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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.
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Posted Thursday 11/08/18 at 1:48PM EST
Conan O'Brien's podcast announces its first guests, starting with Will Ferrell on Nov. 19
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend's first batch of guests includes many celebrities who've appeared on his talk show, including Kristen...
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Posted Wednesday 9/05/18 at 3:54PM EDT
Wanda Sykes lands her first Netflix special months after complaining about its standup pay gap
When Mo'Nique complained about Netflix only offering her $500,000 for a standup special in January, Sykes responded: "thank you for...
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Posted Thursday 8/16/18 at 1:39PM EDT
Epix announces stand-up comedy docuseries Unprotected Sets from producer Wanda Sykes
“We’re excited that we get another opportunity to give up-and-coming comics a chance to shine," Sykes says of the 12-episode...
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Posted Thursday 6/21/18 at 1:11PM EDT
Wanda Sykes briefly addressed Roseanne Barr's racist tweet in her standup act
During a performance last night in Atlanta, Sykes said of her Roseanne experience: "Roseanne? The thing is I don’t have...
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Wanda Sykes won't return for a Roseanne-less Roseanne spinoff, says Barr turned into "crazy people"
“It’s crazy when you deal with people.