The Real Reason Wendy Williams Is Canceling Her Tour

Publish date: 2024-04-27

When she saw Williams on her 2015 tour, critic Dawn Reno Langley argued that the talk show host wasn't going to pull the crowds in because she wasn't comfortable with what she was doing. According to Langley, Williams looked almost "embarrassed" to be sharing her intimate stories at times, seeking constant reassurance from the audience like it was an after-hours episode of The Wendy Williams Show. "'Do you understand what I'm saying?' Williams asked the audience," Langley recalled (via Triangle Arts & Entertainment). "She asked for that feedback regularly, leading this reviewer to believe that the larger venue might not be the right one for this show. ... At times, the show struggled with its intention to be a 'non-daytime show.'"

If Williams had chosen smaller venues for her 2019 tour, would it have bombed? Maybe not, but it's not just the size of the venue that matters. If Williams failed to correct the things that backfired on her during the 2015 tour, then the 2019 tour was always bound to fail, and that seems to have been the case. "Was hoping/expecting more of her personal story, like a monologue, in her own words," Jacob Levine, who attended opening night in Oakland, said (via Goldstar). "Need more description prior to paying for this, would not have gone if I knew this format in advance."

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