Tag: Wanda Sykes

  “I’m in Boston and it was a benefit for the Cam Neely Foundation, and my friend Denis Leary asked me to do it … but this was right after the election. So Denis goes up and he does some Trump jokes and people laugh. And then another comic goes up and he does a couple jokes, whatever, some Trump stuff, and people laugh — another white guy. And so then I go up, and the first joke I get some...

Wanda Sykes filled in for Ellen yesterday, and she opened the show with a friendly “Hello, white ladies.” Sykes is an actress and comedian, known for her stand-up and her roles in Blackish, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. She’s also a lesbian and is married to a woman. In her opening segment, she said that she’s glad to be on The Ellen Degeneres Show without being asked “personal questions” by Ellen, like “How are you?” Sykes did...

Hulu is releasing a cartoon about a girl and her gay dads. Hulu announced that five episodes of The Bravest Knight will be released on June 21. The show is based on the book by Daniel Errico, which is about a pumpkin farmer who married a prince in a Medieval fantasy setting. In the cartoon, they have a 10-year-old daughter. The show will feature the voices of T.R. Knight and, of course, Wilson Cruz, who is in everything gay. RuPaul, Christine Baranski, Wanda...

The morning we were ready to come back for the second season, I pick up my phone, and it’s blowing up. I’m like, “What is this?” I looked at the Valerie Jarrett tweet, and I was like, “Aw, jeez, I can’t condone this.” I emailed Bruce and Tom Werner and I was like, “Guys, I can’t be a part of this.” I didn’t hear anything right away. They were probably busy trying to figure out what they were going to...