Will Smith’s Comedy Series ‘This Joka’ Will Not Return For A Season 2
Almost two weeks after Disney and Netflix made the announcement that they would be delaying the Will Smith-led docuseries Nat Geo and the cancellation of the film Bright 2 another of the actor’s project has been cancelled. Earlier this week, it was announced that Smith’s standup comedy series, “This Joka” will not be having an second season on Roku according to Deadline. The series had found a new home with Roku after it bought the now-defunct Quibi. The decision reportedly didn’t have anything to with Smith’s slap incident with Christ at this year’s Oscars.
Deadline reported:
Roku is believed to never really have had the option to renew the series, which is produced by Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Topgolf Entertainment Group. The option to renew lapsed before Roku launched the show, and certainly before the streamer had the chance to analyze its viewing data, meaning that it was unlikely to return for a second season on the platform.
The comedy show had diverse lineup of up-and-coming, established and legendary comedians to bring to the stage show their unique talents. Some of the comedians included, Baron Vaughn, Megan Gailey, Punkie Johnson, Sean Patton, Rosebud Baker, Shane Torres, Clayton English, Christi Chiello, Vanessa Gonzalez, Martin Urbano, Sam Tallent, David Gborie, Jackie Fabulous, Chris Estraded, Rell Battle and Daphnique Springs, with special appearances by George Wallace, Demi Adejuyigbe and Shawn Wasabi.
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