Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCasting director Cindy Tolan (Emmy-nominated for the third consecutive year for “The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel”; she won in 2018) has often had to hire actors to embody real-life icons in the stand-up comedy world. But when it came to bringing Moms Mabley to life in the third season of the Amazon Prime Video show, Wanda Sykes came aboard without ever meeting Tolan.Instead, Sykes got a call from her agent who told her series showrunners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino wanted to do an episode that featured the veteran performer.
Sykes hopped on a phone call with Sherman-Palladino, during which the two discussed their histories in the business and Sykes’ “passion” for Mabley’s work, the.
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