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Hata & Co. 590257_IslandFocus_Agriculture_6-16_2in_runs6-13.indd 1 5/26/21 5:10 PM ON THE COVER | TUCA & BERTIE Fine feathered friends ‘Tuca & Bertie’ premieres voices Bertie’s architect boyfriend, Speckle, with her boyfriend Speckle. Forced to work and rounds out the cast of the show that odd jobs to make ends meet, Tuca often relies on Adult Swim originally aired on Netflix. While viewers can on her wealthy Aunt Tallulah (Jennifer Lewis, still take in the first season of “Tuca & Bertie” “Black-ish”). Meanwhile, Bertie frets about on the streamer, the service cancelled it after snagging a promotion at work, all the while By Kyla Brewer Season 1 ended in 2019. dreaming about becoming a baker. TV Media Luckily for fans, the story of feathered fe- For his part, straight-laced Speckle strug- male friendship has found a new home, and gles to convince Bertie that he really does econd chances are rare in television. creator Lisa Hanawalt (“BoJack Horseman”) is want to be with her. Most of the time, once a series has pleased. Like many other animated series geared Sbeen cancelled, it’s gone forever. “We’re so excited to be on Adult Swim!” toward adults, “Tuca & Bertie” features an However, every once in a while a show gets Hanawalt explained in a Variety.com article in eclectic mix of characters that, in this case, another shot, much to the delight of its fans. May. “I can’t wait for the world to see our girls, range from a misogynistic rooster named Dirk Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, an off- Tuca and Bertie — and our main man, Speckle (John Early, “30 Rock”) and Bertie’s oblivious beat cartoon about a couple of birds is about — getting into some fresh nonsense this blue jay boss, Holland (Richard E. Grant, “Can to make its triumphant return to TV. season.” You Ever Forgive Me,” 2018), to a “ghostcake” Tiffany Haddish (“The Carmichael Show”) When audiences first met — a cake containing the ashes of Speckle’s Tuca, she was newly sober lends her voice to brash toucan Tuca, beloved grandmother, Gamby (Nicole Byer, and missing her former while Ali Wong (“Always Be My Maybe,” “Nailed It!”). roommate Bertie, who had 2019) voices Tuca’s anxious bestie, In the first season, Bertie ran afoul of pen- decided to move in Bertie, in the second season of the guin pastry chef Penguin Pete (Reggie Watts, animated series “Tuca & Bertie,” “The Late Late Show With James Corden”), Ali Wong premiering Sunday, June 13, on and Tiffany who takes her under his wing. 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