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Posted Tuesday 12/17/19 at 3:45PM EST
Apple picks up LGBTQ docuseries Visible: Out on Television from Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz
The five-part Visible: Out on Television will explore television's impact and how the LGBTQ movement influenced what we watch on...
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Posted Friday 8/23/19 at 1:28PM EDT
BET developing comedy W.H.I.P.s: "Women who are Hot, Intelligent, and in their Prime"
Wanda Sykes is reuniting with Roseanne producer Tom Werner on W.
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Posted Tuesday 8/20/19 at 2:08PM EDT
Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps to star in Netflix multi-camera comedy The Upshaws
The two comedians will co-star and executive produce a sitcom revolving around "a working-class African American family in Indiana struggling...
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Posted Monday 8/19/19 at 11:05AM EDT
John Oliver gets Wanda Sykes and Larry David for Last Week Tonight segment on bias in medicine
For the segment, Last Week Tonight created a "What's Larry's Problem?" website where patients can play clips of David demanding...
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Posted Tuesday 7/23/19 at 1:20PM EDT
Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready begins streaming on Netflix on Aug. 13
Haddish is joining forces with Wanda Sykes in producing a series of half-hour standup specials spotlighting comics she shares a...
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Posted Friday 5/24/19 at 1:13AM EDT
ABC's All in the Family and The Jeffersons tribute special was like karaoke: It was entertaining, but hollow
"Live in Front of a Studio Audience was a different kind of experiment, and a worthy one to try," says...
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Posted Thursday 5/23/19 at 1:52PM EDT
ABC's All in the Family and The Jeffersons special's star-studded cast could shake up the Emmy race
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons will compete in the...
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ABC's live re-staging of All in the Family and The Jeffersons was an experiment that worked
"Sure, the acting wasn’t flawless and the rhythms of the 1970s comedy occasionally felt jarring on a 2019 stage," says...
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Posted Wednesday 5/22/19 at 5:13AM EDT
Wanda Sykes on Roseanne Barr: "You could be a good person and a racist and not even know it"
In an interview promoting her Wanda Sykes: Not Normal Netflix special, Sykes recalled the events that led her to quit...
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TV Today: Wanda Sykes Gets the Stand-Up Special Netflix Finally Paid For
With Netflix's aggressive efforts to put out stand-up comedy specials, you wouldn't think it would take so long to get one of...
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Posted Friday 5/17/19 at 9:23AM EDT
Watch the trailer for Wanda Sykes' first Netflix special
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal, premiering May 21, tackles a number of topics, including the opioid crisis.
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Posted Wednesday 4/24/19 at 2:56AM EDT
Wanda Sykes on finally agreeing to a Netflix standup special: "They moved that comma"
Last year, Sykes spoke out in support of Mo'Nique, who accused Netflix of low-balling her.
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Jimmy Kimmel to host a live ABC special re-creating All in the Family and The Jeffersons
Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei will take on the roles of Archie and Edith Bunker, while Jamie Foxx and Wanda...
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Posted Wednesday 4/10/19 at 1:05PM EDT
Wanda Sykes' first Netflix standup special gets May 21 premiere date
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal is the comedian's fifth standup special overall.
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Posted Tuesday 3/26/19 at 11:59AM EDT
Netflix orders standup comedy series Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready
Tiffany Haddish has personally chosen a diverse group of six up-and-coming standup comics for her new half-hour standup series.
