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T2 WHATS UP! June 13 - 19, 2021 BY KYLA BREWER TV Media S econd chances are rare in television. Most of the time, once a series has been cancelled, it's gone forever. However, every once in a while a show gets an- other shot, much to the delight of its fans. Like a phoenix ris- ing from the ashes, an offbeat cartoon about a couple of birds is about to make its tri- umphant return to TV. Tiffany Haddish ("The Car- michael Show") lends her voice to brash toucan Tuca, while Ali Wong ("Always Be My Maybe," 2019) voices Tu- ca's anxious bestie, Bertie, in the second season of the ani- mated series "Tuca & Bertie," premiering Sunday, June 13, on Cartoon Network's affiliate, Adult Swim. Recent Oscar nominee Ste- ven Yeun ("Minari," 2020) voices Bertie's architect boy- friend, Speckle, and rounds out the cast of the show that originally aired on Netflix. While viewers can still take in the first season of "Tuca & Bertie" on the streamer, the service cancelled it after Sea- son 1 ended in 2019. Luckily for fans, the story of feathered female friendship has found a new home, and creator Lisa Hanawalt ("Bo- Jack Horseman") is pleased. "We're so excited to be on Adult Swim!" Hanawalt ex- plained in a Variety.com arti- cle in May. "I can't wait for the world to see our girls, Tuca and Bertie — and our main man, Speckle — getting into some fresh nonsense this sea- son." When audiences first met Tuca, she was newly sober and missing her former roommate Bertie, who had decided to move in with her boyfriend Speckle. Forced to work odd jobs to make ends meet, Tuca often relies on her wealthy Aunt Tallulah (Jennifer Lewis, "Black-ish"). Meanwhile, Ber- tie frets about snagging a pro- motion at work, all the while dreaming about becoming a baker. For his part, straight-laced Speckle struggles to convince Bertie that he really does want to be with her. Like many other animated series geared toward adults, "Tuca & Bertie" features an eclectic mix of characters that, in this case, range from a mi- sogynistic rooster named Dirk (John Early, "30 Rock") and Bertie's oblivious blue jay boss, Holland (Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me," 2018), to a "ghostcake" — a cake containing the ashes of Speckle's beloved grandmoth- er, Gamby (Nicole Byer, "Nailed It!"). In the first season, Bertie ran afoul of penguin pastry chef Penguin Pete (Reggie Watts, "The Late Late Show With James Corden"), who takes her under his wing. Oth- er recurring characters in- clude a lizard named Lady (Kate Berland, "Sorry to Both- er You," 2018) and a neighbor- ing houseplant named Draca (Shamir Bailey, "Dear White People"). In Season 2, Bertie enlists the help of a therapist as she Tuca as seen in "Tuca & Bertie" continued on page T10 TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Winging it Not a subscriber? No problem, subscribe today and receive an iPad with your subscription*. *iPad must be returned within 30 days of termination of account. now available on the digital replica! NEW INTERACTIVE PUZZLE PAGES Get the new puzzle pages on the digital replica, featuring puzzles daily! CROSSWORDS KIDS' GAMES SUDOKU WORD GAMES STRATEGY & MEMORY NUMBERS Call 479-684-5509 or visit nwaonline.com/nwaipad