{"id":154798,"date":"2021-08-09T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=154798"},"modified":"2021-08-09T16:14:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T20:14:04","slug":"nicole-byer-to-star-in-new-netflix-comedy-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nicole-byer-to-star-in-new-netflix-comedy-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Byer to Star in New Netflix Comedy Special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix<\/a> recently announced a new comedy special from Emmy-nominated comedian <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/04\/nicole-byer-joins-tbs-pilot-kill-the-orange-faced-bear-voice-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicole Byer<\/a><\/strong>, making this Byer&#8217;s first hour-long comedy special with Netflix. The special will be shot at the Gramercy Theatre in New York on September 5th and will premiere later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byer currently serves as the twice Emmy nominated host and an executive producer of the hit Netflix series, <em>Nailed It!, <\/em>which returns for its sixth season on September 15. In 2020 Nicole made history by becoming the first black woman ever to be nominated in the category of &#8220;Outstanding Host for A Reality or Competition Program.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Quote from Nicole Byer: &#8220;I&#8217;m so fucking excited to do this. I&#8217;m so grateful that Netflix is giving me a nice lil platform to have some fun tee hee hee.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The special is produced by All Things Comedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 346 519'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/NB-Headshot_2-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-154799\" width=\"346\" height=\"519\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nicole Byer<\/strong> is an American comedian, actress, television host, podcaster, and author. She is known as the host of the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0comedic\u00a0reality\u00a0bake-off\u00a0series\u00a0<em>Nailed It!<\/em>\u00a0(2018\u2013present), for which she received a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0nomination. 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