Comic and actor Nicole Byer lately sat down with Laverne Cox forward of this yr’s Emmy awards for the E! particular “If We’re Being Sincere.”

Byer, who has been nominated a third time because the host of Netflix’s comedic actuality bake-off “Nailed It!,” revealed particulars a couple of demeaning audition early in her profession.

“Allegedly, a casting director requested you to ‘discuss extra Black’ at one level?” Cox requested Byer.

Byer replied, “Allegedly? It occurred a lot.”

The “Large Stunning Weirdo” star, who made historical past because the first Black feminine nominee for Excellent Host for a Actuality or Competitors Program in 2020, shared that she was advised to go “Blacker” … however not “too Black.”

“Often, they are saying ‘sassy, extra road, extra city,’” she advised the host. “However I learn it, and she or he was like, ‘Are you able to be Blacker?’ I used to be simply taking part in a fairy. And he or she was like, ‘Be as Black as you will be. When you go too Black, I’ll convey you again.’”

When Cox requested in regards to the race of the casting director, the 36-year-old replied, “Oh, she was white just like the snow.”

Byer mentioned the uncomfortable request occurred in her twenties when she was new in her profession.

“It wasn’t enjoyable. It wasn’t nice,” the New Jersey actor admitted, revealing she felt on the time she had no selection however to associate with the course. “It didn’t really feel good to do it.”

On the finish of the clip, Cox requested, “Did you ever go too Black and must be pulled again?”

“She by no means needed to pull me again,” Byer quipped. “However I want I’d gone far sufficient.”