A face you won’t forget
Dr. Haddassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman
Played by Robin Thede
Dr. Haddassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman, Pre-PhD, is Robin Thede's self-styled Afrocentric scholar in A Black Lady Sketch Show. Though her family still calls her Haley, she insists on her chosen name and turns any gathering, starting with her…
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Dr. Haddassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman, Pre-PhD, is Robin Thede's self-styled Afrocentric scholar in A Black Lady Sketch Show. Though her family still calls her Haley, she insists on her chosen name and turns any gathering, starting with her sister's wedding in Hertep Homecoming, into a lecture full of dubious history and wordplay.
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