The Wanda Sykes Show was an American

United States

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 talk show

Talk show

A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....

 hosted by comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

 Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes is an American writer, stand-up comedian, actress, and voice artist. She earned the 1999 Emmy Award for her writing on The Chris Rock Show. In 2004 Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America...

 on Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 that debuted on November 7, 2009. The show was announced in March 2009 by the president of Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

, Kevin Reilly. Comedian Keith Robinson co-starred as Wanda's sidekick.

The show aired on Fox, Saturday nights at 11PM ET, replacing MADtv

MADtv

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and Talkshow with Spike Feresten

Talkshow with Spike Feresten

Talkshow with Spike Feresten is an American late-night talk show television program on Fox starring Spike Feresten that aired from September 16, 2006 to May 16, 2009. It was the longest-running late night talk show in Fox's history, with three seasons...

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On May 14, 2010, it was announced that The Wanda Sykes Show was canceled after only one season. The decision left the Fox network with no original late-night programming for the first time since the 1994-95 season.