It looks like Wanda Sykes is taking her talents to Netflix for her next comedy special. It seems this time around they have made her a better offer.
According to Deadline, this will be Sykes fifth comedy special, but her first on the streaming service, and its scheduled to launch globally in 2019.
Sykes, who is a veteran in the game, will produce the hour-long special through her Push It Productions Company. Her previous stand-up specials include the 2003Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied, 2006Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired, 2009Ima Be Me, and 2016What Happened Ms. Sykes.
This announcement comes less than a year after she revealed that the streaming service previously offered her less than $500,000 for a special.
Fellow comedian MoNique accused Netflix of color bias and gender bias after they offered her $500,000 for a comedy special. Sykes took to Twitter and said, @moworldwide, thank you for speaking out. @netflix offered me less than half of your $500k. I was offended but found another home. #EPIX.
No word on how much Netflix offered Sykes, but its great they were able to reach an agreement.
Source:https://deadline.com/2018/09/wanda-sykes-comedy-special-netflix-1202457573/
