TV

Tiffany Haddish to tape 2019 standup special for Netflix

By Karen Butler   |   Aug. 21, 2018 at 8:47 PM
Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish were presenters at the 35th annual MTV Video Music Awards in New York City Monday. Netflix said Tuesday Haddish will star in her own standup comedy special. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Tiffany Haddish arrives on the red carpet at the 35th annual MTV Video Music Awards in New York City Monday. Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI Comedian Tiffany Haddish attends the MTV Movie & TV Awards in Santa Monica on June 16. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Girls' Trip and The O.G. star Tiffany Haddish is to tape a standup comedy special early next year for Netflix.

The streaming service said Tuesday the program is expected to premiere later in 2019.

Advertising
Advertising

"Tiffany Haddish is a force," Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy, said in a statement. "Hilariously funny, brash and self-effacing, she's an incredible artist who is winning over audiences while breaking barriers, and we are tremendously proud that she will showcase her formidable talent on Netflix."

Haddish was a presenter at Monday night's MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in New York. She hosted the MTV Movie and TV Awards in June.

Haddish will next be seen opposite Kevin Hart in the big-screen comedy Night School, due in theaters Sept. 28.