*In her new six-part Peacock docuseries “Tiffany Haddish Goes Off,” Tiffany Haddish trades Hollywood soundstages for an emotional journey across Africa, joined by her closest childhood friends Selena Martin, Shermona Long, and Sparkle Clark. The series, premiering Thursday, November 13, captures a side of the Emmy-winning comedian that fans have rarely seen — raw, reflective, and grounded in self-discovery.
When asked what part of the trip felt most healing, Haddish didn’t hesitate to credit her circle of friends for helping her through the tougher moments. “I feel like the most healing part was being with my girls while going through some tumultuous situations here and there… some spiritual attacks. I feel like the internet, social media, is where spiritual warfare goes down and be trying to attack your spirit,” she shared.
Even in her trademark humor, Haddish found levity in her vulnerability. “Sometimes I wish I didn’t know how to read so I couldn’t see all the stuff y’all be saying out there on the streets. But you know what? I have good friends to help me get rid of all the shenanigans. I’m really grateful they were there with me and we got to have that experience together,” she said. “But getting to make a commitment to myself, getting to talk to some of my ancestors, I don’t know if I really talked to them or did they come through me. I just know I had gas. Either way it goes, it was an amazing experience.”
Throughout the journey, the women share laughter, tears, and deeply personal conversations — the kind that can change how you see yourself and the people who’ve known you longest. For Haddish, that realization hit hardest at the end of the trip.
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“You know what surprised me… the thing that really got to me by the end of the trip is I realized I see all of us still as teenage girls. And by the end of it, I realized we grown women. We’ve been on all kinds of adventures… but when we got back on the plane to come back to America, I realized we are grownups now.”
As both the star and executive producer, Haddish views “Tiffany Haddish Goes Off” as a project with purpose — one that redefines how Africa and the African American experience are portrayed.
“I want people to see Africa for what it actually is, not for what they show us at two o’clock in the morning, not for what they put in the movies, cause I think there’s been a lot of miscommunication or misprogramming of what Africa is like. In Africa, they have a misunderstanding of what black Americans are. I’m building a bridge between African Americans and Africa so that we can see and we can go.”
Her message is clear and personal: connection begins with curiosity. “I remember in the 1900s, they’d be like, go back to Africa, go back to Africa. Well, I’m saying to everybody… go back to Africa and see for yourself,” Haddish urged.
She added, “Do not believe everything you see that comes through that phone or that algorithm and everything. If we believe what the internet say, but that ain’t the truth, okay? So, go see with your own eyes. See for yourself the truth. God gave you two eyes, two ears, and one mouth for a reason. Go look, go see, go smell it, experience it. Have experiences.”
All six episodes of “Tiffany Haddish Goes Off” are available to stream on Peacock.
Watch our full conversation with Tiffany and her gal pals below.
*This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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