Home for the holidays season 2 debuts starring series newcomers, spice adams and la donna tittle
Arguments over politics. Long-stewing resentment over borrowed money. Inequitable division of “kitchen duty.” Generational beef over who’s grandmom’s favorite. Seasonal family gatherings are all too often a horror show, but it is literally the case in “Home for the Holidays,” an award-winning fictional audio series from Chicago-born sisters, Kozi Kyles and Kyra Kyles, co-owners of Myth Lab Entertainment.
Just in time for grilling season, Myth Lab Entertainment announces Season 2 of the horror-comedy anthology, with “Invitation to the Cookout” starring former Chicago Bear and San Francisco 49er-turned-entertainer and comic Anthony “Spice” Adams. The episode also stars radio, theater, and film icon La Donna Tittle who portrayed fan favorite “Miss Ethel Davis” in the Paramount+ hit drama, “The Chi.”
Adams brings his ubiquitous digital hilarity to the lead role of “Marcus,” a charming, but self-absorbed man who is frozen out of his immediate family’s get-togethers due to his habit of showing up empty-handed, but leaving with ten to-go plates. Tittle sizzles as “Aunt Sugar,” a relative from Marcus’s “daddy’s side” who invites him to the titular event. Marcus discovers there is no such thing as a free lunch in an episode that blends the humor of “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins” with the horrors of “Midsommar.”
Season 1’s winter holiday-focused launch featured an array of global voice talent, including kittie KaBoom, aka Gen X and Millennial icon “Cita” of BET’s future-forward “Cita’s World” and James Smillie, of the “Highlander” TV series, “Vox Machinae” video game and BBC fame. Weaving the tales for Season 1 and 2 together is T.J. Pryor-Wells, reprising her role as the mysterious and ominous matriarch “Greatmomma.”
Co-written, directed and executive produced by the Kyles Sisters, Season 1 earned American Writing and NYC Podcast awards for best writing, fiction and humor & satire. Reminisce on the winter holiday havoc with Season 1’s send-up of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve: “The Dressing,” “All of the Lights,” and “The Burning Bowl.”
“Invitation to the Cookout” is available now on all podcast platforms, with Episodes 2 and 3 set for Labor Day and Halloween release. Your holidays are numbered.
About Myth Lab Entertainment
Myth Lab Entertainment is a Black woman-owned production company based in Chicago with a mission to deliver award-winning, bite-sized content. The co-founders are two sisters, Kyra Kyles and Kozi Kyles, both contributing their combined experience in marketing, public relations, film/TV and journalism to dream up and execute LA WEBFEST, Chicago Defender and Reel Chicago-recognized creations: “HR the Series” Seasons 1 and 2, starring eerie, custom puppets and wayward dolls respectively. The Kyles sisters also went viral for “Don’t Like,” a sketch parodying Meta brands with the hit from fellow Chicagoan Chief Keef. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, The Kyles Sisters hold experience from brands including Warner Bros; redbox; EBONY and JET; Fashion Fair; and BLK/OPL. To learn more about Myth Lab, visit www.mythlabent.com. Follow “Home for the Holidays” via @mythlabent on Instagram and TikTok, as well as Myth Lab Entertainment on Facebook.