their fault.
They also instilled in me the importance of advocating for myself.
And it is not easy.
If any you should probably helpspoiler alertthey changed the [iPhone charging] cord.
Every job taught me to manageAbbott [Elementary]the way I do today.
Even though I am the boss, I want most of all to create community.
Where we listen to each other, respect each other, hear each other out.
Im proud of the labor movements in our industry that are working hard to do that right now.
This is about women.
