Gabrielle Dennis

thumb Gabrielle Dennis is an American actress and comedian best known for recurring role as Janay Brice on The CW/BET comedy-drama series The Game, and for starring in the sketch comedy HBO show A Black Lady Sketch Show. Quotes I went to a performing arts high school so from the fourth grade I was training in dance. Dancing is what I wanted to do first because that’s what I trained the most in and trained the most vigorously for – hours and hours a day, five days a week and if there was a show or a performance – you can only imagine. I was always a bit of a class clown and a goofball so doing standup comedy – writing sketch characters, performing and just being silly and crazy – is a great outlet for me. I didn’t realize how much I’d enjoy comedy because going to a performing arts high school we studied a lot of the classics – not that there wasn’t comedy in Shakespeare, but it’s a smaller amount. Ten years ago, those people would have never had the opportunity to test for something that huge without social media providing an outlet for them. I think it’s great and I think that it opens the door for people like myself who aren’t originally from the major markets. When you’re in Ohio or the Midwest or somewhere like that – it’s pretty hard to get to LA or New York and get the work. Kudos and round of applause to those who have figured out how to do it on their own and make it happen. I’m really impressed by people who do that. This type of platform provides an outlet for women and men of all backgrounds. A lot of the visuals we’re seeing aren’t the same as what we would see on TV and that’s what I like about it. It’s comedy from different parts of the world with different views and different perspectives and that’s what comedy is. It’s all lies and truths and even if I don’t have the exact same experience as someone, it’s grounded in truth and the essence of it is something I can relate to and that’s what makes something funny. I think it’s a great thing. Rosewood’s Gabrielle Dennis on SNL Auditions and Being a Badass;By Molly Mulshine on Mar 14, 2016 External links Category:Comedians from the United States Category:Actresses from the United States Category:Living people Category:African Americans Category:People from Cincinnati