The new Wanda Sykes comedy special, "I'ma Be Me," airs tonight on HBO starting at 10 PM ET. This could be a Variety Special contender for next year, and she has her fair share of fans here.
Discuss.
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"White people are looking at you!" LoL. Wanda held next to nothing back here, and most of her riffs were crazy great. It was a bit lenghty, and there was a lot of Obama stuff, but the material was spot-on and hilarious. She should at least get a writing nomination out of this next year, and hopefully Variety Special too.
Congratulations, Primetime Emmy Winners!
Comedy Series: 30 ROCK Drama Series: MAD MEN Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Collette, UNITED STATES OF TARA Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, DAMAGES Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
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I've finished most of the special, but it is pretty hilarious.
Her riff on dumb Americans and "So You Think You're Smarter Than A 5th Grader" is hysterical. I had to hit the rewind button and made my roommate watch.
I loved the tap-dancing part too, the whole Bojangles joke. And the part about her baby, mixing a drink while watching her baby, and her wife not allowing the baby to watch TV.
Originally posted by YoungRestlessOne: Crap! I forgot to set my DVR. Anyone know if this is going to air again?
It has already played a handful of times so I assume it will continue to play throughout the month. I would also think you could watch it on HBO ON DEMAND.
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Originally posted by YoungRestlessOne: Crap! I forgot to set my DVR. Anyone know if this is going to air again?
It has already played a handful of times so I assume it will continue to play throughout the month. I would also think you could watch it on HBO ON DEMAND.
Thanks, pacinofan. I always forget about the On Demand feature. I love Sykes. I still remember that bit in her last special about her elderly aunt on the street tricking for scrips! Laughed so hard, I was crying.
Without giving too much away for those that haven't seen it:
I am headed to Hawaii on Thursday. My Ethel has already started demanding guava mimosas and pineapple pancakes and we haven't even gotten on the plane!!
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Watched this last night on demand, and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! Wanda is freaking hilarious! So many great parts. I laughed so hard I was crying during some segments. The whole bit about getting waxed.
She is so talented. And congrats on coming out, Wanda.
