{"id":19462,"date":"2021-04-08T15:03:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T20:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=19462"},"modified":"2021-04-08T15:03:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T20:03:43","slug":"lifetime-presents-varietys-power-of-women-the-comedians-special-honoring-michaela-coel-julia-louis-dreyfus-mindy-kaling-kate-mckinnon-maya-rudolph-and-sofia-vergara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/08\/lifetime-presents-varietys-power-of-women-the-comedians-special-honoring-michaela-coel-julia-louis-dreyfus-mindy-kaling-kate-mckinnon-maya-rudolph-and-sofia-vergara\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Presents Variety&#8217;s Power of Women the Comedians Special Honoring Michaela Coel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling, Kate McKinnon, Maya Rudolph and Sofia Vergara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10405\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lifetime-variety.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lifetime-variety.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lifetime-variety-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lifetime-variety-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lifetime-variety-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Variety and Lifetime announced today the one-hour special <em><strong>Lifetime Presents Variety&#8217;s Power of Women The Comedians<\/strong><\/em> which will premiere on Monday, May 10th at 8PM ET\/PT on Lifetime. The special will be timed to Variety&#8217;s Power of Women issue, which hits newsstands on Wednesday, May 5th. The honorees will all appear on the cover of the issue. Additional content from the special will air on Variety.com and social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>The special will honor the comedic impact of Emmy nominated Writer, Actor, and Producer Mindy Kaling, Multiple Emmy Award-Winning Actor and Saturday Night Live legend Maya Rudolph, Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe-Winning Actor and Producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus, SAG Award-Winning and Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Sof\u00eda Vergara, BAFTA Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer Michaela Coel, and Emmy Award-winning Saturday Night Live Actor Kate McKinnon. Each honoree will be interviewed by a close family member or friend &#8211; including Aidy Bryant, Bowen Yang, Nastasha Lyonne, Luis Balaguer, and Charlie Hall.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1686567594\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to showcasing the incredible work of the honorees, the special will also celebrate the life of the comedic icon Gilda Radner, as well as the charitable foundation for cancer patients and their families named after the late legend &#8211; Gilda&#8217;s Club Metro Detroit. Presented by Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning Actor and Writer Tina Fey, the tribute will highlight Radner&#8217;s remarkable contributions to comedy and her pioneering nature as one of SNL&#8217;s seven original cast members, as well as the powerful work Gilda&#8217;s Club Metro Detroit does in supporting people who have been diagnosed with cancer and their families in the Detroit-metro area.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Power of Women honorees includes Cate Blanchett, Patti LuPone, Janelle Monae, Brie Larson, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Aniston, Laverne Cox, Jennifer Garner, Tiffany Haddish, Gigi Hadid, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nicole Kidman, Blake Lively, Helen Mirren, and Natalie Portman, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Variety&#8217;s Power of Women 2021 honors creative leaders in comedy who inspire us with their courage and originality and challenge us to transform a world desperately in need of positive change. In six wonderfully personal, dynamic ways, Mindy Kaling, Maya Rudolph, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sof\u00eda Vergara, Michaela Coel and Kate McKinnon use laughter to make serious points. All of them create art that works both as entertainment and as engagement with the issues we&#8217;re all facing with these difficult times,&#8221; said Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Variety President and Group Publisher. &#8220;We are also thrilled to be able to honor the life and impact of the legendary Gilda Radner and the wonderful work Gilda&#8217;s Club does with cancer patients and their families. Once again, we are grateful to continue to work with Lifetime to make this special a reality and to be able to bring this iconic event for yet another year to a wider global audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After a challenging year for everyone, we could all use a good laugh. 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