S1E1 - Black Card Reneged
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09/21/23 • 21 min
In the series premiere, best friends, roommates, and co-workers, Cici and Funks, unknowingly unlock their magically melanated powers on their 21st birthdays. They become highly sensitive to Black-folk phenomena and are transported to a dimension where they must battle to keep their Black Cards via a game of Spades.
Warning: This episode contains adult content and graphic language.
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TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Comedy was created by Uzo Chijioke and Courtney Marie Simpson
Join the conversation on Instagram! @TwentyOne21Podcast
Executive Producers: Uzo Chijioke, Courtney Marie Simpson, Donnell Robinson
Associate Producers: Jozef Divit, Gayle Tuckett, Leerie Simpson
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This episode presented by:
Rendezvenue Studios - A luxury event space located in Bethesda, Maryland.
[email protected]
Instagram: @RendezvenueStudios
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Sound editing is provided by Ninth Way Media, with effects sourced from Zapsplat and Pixabay.
"Just Turnt 21" - Performed by Courtney Marie Simpson and Tola Lawal (Songwriters: Courtney Marie Simpson, Donnell Robinson)
"Run The Table" - Performed by GB
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Cast:
- Courtney Marie Simpson - Cici, Maybelle
- Tola Lawal - Funks
- Uzo Chijioke - Mr. Callahan, Leroy
- Donnell Robinson - The Judge
- Dayana Byrnes - Neighbor 2
- Chris Sakyi - Neighbor 1, Fabian
- Chinemerem Akujobi - Abigail
- J'Shon Twine - Big Cuz
- Rasheed Oridedi - Defendant
Production Assistance:
- Jasmine Whittington
- Justin Ferguson
In the series premiere, best friends, roommates, and co-workers, Cici and Funks, unknowingly unlock their magically melanated powers on their 21st birthdays. They become highly sensitive to Black-folk phenomena and are transported to a dimension where they must battle to keep their Black Cards via a game of Spades.
Warning: This episode contains adult content and graphic language.
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TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Comedy was created by Uzo Chijioke and Courtney Marie Simpson
Join the conversation on Instagram! @TwentyOne21Podcast
Executive Producers: Uzo Chijioke, Courtney Marie Simpson, Donnell Robinson
Associate Producers: Jozef Divit, Gayle Tuckett, Leerie Simpson
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This episode presented by:
Rendezvenue Studios - A luxury event space located in Bethesda, Maryland.
[email protected]
Instagram: @RendezvenueStudios
~~~~~~
Sound editing is provided by Ninth Way Media, with effects sourced from Zapsplat and Pixabay.
"Just Turnt 21" - Performed by Courtney Marie Simpson and Tola Lawal (Songwriters: Courtney Marie Simpson, Donnell Robinson)
"Run The Table" - Performed by GB
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Cast:
- Courtney Marie Simpson - Cici, Maybelle
- Tola Lawal - Funks
- Uzo Chijioke - Mr. Callahan, Leroy
- Donnell Robinson - The Judge
- Dayana Byrnes - Neighbor 2
- Chris Sakyi - Neighbor 1, Fabian
- Chinemerem Akujobi - Abigail
- J'Shon Twine - Big Cuz
- Rasheed Oridedi - Defendant
Production Assistance:
- Jasmine Whittington
- Justin Ferguson
Previous Episode
Season One Trailer!
In a podcast world filled with interview shows and drama, we're presenting something...different! TwentyOne 21 is a narrative fiction sci-fi comedy about two best friends, Cici and Funks, who unknowingly unlock a life of magical melanated adventure on their 21st birthdays. Singing dogs? Country cook-offs? Subscribe to hear more! Side note: our Seed & Spark successfully closed OVER our funding goal!
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S1E2 - Henny in Heaven
Cici and Funks plan a small kickback with some old friends from school to blow off some steam... as long as Funks doesn't have to drink her least favorite drink, Henny, that is! However, their night is hijacked by the mean girls of school years past. Suddenly, all goes haywire when Funks is forced to embrace her deepest fantasies, and her Henny aversion, while trapped in the closet with her crush for a game of "7 minutes of Heaven."
Warning: This episode contains adult content and graphic language.
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TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Comedy was created by Uzo Chijioke and Courtney Marie Simpson
Join the conversation on Instagram! @TwentyOne21Podcast
Executive Producers: Uzo Chijioke, Courtney Marie Simpson, Donnell Robinson
Associate Producers: Jozef Divit, Gayle Tuckett, Leerie Simpson
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This episode presented by:
North of Thirty Co - Luxury candles within reach, because you deserve it. (Promo Code: "Twentyone21" for discount)
Instagram: @NorthofThirtyCo
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Sound editing is provided by Ninth Way Media, with effects sourced from Zapsplat and Pixabay.
"Truth or Dare" - Performed by Tola Lawal and Chris Sakyi (Songwriters: Uzo Chijioke, Donnell Robinson)
"Outside Slide" - Performed by Jeeda and Ratchet Rome
"All of Me" - Performed by Bobbie Michelle
"Waves" - Performed by Deuce Caliber
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Cast:
- Courtney Marie Simpson - Cici
- Tola Lawal - Funks
- Donnell Robinson - Big Keesh
- Dayana Byrnes - Mina
- Chris Sakyi - Fabian, MC HennDawg
- J'Shon Twine - Clerk
- Rasheed Oridedi - Random Partygoer
Production Assistance:
- Jasmine Whittington
- Justin Ferguson
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