For Tiffany Haddish and six unsung comedians, Netflix's new special is worth crying over
LOS ANGELES - Inside the Netflix headquarters on Sunset Boulevard, one of the most in-demand comedians in Hollywood is fighting back tears.
Tiffany Haddish is set to premiere her own special on the streamer later this year. But it's her other project, which turns the spotlight on six of her favorite comedians, that gets her so choked up she strains to say the words.
"Every single person here ... has their own story to tell," Haddish says.
Seated at a conference table, she's surrounded by six women she's worked with in comedy clubs or on TV: Chaunte Wayans (MTV's "Wild 'N Out"), April Macie (NBC's "Last Comic Standing"), Tracey Ashley (TBS's "The Last O.G."), Aida Rodriguez (Comedy Central's "This Week at the Comedy Cellar"), Flame Monroe ("Def Comedy Jam") and Marlo Williams (BET's "Comicview").
She's cried with them. She's prayed with them. There have been pep talks through divorces and financial hardships. And dream-filled pacts to lift a friend up if success comes knocking.
For Haddish, it's been knocking, ringing the bell, practically breaking down the door.
Since her breakout role in 2017's "Girls
