Lena Waithe and Kid Fury to Develop HBO Comedy

Lena Waithe is doing her thing in writing and producing. Not only is her show "The Chi" returning for another season on Showtime, but the Emmy-award winner is working on some new things as well. Variety reports Lena Waithe will be executive producer for a new half-hour HBO comedy series. Waithe will be working with podcaster and comedian Kid Fury. The show is described as a dark comedy that will follow Kid Fury, who is a gay black man going through adulthood and is undiagnosed with clinical depression. Kid Fury will serve as writer and co-executive producer for the show.