Sherri Shepherd talks new Tyler Perry Movie \u2018Straw\u2019<\/p>\n Sherri Shepherd reveals she had her own straw that broke the camel\u2019s back moment while discussing new film “Straw”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/media-video><\/div>\n <\/story-highlights> Detroit audiences will get a front-row seat to the unfiltered chemistry of comedians Sherri Shepherd and Kym Whitley when the longtime friends bring their hit podcast \u201cTwo Funny Mamas\u201d to the Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel on Friday, May 8, for a live recording.<\/p>\n The Detroit date is part of the duo\u2019s ongoing tour built around \u201cTwo Funny Mamas,\u201d a three-time NAACP Image Award-winning podcast where the comedians hold candid conversations about motherhood, relationships, aging, faith and the realities of working in entertainment, all filtered through decades of friendship and humor.<\/p>\n Recorded in front of a live audience, the Detroit show will blend stand-up, storytelling and crowd interaction, turning the podcast into a shared experience rather than a traditional taping. Shepherd and Whitley are known for letting the energy of the room shape the conversation, often veering off-script as personal confessions spark improvised riffs.<\/p>\n The podcast pairs two entertainment veterans whose careers intersect across television, film and stand-up comedy. Shepherd, an Emmy Award winner and former co-host of \u201cThe View,\u201d currently hosts her daytime talk show \u201cSherri\u201d \u2013 which will air its final episode May 21 \u2013 and has appeared in projects ranging from \u201cPrecious\u201d to \u201c30 Rock.\u201d Whitley, an Emmy nominee, has built a career that spans stage and screen, with roles in series such as \u201cYoung & Hungry\u201d and decades of work as a touring stand-up comedian.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo Funny Mamas\u201d almost didn\u2019t happen \u2013 several times \u2013 but finally came together in the most unexpected way.<\/p>\n \u201cI had been wanting to do a podcast for a long time,\u201d Shepherd told the Free Press, \u201cand I only wanted to do it with Kym Whitley. My team kept suggesting other comics, and I said, \u2018No, no, I can only do it with Kym.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n But Whitley didn\u2019t take Shepherd seriously, and continued to dodge the idea.<\/p>\n \u201cShe put me off like a man trying to chase her,\u201d Shepherd cracked. \u201cShe put me off for so many years because she had better things to do. She was busy, she was getting engaged to this one, she broke up with that one when the other one was getting engaged to her \u2026 I just said to her one day, \u2018Kym, let me pay for the podcast. I\u2019m telling you, it\u2019s going to be the best thing since sliced bread.\u2019 I wore her down like the men she almost got married to \u2013 the six of them!<\/p>\n \u201cKevin Hart wanted to produce our podcast. Jamie Foxx wanted to. We had a lot of takers, and we were going to start on Mother\u2019s Day \u2013 but when we were about to sign the deal, something called COVID happened. So, we borrowed equipment and started our podcast during COVID on Mother\u2019s Day. Three NAACP Image Awards later, with thousands of followers of the chaos that we put out there, we are still going strong.\u201d<\/p>\n Whitley proudly took credit for Shepherd\u2019s success since the podcast launch.<\/p>\n \u201cLet me tell you the truth,\u201d Whitley said. \u201cSherri\u2019s always wanted a talk show, since the day she started talking \u2013 and boy, can she talk! She kept asking to do a podcast because \u2026 when you\u2019re a comic or you\u2019re a runner, sometimes you have to feed that desire. And I believe she wanted the podcast because she had to get it out.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I love is that (when) she did this during the pandemic, it was really preparing her for her own show, the \u2018Sherri\u2019 show. Even though she did \u2018The View,\u2019 this was her own thing. She got to keep that muscle going, just like stand up. She got to keep that talk show muscle going, and it came right up against her sitting in for Wendy (Williams) and going on to her own show. So, I want to take credit for her being her best.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI won\u2019t argue that,\u201d said Shepherd.<\/p>\n Both performers have deep history with Detroit, and said they\u2019re excited to return.<\/p>\n
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