"The Wendy Williams Show" Guest Hosts: How They Doin’? (Sherri Shepherd)

With no return date for the unwell Wendy Williams to the show bearing her name, guest hosts continue to fill the void. In the first two weeks of “The Wendy Williams Show” without Wendy, a quartet and two duos entertained viewers. But on Monday, November 1st, Sherri Shepherd chose to fly solo instead of incorporating a co-host, and looked really comfortable filling in for Wendy on her own.

With the pattern of guest hosts accompanied with co-hosts, regular viewers might have anticipated the same during Sherri Shepherd’s week-long run as guest host on “The Wendy Williams Show.” A great option would have been Sherri’s friend and “Two Funny Mamas” podcast partner Kym Whitley, since the two already chat together weekly. Even though Sherri Shepherd held down guest hosting duties all by herself, she frequently interacted with Supervising Producer Norman Baker and Co-Executive Producer Suzanne Bass.

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Did Sherri not want to formally share her shine with a fellow stand up comic, or did executives want to see if Sherri could carry “The Wendy Williams Show on her own? Was this an audition for a daytime talk show of her own, or as a possible permanent replacement for Wendy?

While Sherri Shepherd would sometimes get backlash for controversial comments on “The View,” she didn’t say anything on “The Wendy Williams Show” to make her go viral for the wrong reasons. But like Wendy, Sherri unabashedly flirted with male guests and staff members with an “I’m just kidding… unless you want to do it” type of energy.

Wendy Williams’ signature purple chair was replaced with a more subdued beige one, and Sherri Shepherd held court from her perch as she dished during the Hot Topics segment. While Wendy gives her opinion on the gossip of the day in what seems to be a spontaneous fashion, Sherri’s conversation felt more scripted. Instead of injecting entertainment news with her thoughts, Sherri seemed to use the information as set ups for pre-planned punchlines. Sherri Shepherd filling in on “The Wendy Williams Show” felt more like a stand up comic working out new material, than a talk show host engaging with her audience. Overall, viewers who enjoy Sherri as a stand up comic likely LOLed a lot. But those who came for the hot gossip probably weren’t as entertained.