Best known for comedic roles in Reno 911, The Mindy Project, and HBO’s Getting On, Niecy Nash stars in the new TNT show Claws, a female-driven crime drama that one critic described as “Breaking Bad meets Steel Magnolias.” She tells Sam how she used comedy to overcome tragedy in her personnel life, and bringing a black, female anti-hero to TV. Email samsanders@npr.org or tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with feels.