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Chicago Sun-TimesPaige Wiser

Comedy doesn't require a side of smirk. And unfortunately, the bulk of the first night of her new talk show was devoted to stand-up that was relentlessly political....The good news is that there's plenty of potential in Sykes's new show.

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Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

It was, overall, a smart start, though it had a few potholes, as well. The biggest of these was the inclusion of Sykes' friend and comic Keith Robinson as a quasi-sidekick. In that capacity, he was about as useful as an echo chamber.

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USA TodayRobert Bianco

Sykes is one of America's funniest comics, and almost inevitably, a few of the jokes (an opening jab at Ann Coulter's batting eyelashes, a bit about Nicolas Cage's financial woes, some of the biting-the-hands-the-feed her attacks on Fox) were funny. But too many missed the mark, and too many were attacks without much of a stab at comedy at all.

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Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

If you like Wanda Sykes’s standup comedy, you’re probably going to like her weekly Wanda Sykes Show.

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Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara

Sykes uses some of the traditional genre tropes--comedian Keith Robinson is her sidekick--but the show is clearly about her and her comedy rather than the guests. Unfortunately, at least in the debut, she was not at her comedic best.

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VarietyBrian Lowry

All told, The Wanda Sykes Show is off to a decidedly shaky start.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 2.3 (out of 10) based on 33 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Cathy E gave it a0:
I didn't care for the show anyway but especially when I saw the episode where they joked about being killed by a chimp,I will never even turn my tv on when she's on,I have one channel and when I see her on...OFF IT GOES! disgrace to the woman who so clearly was almost killed by a chimp! She should be ashamed!

Mick R gave it a0:
There are people in line for American Idol that are funnier than this and they "think" they are singers. How did Wanda get a show? how? Who screened this crap and said yes? How did this get past pilot?

heather r gave it a0:
awful, unfunny, a cringe inducing and wretched retread of "politically correct" humor that fell flat that first time...in the 80s.

Rhonda B gave it a0:
Horrendous drivel. This woman is not at all funny or smart. She is just annoying.

Devin C gave it a10:
I was sooo close to laughing once tonight.

Roy Rodgers gave it a2:
What a boring show. I think the audience clapping instead of laughing speaks for itself.

Brent V gave it a4:
Wanda's new show is almost painfully unwatchable. There are moments of hilarity in a desert of dullness. She seems to be trying to hard. It's nothing like her stand-up, which is clever and a bit edgy. This is a disappointment.

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