Revenge of the Black Best Friend

Revenge of the Black Best Friend is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in 2022 on CBC Gem.^[1] Created by Amanda Parris, the series stars Oluniké Adeliyi as Dr. Toni Shakur, a self-help guru who specializes in helping Black actors who long for more than just the stereotypical supporting roles.^[2]

The cast also includes Ashton James, Andrea Lewis, Cara Ricketts, Dwain Murphy, Izad Etemadi, Jameson Kraemer, Julian De Zotti, Dan Duran, Natasha Mumba, Samantha Brown, Rachael Crawford, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, Araya Mengesha, Krista Morin, Kit Weyman and Perrie Voss.

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards	2023	Best Web Program or Series, Fiction	Amanda Parris, Jonas Diamond, Julian De Zotti, Wendy Motion Brathwaite, Mercedes Grundy	Won	[3]
		Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series	Oluniké Adeliyi	Won
			Araya Mengesha	Nominated	[4]
		Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series	Ashton James	Nominated
			Dwain Murphy	Nominated
		Best Direction, Web Program or Series	Thyrone Tommy — "The One Who Dies First"	Nominated
		Best Writing, Web Program or Series	Wendy Motion Brathwaite — "The One Who Dies First"	Nominated
			Keavy Lynch — "Never the Hero"	Nominated
			Amanda Parris — "Cancelled"	Nominated