Guest Stars Richard Whitney Gardenhire Jr. as Brooklyn Gil Ozeri as Danny Bumper Robinson as Broadway Angela Kinsey as Leeza Nelson Franklin as Nelson Andrea Ellsworth as Mikala Jonathan Groff as Jerome Sinfeld Valarie Pettiford as Grandma Kym Whitley as Aunt Nadine Tyler Perry as Himself Issa Rae as Herself Phil Morris as Grandpa Barris Khaneshia "KJ" Smith as Tischina 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