Chicagoans to root for in the 2024 Emmy Awards

We're rooting for a handful of people who owe Chicago some part of their career:

😂 Carrie's pick: HBO's "A Black Lady Sketch Show," up for best scripted variety series. Creator, writer and actor Robin Thede graduated from Northwestern and studied at The Second City.

• Thede can play almost any role perfectly, and the show tackles a variety of topics, from depression to dating, in an hilarious way.

⚖️ Monica's pick: South Sider Rashida "Sheedz" Olayiwola. She played the great Officer Nikki in this year's hilarious "Jury Duty."

🎤 Justin's pick: Chicago improvisers. There are so many great performers nominated, or part of nominated shows, who spent time on Chicago stages, including:

• Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt ("Ted Lasso"), Steven Yeun ("Beef"), Bob Odenkirk ("Better Call Saul"), Chris Witaske ("The Bear"), Michael Shannon ("George & Tammy"), Brian Stack ("Late Show with Stephen Colbert") and many more.

🐻 Special shoutout: Local casting directors Mickie Pascal and Jennifer Rudnicke for their work on "The Bear," which uses a ton of familiar Chicago faces.