Sherri Shepherd promises more joy despite cancellation — and says she'll keep an eye on Kym Whitley

Sherri Shepherd is getting existent astir the cancellation of her amusement “Sherri” past week aft 4 seasons.

“I privation to accidental to y’all, everybody, y’all effort not to faint oregon autumn retired ‘cause healthcare is costly and nary of america person it anymore,” the speech amusement big and comedian said Tuesday connected Instagram successful a mostly lighthearted video addressing the cancellation news. “So y’all don’t autumn out.

“But I person to say, you know, reasoning astir it, I’m genuinely overwhelmed by the outpouring of emotion that I person received from each of you.”

She thanked her assemblage and radical who supported her connected societal media, successful texts and successful emails, positive “people who halt maine successful the store and inactive speech to maine contempt maine not having a wig on” for their support.

Saying the amusement was built connected “one thing, joy,” Shepherd declared that she and her squad weren’t acceptable to springiness up connected keeping the amusement live successful immoderate form. The declaration earned her a lasting ovation from her workplace audience. “Now, I don’t cognize precisely what it’s going to look like,” she said, “but I committedness I volition proceed to dispersed joy.”

She besides continued with a small side-eye-inspiring commentary, delivering a connection to aboriginal guests: “Please don’t you beryllium trying thing brainsick connected this show.”

She name-checked supervising shaper Norman Baker, who she said “plans connected streaking connected the past day” of the show. She doesn’t privation anyone moving crossed the signifier naked, she said. “I privation information to ticker Norman Baker due to the fact that I don’t privation to spot each of that.”

As for her pal and chap comedian Kym Whitley, Shepherd said she’s watching.

“My champion friend, Kym Whitley, says she’s bringing an bare suitcase truthful she tin bargain worldly from the greenrooms,” which Shepherd had decorated with memorabilia to grant comic women including Lucille Ball, Joan Rivers, Marsha Warfield and Whoopi Goldberg. “She says she’s got dibs connected each Whoopi shoes successful the room. Security, I request you to ticker her too. And I got nary occupation turning Kym Whitley successful to the authorities.

“So I’m saying to each of my guests, don’t travel present committing petty crimes.”

Whitley chimed successful with a remark connected the video, writing, “I emotion you, friend. I cognize this was a hard connection to relay. You did well, but I americium taking everything I tin retired of the greenish room, java machine, Loose drinks, snacks, pillows, and if I spot immoderate of your wigs laying around, they are going with me. I’ll spot you connected the adjacent journey.”

Other celebrated folks offering enactment successful comments included Jaleel White, Terrell Owens, Stacy London, Holly Robinson Peete, Angela Beyincé, Elise Neal, Karamo Brown, Star Jones, Big Freedia, Sheryl Underwood and Tamera Mowry.

“When 1 doorway closes, different 1 opens,” White wrote. “You are SO loved.”

Shepherd talked astir ever praying the amusement would permission viewers happier than erstwhile they came and expressed gratitude for the 4 seasons she had been given.

“What we volition bash is we volition proceed to person a bully time” earlier the 4th play comes to a close, she promised. “And I conscionable privation to convey you due to the fact that my unit and my crew, that is what we’re each about. Making definite from the infinitesimal you locomotion successful and crook maine on, you are having a bully time. Because similar your favourite auntie, I’m present to marque you laugh, get successful your concern and enactment longer than you planned.”

Despite the cancellation news, “Sherri” volition proceed accumulation until fall.

Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus past week attributed the cancellation to “the evolving daytime tv landscape.” The determination “does not bespeak the spot of the show, its accumulation — which has recovered beardown originative momentum this play — oregon the incredibly talented Sherri Shepherd,” they added successful a connection to The Times.

Times unit writer Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this report.