“Comedian, actress and Emmy Award-nominated SNL alum, Leslie Jones, is all about having fun,” reads the logline. “Through the years that fun has encompassed wild times, crazy experiences, celebrity encounters and a few awkward mishaps. Now older, and enlightened, the comedian imparts her hilarious wisdom on all ages. Strap in, because you’re headed on a wild side-splitting ride from young adulthood to the present with Leslie Jones.”
A teaser for the comedy special even takes on aGoTtheme as Jones, referred to as the “Mother of Dragons,” yells out “Dracarys!” to the audience, much to their amusement. (The comedian is alongtime fan of the series.)
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The stand-up special is Jones’ first big project sinceher departure fromSaturday Night Livein September. Jones, 52, confirmed her exit in an Instagram montage of her many iconic skits.
“Yes, it’s true I am leaving Saturday Night Live,” she wrote before thanking the network, producers, writers and her costars for making the show her “second home” during her five-year run.
Jonesfirst announcedthe Netflix comedy special in August onJimmy Kimmel Live!and said that it would be filmed in Washington D.C. on Sep. 10.
“I am actually a stand-up comic,” she said. “It’s great to be the actress and the sketch and all this stuff, but I’m actually a stand-up, hardcore.”
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“We are thrilled to welcome master storytellers David Benioff and Dan Weiss to Netflix,” Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said to the outlet at the time. “They are a creative force and have delighted audiences worldwide with their epic storytelling. We can’t wait to see what their imaginations will bring to our members.”
The popular screenwriters and producers were also originally slated to create the post-Skywalker eraStar Warsmovie with Disney’s Lucasfilm, but theydropped out of the dealin October.
The Emmy Award-winning duo explained that their schedules have become too busy since signing on to work with Netflix, according toDeadline, and felt they couldn’t do the film justice.
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“We loveStar Wars.When George Lucas built it, he built us too,” the pair said in a statement to the outlet at the time. “Getting to talk aboutStar Warswith him and the currentStar Warsteam was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything.”
“There are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to bothStar Warsand our Netflix projects,” they continued. “So we are regretfully stepping away.”
Leslie Jones: Time Machinepremieres Jan. 14 on Netflix
source: people.com
