Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
Actress, stand-up comedian, writer
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand-up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University in Virginia. Her stand-up career began at a Coors Light Super talent Showcase in Washington, DC where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience.
She spent 5 years as part of the HBO's critically acclaimed Chris Rock Show. As a performer and writer on the show, she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy's and in 1999 won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for Outstanding Female Stand-Up Comic. She won a second Emmy in 2002 for her work on "Inside the NFL" (1977). In 2003, Wanda earned a Comedy Central Commie Award for Funniest TV Actress.
Her book, Yeah, I Said It (released in October of 2004), is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family and current events. "Writing a book is one of the great American dreams," Sykes told Essence. "It's right up there with finding your soul mate, or buying a home, or raising nonsociopathic kids."
Her HBO comedy special Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired debuted in October 2006 and was nominated for a 2007 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
Wanda's feature film credits include: Evan Almighty, Monster-In-Law, Over The Hedge, The Barnyard, Brother Bear 2, and My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
She can currently be seen as Barb on the CBS comedy The New Adventures Old Christine.
Visit her Official Website and be sure to check her Calendar for new 2008 stand-up shows near you!