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Wanda Sykes: Not Normal

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Emmy Award-nominated actress and 30-year comedy veteran, Wanda Sykes, delivers a sharp-witted and hilarious critique on the state of the world in her first Netflix comedy special, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal. The one-hour special addresses the comedian's perspective on the current political and cultural climate, which she can only describe as, well ... not normal!

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Jason Zinoman New York Times 05/31/2019
As Sykes gets worked up about a subject, she can be ferocious. Go to Full Review
Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 05/23/2019
The humour is thoughtful, but the physical comedy is brilliant too, not least when Sykes is opining that Tiffany Trump probably doesn't need a secret service detail and could get by with a mall cop on a Segway scooter instead. Go to Full Review
Kathryn VanArendonk New York Magazine/Vulture 05/23/2019
As a whole, the special would be stronger if there were more sequences with that kind of multilayered thoughtfulness. But Not Normal has plenty of moments that stand out on their own, more than justifying the few bits that feel a little thin. Go to Full Review
Matt Wilstein The Daily Beast 03/20/2020
American life felt pretty weird last spring when Wanda Sykes decided to call her latest Netflix special Not Normal. Now it is seriously far from normal. With that in mind, there's almost something reassuring about Sykes' comic takes... Go to Full Review
Diane Pershing Malibu Times 06/28/2019
Do yourself a favor and catch this amazing one-hour stand-up routine. The woman is a treasure and not to be missed. Go to Full Review
Graham Techler Paste Magazine 05/23/2019
7.5/10
Wanda Sykes has never been one to dance around a point, and lands many direct hits throughout Not Norma Go to Full Review
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Stephen C 01/13/2024 Absolutely hilarious. See more Zoe M 05/27/2023 Wanda is right on the money. Brilliant. And she is correct.... it's not normal. See more JM M 02/27/2023 LOVE Wanda Sykes and this special is so good. The topical humor holds up even now, 3 years later. See more 02/15/2022 This was painfull to watch. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Emmy Award-nominated actress and 30-year comedy veteran, Wanda Sykes, delivers a sharp-witted and hilarious critique on the state of the world in her first Netflix comedy special, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal. The one-hour special addresses the comedian's perspective on the current political and cultural climate, which she can only describe as, well ... not normal!
Director
Linda Mendoza
Genre
Comedy, Stand-Up
Release Date (Streaming)
May 21, 2019
Runtime
1h 0m