Guest Stars Richard Whitney Gardenhire Jr. as Brooklyn Gil Ozeri as Danny Bumper Robinson as Broadway Nelson Franklin as Nelson Angela Kinsey as Leeza Andrea Ellsworth as Mikala Jonathan Groff as Jerome Sinfeld Valarie Pettiford as Grandma Phil Morris as Grandpa Barris Tyler Perry as Himself Khaneshia "KJ" Smith as Tischina Kym Whitley as Aunt Nadine Issa Rae as Herself Mike Epps as Uncle Ray Melvin Gregg as Cousin Harold Ava DuVernay as Herself Yassir Lester as Director Lena Waithe as Herself Will Packer as Himself Tim Story as Himself Co Starring Emily G. Miller as Emily Taylor Murphy-Sinclair as Barista Jazzy Jade as Simone Chris Brew as Derek Scott Ibarra as Executive