{"id":50698,"date":"2023-02-24T17:32:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T22:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=50698"},"modified":"2023-02-24T17:32:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T22:32:36","slug":"wanda-sykes-returns-for-her-second-netflix-hour-long-comedy-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/24\/wanda-sykes-returns-for-her-second-netflix-hour-long-comedy-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanda Sykes Returns for Her Second Netflix Hour-Long Comedy Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50699\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Wanda-Sykes-2-24-2023-05017.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Wanda-Sykes-2-24-2023-05017.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Wanda-Sykes-2-24-2023-05017-300x165.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Award-winning comedian Wanda Sykes&#8217; new comedy special, <strong><em>I&#8217;m An Entertainer<\/em><\/strong>, will premiere globally on Netflix on May 23, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary comedian, actress, and producer Wanda Sykes returns for her second hour-long Netflix comedy special. From the challenges of raising Gen Z teens to the dilemmas of being a liberal in a hypercharged political climate, Sykes, renowned for her social commentary, delivers her insightful and ferocious wit and candor audiences have come to know and love.<\/p><div id=\"morty-746198784\" 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>The special was filmed in early February 2023 at the Miller Theater in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The special is directed by Linda Mendoza.<\/p>\n<p>Page Hurwitz and Sykes serve as Executive Producers under their banner, Push It Productions.<\/p>\n<p>Push It Productions has produced a number of Netflix&#8217;s award-winning comedy including <em>Michelle Buteau: Welcome Buteaupia, Fortune Feimster: Sweet &amp; Salty, Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah, Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, The Upshaws<\/em>, and <em>Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration<\/em> special, the largest-ever gathering of LGBTQ+ comics recorded at Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival in 2022.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4227848470\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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>Sykes&#8217; 2019 Netflix comedy special, <em>Not Normal<\/em>, was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning comedian Wanda Sykes&#8217; new comedy special, I&#8217;m An Entertainer, will premiere globally on Netflix on May 23, 2023. 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