Wanda Sykes is always up for a challenge. Bowling, sure. Comedy, definitely. Snowboarding, why not? Her challenge is juggling two TV shows, being a good mom to twin babies and staying on the front lines of gay rights issues. Sykes is still co-starring with Julia Louis-Dreyfus in “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” and she’s launching her talk show, “The Wanda Sykes Show,” which premieres today at 10 p.m. on Fox.
Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street! Big Bird — that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969. Now, as it marks its 40th anniversary (10 a.m. and noon Tuesday on WTTW-Channel 11), he remains an essential member of the flock.
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