“Only God can cancel me,” says Wanda Sykes. That’s probably what she told Fox at the end of Wanda at Large.
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Sykes’ latest comedy special, Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer premieres tomorrow on Netflix, and the stand-up veteran of nearly 40 years has a lot to say about the state of discourse surrounding the so-called “line” in comedy and the repercussions of crossing it. When Sykes appeared on Kevin Hart’s podcast Gold Minds in November, 2021, Hart, who famously lost his dream job of hosting the Oscars in 2019 after a series of his homophobic tweets and jokes resurfaced, tried to draw the trailblazing queer comedian into a discussion about “cancel culture,” which she flatly shut down with the divine line about the original whistleblower.
Speaking to The Guardian this past Friday, Sykes elaborated on her stance, saying what most comedians call “cancel culture” is simply what she calls “consequences” — the only real “canceling” we experience ends with a white light and pearly gates.