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Marsha Warfield Is Hilarious in ‘Night Court’ Return, Talks Working With Richard Pryor, And Sings a Song
Decades later, the comedian and out actress stars in NBC's sequel series to the original 1980s sitcom, and she has not lost a beat.
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Marsha Warfield Says She’s Ashamed of Not Sharing Bill Cosby Rumors Sooner
Actor and comedian Marsha Warfield, best known as Roz from Night Court, has used social media in the past to make some impactful statements. In December 2017 she came out as a gay woman, noting that her mother only wanted her to do so after she had died. In a more recent Facebook post, Warfield talks…
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Comedian Marsha Warfield Says That Her Mother Didn’t Want Her to Come Out Until She Was Dead, Defends Patti LaBelle
Comedian Marsha Warfield weighed in on Patti LaBelle’s recent disclosure that Luther Vandross was gay and the black community’s tried-and-true embrace of “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” The actress, best known for her stint as the stink-faced, no-nonsense bailiff on the ’80s sitcom Night Court, posted a note on Facebook on Saturday saying that when she…
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The Richard Pryor Show: A Master Class of Innovation vs. Censorship
The severity of Richard Pryor’s influence on comedy—black comedy especially—cannot be quantified. The late comedian-actor shaped the art form with his uncanny ability to retain all the unique turmoil of his upbringing and disdain for institutional prejudice, and use it to tell amazing, gut-busting stories and jokes, all while sliding in biting social commentary along…