The singer-songwriter and costar Keke Palmer, along with director Lawrence Lamont and producer Issa Rae, chat about the Los Angeles-set buddy comedy.

“The world is about to be just gagged,” Palmer said of the “Kill Bill” musician’s performance in One of Them Days, which marks SZA’s acting debut. “Honestly, it’s so, so good.”

One of Them Days,” which had its premiere cancelled by the fires, is a welcome warm breeze for a movie landscape that has largely frozen out the comedy. There’s one overwhelming reason for this: