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NEW YORK Part of what makes the comedy of Wanda Sykes so great is the expressions that give her wisecracks that little extra snark. Her role as Applebee’s new “spokesapple,” alas, is shortchanged by her voiceover-only role. In the first campaign from McCann Erickson in New York, Sykes is cast as a Red Delicious apple and she’s funny enough. In a commercial titled “Thumbs,” she playfully scolds a guy chatting with his friend using his mobile phone.
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