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Tag: Wanda Sykes

The Daily Show announces first guest hosts for 2023, and more
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The Daily Show announces first guest hosts for 2023, and more

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 11, 2023January 13, 2023

Check out the first five weeks of guest hosts for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, kicking off next Tuesday with Leslie Jones, and continuing with …

Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup
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Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Get ready to add Jo Koy to the list of stand-up comedians who’ve made it to the big time of headlining Madison Square Garden. Koy …

Ben & Jerry’s Unveils Punch Line Netflix Ice Cream Flavor
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Ben & Jerry’s Unveils Punch Line Netflix Ice Cream Flavor

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 1, 2020December 1, 2020

There’s a new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, and it’s got Netflix written all over it. The flavor is called Punch Line. What’s in …

Review: Wanda Sykes, “Not Normal” on Netflix
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Review: Wanda Sykes, “Not Normal” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2019May 23, 20192

The first Netflix special for Wanda Sykes also is the first for any black woman in stand-up, which jeepers creepers, should not be considered normal …

Judy Gold, Wanda Sykes, Jenny Hagel and Cameron Esposito take on what’s acceptable in joke telling in 2019 (Women in the World Summit)
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Judy Gold, Wanda Sykes, Jenny Hagel and Cameron Esposito take on what’s acceptable in joke telling in 2019 (Women in the World Summit)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 30, 2019April 30, 2019

In case you missed it, and according to this YouTube view count of 508, you did miss it entirely, earlier this month at the 2019 …

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BET’s full late-night revamp for 2017 includes Deon Cole game show, 50 Cent variety show and more

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 28, 2017

BET may have leaked word early about the network’s upcoming new late-night talk show hosted by former Nightly Show head writer/correspondent Robin Thede (and executive …

Here’s your SXSW Comedy lineup for March 10-19, 2017
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Here’s your SXSW Comedy lineup for March 10-19, 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 21, 2017

BOOM BOOM BBQ, the SXSW announcement is here! Read it and laugh… South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) has announced the initial …

How America’s political divide trumps live comedy shows at the end of 2016
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How America’s political divide trumps live comedy shows at the end of 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 15, 2016

We’ve all heard and seen the reports coming in from theaters and comedy clubs across the country this past year. Donald Trump’s divide-and-conquer presidential campaign, …

Comics Come Home 22 exposes divisiveness of audiences to political comedy in 2016
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Comics Come Home 22 exposes divisiveness of audiences to political comedy in 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 16, 2016November 16, 20161

Denis Leary isn’t afraid of being an asshole. It’s the title of his longtime hit comedy single, and Leary has even updated it with the …

Review: Wanda Sykes in “What Happened…Ms. Sykes?” on EPIX
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Review: Wanda Sykes in “What Happened…Ms. Sykes?” on EPIX

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016

Before she ever started stand-up comedy, Wanda Sykes worked as a contractor for the NSA and hyphenated her last name to include her husband’s surname. …

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