It’s been formally introduced that Sherri Shepherd shall be internet hosting her personal discuss present this upcoming fall season! Shepherd acknowledged the information on Tuesday’s Wendy Williams Present the place she’s been visitor internet hosting.
As lots of you noticed on @WendyWilliams Present at present, I introduced that my new discuss present “SHERRI” will premiere this September.
I’m grateful to your assist! 🙏🏾
Particulars by way of @Deadline! #SherriShepherd https://t.co/CLAfTTVP98
— Sherri Shepherd (@sherrieshepherd) February 22, 2022
The excellent news comes together with the plain. With Shepherd gaining the brand new morning discuss present signifies that The Wendy Williams Present has been formally canceled to make room for Shepherd’s newest challenge.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, Shepherd’s program, which shall be self-titled as Sherri goes to be distributed by the identical firm that produces The Wendy Williams Present and The Nick Cannon Present, Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury. David Perler could have the showrunner title duties on Sherri, in addition to government producing with Shepherd and her producing companion Jawn Murray.
“Sherri is a pure who proved her internet hosting abilities for a few years as a panelist on The View, on Fox’s Dish Nation and once more this season as a well-liked visitor host of Wendy,” mentioned Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein in a written assertion.
“Like our viewers, we have now been impressed by the distinctive comedic twist Sherri places on our day by day stay ‘Sizzling Subjects’ phase, her creativity and interactions with our company. Her love for the content material and daytime followers is apparent, and we’re excited to companion along with her to create one other long-term discuss franchise.”
Williams has acknowledged the change and has congratulated Shepherd for the announcement.
Deadline has reported {that a} assertion was despatched to the publication by Williams’ spokesperson Howard Bragman.
“It’s been a difficult time for Wendy as she offers along with her well being points. She is extremely grateful to Debmar-Mercury, to Sherri and everyone else who has supported the present via this time,” Bragman mentioned.
“She, greater than anybody, understands the fact of syndicated tv — you may’t go to {the marketplace} and promote a present that’s The Possibly Wendy Present. She understands why this choice was constructed from a enterprise viewpoint, and she or he has been assured by Debmar-Mercury that ought to her well being get to some extent the place she will be able to host once more and will her need be that she hosts once more that she can be again on TV at the moment.”
So appreciative that @WendyWilliams has issued a press release supporting my new discuss present “SHERRI” & for guest-hosting for her this season.
See what #WendyWilliams has to say by way of @Deadline.https://t.co/BfxtaNjG7P
— Sherri Shepherd (@sherrieshepherd) February 22, 2022
