Posted on 10/31/2009 9:08:06 AM PDT by Saije
Wanda Sykes was once offered what many comics would call the fantasy job—her own nighttime talk show—but she turned it down. Between stand-up gigs, movie roles, and her part on The New Adventures of Old Christine, she was already keeping a lot of balls in the air. So what's this thing called The Wanda Sykes Show that's debuting this week? A talk show, of course.
Sykes says that she changed her mind after the watershed with which we've credited just about everything short of gravity: the election of Barack Obama. "With what's going on politically, I just felt it would be an interesting time to have this kind of platform," Sykes says. What's even more interesting is that after years of resembling an Iowan Elks Club, diversity has abruptly come to late-night television. Mo'Nique just debuted a show on BET, and Sykes's Fox premiere will be followed days later by a TBS talker starring George Lopez. The time has come, it appears, for a late-night roster that looks like America.***
These newbies will almost certainly have a harder time than the other members of the liberal establishment media. Lopez formally endorsed Obama. Mo'Nique, in a radio interview, offered to be his secretary of state. Sykes's appearance at last year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner was most notable for its uncharacteristic deference to Obama—though she had no problem savaging Bush 43.
You'd think that as minorities, they will be able to crack wise with impunity in ways a white comic wouldn't dare. But so far we've seen the opposite: a desire to go easy on Obama, perhaps because of their politics, perhaps because they're loath to go negative on an accomplished minority, maybe a little of both.
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The most unfunny comedian EVER. Truly an affirmative action hire.
Black,female,lesbian all the major food groups!
you forgot major liberal
I’m a gonna throw up !
If they really want a top rated show, they should bring back Dave Chappelle
bump that !
From what I understand she doesn’t put any balls in the air.
Her show on comedy central years ago bombed. And this one will too.
I bet this show will be off the air even quicker then “Wanda does it” was. She is the next Beta-max.
Har Har....thats good....
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