Michelle Obama is helping black-ish say goodbye. The former First Lady is a part of their farewell season premiere which airs tonight at 9:30 pm ET on ABC where she will join the Johnson family shenanigans. Michelle shared a clip on social media alongside Tracee Ellis Ross where she told fans, “you don’t want to miss this.” “It was fun being on set with @TraceeEllisRoss and the cast and crew of @BlackishABC she wrote in the caption.
Michelle will be playing herself in the episode as she takes the Johnsons to a voting fundraiser. She will also use the collaboration to promote her voter registration campaign When We All Vote.
Ellis shared a sneak peek from the episode on Instagram and from the looks of it, Michelle is a natural acting alongside Ross, Anthony Anderson, Yara Shahidi, and Marcus Scribner.
The episode was likely filmed sometime in October. Black-ish’s Twitter account shared a photo of Obama while she was on set announcing they were “going all out” for the final season on October 28th. The activist reshared the photo and added, “I’ve long been a fan of @BlackishABC’s wit and all-around brilliance, and it was such a thrill to join in for an episode. I can’t wait for you all to see it!”
When it comes to being in front of the camera, the former FLOTUS knows what she is doing. Michelle has over 200 credits on IMDB as her “Self” for starring on TV Documentaries, TV Specials, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and many more. As an actress, black-ish is her 4th credit as she starred on Waffles + Mochi (2021), A Student’s Guide to Your First Year of College (2019), and Parks and Recreation (2014).
ABC announced that black-ish would end after Season 8 last spring. The shows creator Kenya Barris wrote in a statement, “In this day and age it is rare to get to decide when your show should come to an end, and we are grateful along with ABC to be able to make this final season exactly what we’d hoped for – and to do it with the entire and amazingly stellar cast coming back to close this chapter out with us the right way!”
