‘She Was So Much More Than a Katt Williams’ Roast’: Fans Defend Wanda Smith’s Legacy After Katt Williams’ ‘Gnarled Fingers’ Interview Resurfaces Following the Radio Host’s Death

With the passing of comedian and radio personality Wanda Smith on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, fans have begun to rehash some of the legendary personality’s most memorable moments on the airwaves. Smith was best known as the co-host of the “Frank & Wanda in the Morning Show” on Atlanta’s V-103, where she entertained alongside Frank Ski from 1998 to 2012. Radio personality Ryan Cameron held down the spot with Smith in 2014 before Ski rejoined the show in 2018. Katt Williams’ roast of Atlanta radio host Wanda Smith resurfaces after Smith’s unexpected death. (Photos: V-103/YouTube.) One of the most viral interviews in her radio line-up was her infamous 2018 interview with comedian Katt Williams. Williams was a guest on the V-103 morning while promoting his show at The Comedy Theater in Norcross. What began as competitive banter between two seasoned comedians quickly devolved into a verbal altercation. “My hair is 19 inches long, and I have no perm … Come run one of your gnarled fingers through it while you’re on air so they can hear you lie,” said Williams after Smith threw jabs at the comedian’s attire and referred to him& as the rapper Lil Mama. With her passing,...