Cindy Chao

Cindy Chao is a production designer based in Los Angeles who frequently collaborates with Michele Yu. The two began working together during their undergraduate years at UC San Diego and have continued their partnership for over fifteen years in film and television. Chao and Yu have served as production designers on feature films including *Much Ado About Nothing* (2013) and *Grandma* (2015), as well as television series such as *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019) and *Waffles + Mochi* (2021). Their work on *A Black Lady Sketch Show* has earned them multiple industry awards and nominations. In 2022, they received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series for the episode "Anybody Have Something I Can Flog Myself With?" The following year, they were nominated again for a Primetime Emmy, this time for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series for the episode "Peek-a-Boob, Your Titty's Out." In 2022, they also received two Art Directors Guild nominations for Excellence in Production Design in the Variety, Reality or Competition Series category: one for *A Black Lady Sketch Show* episode S2.E5 "If I'm Paying These Chili's Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!" and another for *Waffles + Mochi* episode S1.E1 "Tomato." In 2023, they were again nominated by the Art Directors Guild for *A Black Lady Sketch Show* episodes S3.E2, S3.E4, and S3.E5. In 2024, they received another Art Directors Guild nomination for *A Black Lady Sketch Show* season 4: S4.E1 "I'm Clapping From My Puss," S4.E2 "What Kind of Medicine Does Dr. King Practise," and S4.E5 "Peek-A-Boob, Your Titty's Out," all under the Variety or Reality Series category.