{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"A Brief But Spectacular take on how life is a play","publication_date":"April 08, 2026","summary":"Actor and comedian Lyric Lewis discovered her love of performance through improv. She went on to make history as one of the first Black women in The Groundlings, the Los Angeles troupe celebrating its 50th anniversary. She reflects on finding her authentic voice in comedy and gives her Brief But Spectacular take on why life is a play.","author_name":"By Brief But Spectacular","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/04\/e44b1e85dd1af007cb89ae135a3a4be1-bbs-1-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}