--- title: Billy Eichner Casts Woke Hocus Pocus With Tiffany Haddish description: It's 2018 and Billy Eichner isn't going to whitewash his hypothetical remake of Hocus Pocus starring Tiffany Haddish. canonical: https://time.com/5433145/billy-eichner-tiffany-haddish-hocus-pocus/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-24T15:57:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:38.119Z og:title: Billy Eichner Is on a Mission to Cast a 'Woke' Hocus Pocus og:description: Who will play the third witch in Eichner and Tiffany Haddish's inclusive trio? og:url: https://time.com/5433145/billy-eichner-tiffany-haddish-hocus-pocus/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte635c96a02bc05a6/69893d4d97cdff5e616b688d/screen-shot-2018-10-24-at-11-18-00-am.png?branch=production&width=969&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 969 og:image:height: 545 og:image:alt: Billy-on-the-Street-Hocus-Pocus og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Billy Eichner Is on a Mission to Cast a 'Woke' Hocus Pocus twitter:description: Who will play the third witch in Eichner and Tiffany Haddish's inclusive trio? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte635c96a02bc05a6/69893d4d97cdff5e616b688d/screen-shot-2018-10-24-at-11-18-00-am.png?branch=production&width=969&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Billy Eichner and Tiffany Haddish Go on a Mission to Cast a 'Woke' _Hocus Pocus_ > Sponsored content. 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In a new episode of _Billy on the Street_ that debuted on Wednesday, Eichner teams up with Tiffany Haddish to find a third cast member to complete their more-inclusive trio of witches. “It’s a new day in Hollywood where diversity is finally being celebrated,” Eichner explains. “So Tiffany and I have decided we want to do a more diverse remake of the classic Halloween movie _Hocus Pocus_. Tiffany and I are going to play two of the three main witches and we’re about to hit the streets to find someone to play the third witch to round out our more diverse cast.” In signature _Billy on the Street_ fashion, Eichner then proceeds to run around accosting people on the streets of New York City to figure out whether any of them are the right fit to join his and Haddish’s coven. 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