Wanda Sykes Sets Third Netflix Special ‘Legacy’ (EXCLUSIVE)

By Ethan Shanfeld

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Wanda Sykes‘ next stand-up comedy special will debut on Netflix on May 19. Titled “Legacy,” it marks Sykes’ third hour for the streamer.

Per Netflix’s logline, “With the trademark wit and fearless insight that have earned her multiple Emmy wins and nominations, Sykes delivers an hour of bold, smart, and laugh-out-loud comedy that cements her legacy as a comedy icon.”

“Legacy” is directed by Julie Dash (“Daughters of the Dust”) and was filmed in Virginia at Sykes’ alma mater, Hampton University. The special is produced by Page Hurwitz and Sykes via their banner Push It Productions, which has backed other stand-up specials from comics like Michelle Buteau and Fortune Feimster, as well as the Netflix sitcom “The Upshaws,” which Sykes co-created with Regina Y. Hicks. Sykes starred in that series opposite Mike Epps and Kim Fields. The show, which follows a working-class family from Indiana pursuing the American dream, ended in January after five seasons on the streamer.

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