Jackie's Back!
First screened in February 2020
Director: Robert Townsend. Cast: Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, T.V. Blake, Tangie Ambrose, Loretta Devine, Derrick Jones, Richard Lawson, Johnny Brown, Reynaldo Rey, Tom Arnold, Patti Austin, Charles Barkley, Diahann Carroll, Eddie Cibrian, Jackie Collins, Don Cornelius, Taylor Dayne, Melissa Etheridge, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Griffin, Julie Hagerty, Sean Hayes, David Hyde Pierce, Ricki Lake, Howie Mandel, Camryn Manheim, Penny Marshall, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Najimy, Rosie O'Donnell, Dolly Parton, Donna Pescow, Chris Rock, Eva Marie Saint, Isabel Sanford, Grace Slick, Robert Townsend, Bruce Vilanch, JoBeth Williams, Mary Wilson. Screenplay: Dee LaDuke and Mark Alton Brown. Twitter Capsule:
Lewis remains a one-woman typhoon of charisma and comic verve. Plenty of pluck from Townsend and his supporting cast.
VOR:③
Completely amazing to me that this was on Lifetime. Welcome showcase for under-promoted performer. Intriguing fragment from near-dawn of reality TV.
