Central Talent Booking is excited to join the team at Fox’s “The Wanda Sykes Show”!
Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, and author Wanda Sykes hosts this innovative and irreverent Saturday late-night series. “The Wanda Sykes Show” features Sykes’ personal take on the events of the week punctuated by field pieces and comedy segments. Each Saturday night at 11pm ET/PT, Sykes leads a discussion with regular panelists and famous friends. Previous and future guests include Ray Romano, Donald Faison, Snoop Dogg, Neil Patrick Harris, and Megan Mullally.
So far, the ratings for “The Wanda Sykes Show” have been consistently strong:
Wanda is outperforming the 09/10 season averages for late night among 18-49, Adults 18-34/25-54, and key men/women demos over:
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
• Last Call with Carson Daly
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Wanda is outperforming the late-night cable talkers earlier in the year by +33% among Adults 18-49, +40% among Adults 18-34, and +51% in Total Viewers:
• Lopez Tonight on TBS
• The Mo’Nique Show on BET among Adults 18-49
Wanda Sykes ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. She currently appears on “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” and her critically acclaimed HBO special “I’ma Be Me” premiered this past October. Her last comedy special “Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired” debuted in October 2006 and was nominated for a 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special. Sykes’ razor-sharp wit was also featured on the cable special “Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied.”
“The Wanda Sykes Show” tapes at CBS Television City at 8:30pm ET/PT every Friday night and is a production of Fox Television Studios. Sykes, Eddie October, and Liz Stanton are executive producers, while John Ridley serves as head writer and co-executive producer.
