"This is the most important moment for our careers," he says. "I think they'll say AI is not quite there yet, so we're not going to negotiate on." He hopes networks will break off from streamers like Netflix and let them do their own thing. In terms of economics, it's better with the networks as far as residuals,. But one of the things that hangs over all in general is that where you see a lot of people on these social networks, TikTok or Instagram are excellent comics but not just good at high level.
Wanda Sykes can find the funny in almost anything: lockdown during Covid, vaccine hesitancy, book bans. They all come up in her latest Netflix special, “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer.” But today, she tells Kara that there are a few things she doesn’t find funny anymore – including Donald Trump.
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