How Keke Palmer Is Using Microdramas to Realize Her Lady Miss Jacqueline Variety Show Dreams | Exclusive
“If I wanted to show people what I could do in comedy, I had to produce the content myself,” the entertainer tells TheWrap of her comedy persona The post How Keke Palmer Is Using Microdramas to Realize Her Lady Miss Jacqueline Variety Show Dreams | Exclusive appeared first on TheWrap .
Keke Palmer is leveraging the microdrama format to bring her beloved character Lady Miss Jacqueline to life beyond her 2016 digital sketch series. The multi-talented entertainer aims to revive the comedic style she admires from vaudeville and variety shows, which traditional Hollywood has not always embraced for her. By expanding her digital series into an Audible original project and creating a three-part microseries called "Southern Belle Insults: The Pre-Wedding Shenanigans of Lady Miss Jacqueline," Palmer showcases her character's soap opera-esque life filled with multiple husbands and hostile takeovers.
Drawing inspiration from performers like Whoopi Goldberg and The Carol Burnett Show, Palmer delivers campy performances that echo her variety show heroes, such as Flip Wilson and Ruth Buzzi. The microdrama format provides a tight timeline for creative fulfillment while allowing her to explore a genre that has previously been elusive in mainstream Hollywood.
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