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Wanda Sykes

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Wanda Sykes has been deemed one of the funniest stand up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. 

 

Sykes was seen on several television shows over the past two years.   This year she made a return to HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” starring opposite Larry David.   In 2010 she starred on her own late night talk show on FOX, “The Wanda Sykes Show”.    In October of 2009 her second HBO stand up special “I’ma Be Me” premiered.  It was taped at the Warner theatre in Washington DC where she tackled topics like the first black president, gay cruises, being a new mom and aging.   The special was nominated for two 2010 Primetime Emmy awards: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special and Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special.  

 

This July she can be heard in the animated feature “Ice Age: Continental Drift” as ‘Granny.’  In 2010 she was heard in the Fox animated feature “Rio” as ‘the Goose.’

Her first HBO comedy special “Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired” debuted in October 2006 and was nominated for a 2007 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.  It was taped in Seattle and covered everything from racial profiling to gay marriage.

 

Sykes was seen in the feature films “Evan Almighty,” the sequel to “Bruce Almighty,” in which she co-starred with Steve Carell, the New Line feature “Monster-In-Law” starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, and was heard in the animated feature “Over the Hedge” for Dreamworks as well as “The Barnyard” for Paramount Pictures.   She can also be seen co-starring with Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman in the romantic comedy “My Super Ex-Girlfriend.”  Sykes starred and produced the Comedy Central show "Wanda Does It" where she tried various non-showbiz jobs.  Her first book titled Yeah, I Said It, published by Simon & Schuster, hit bookstores in September 2004.  Yeah, I Said It is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family and current events.

 

In the fall of 2003 she was seen on Fox's "Wanda at Large" which she wrote, produced and starred in. She also has a one hour Comedy Central special called "Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied".  In addition, she can be seen on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" or heard on Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers” as the voice of Gladys Murphy.

 

Wanda was born in Portsmouth, VA and raised in Maryland.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University. 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 HBO's critically acclaimed "Chris Rock Show." As a performer and writer on the show, she was nominated for three Primetime Emmys 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 three more Emmys, in 2002, 2004 and 2005 , for her work on “Inside the NFL” for Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly- Inside The NFL.

 

In 2010 she won a GLAAD award for promoting equal rights for gays and lesbians in the media. 

 

She also appeared in the feature films: "Pootie Tang", "Nutty Professor 2; The Klumps", and "Down to Earth".

 

 

Reviews

Rating: 4.1 out of 5 based on 1852 reviews
  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Wanda has to do better

    by Nikki on 3/26/24Crown Theatre - Fayetteville

    Well, she was late. The pre-show started at 7:50 pm. My time is valuable. I drove a long way on a Sunday. I left at 8:30 pm because they said the show started at 7:00 pm, and lasted for 1.5 hours. I had to travel back to Raleigh and work the next day. That's my post. Do better with time management. Thank you.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Must See!!!!

    by BJB on 3/21/24Crown Theatre - Fayetteville

    We had such a great time at this show! I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. The tears were just streaming down my face. Keith Robinson was the perfect opening act!!! I would recommend everyone catch this event if you can!!!! You will not be sorry!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Wanda was amazing

    by Never Fails! on 3/21/24Crown Theatre - Fayetteville

    Wanda and Keith were great. Love her new material and her delivery. She is one of my all time favorites. The only bad/con was that the sound system at the Crown in Fayetteville NC was horrible, which made it hard to hear. This is nothing on Wanda's part. Another con is that the seats were broken and unbelievably uncomfortable for the price we are and were paying. So that was a huge disappointment.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Very funny

    by Barb on 3/20/24Crown Theatre - Fayetteville

    My first time at this venue - very nice but surprised there was no merch for sale unless I missed it. The new Yondr experience was different but fairly smooth. I do think the process will get better as everyone gets used to it. I will say the pouches were burdensome since they did not fit into a pocket like a cell phone does…so we had to carry them around or sit them in a lap in order to clap. I was happy with the food and drink set up - multiple stations with a great variety of alcohol. Prices were as expected. As for the show - the opener Keith Robinson was absolutely fantastic! I would pay just to see him! Of course, I loved Wanda’s show. She is one of the funniest comedians ever. I’ve always been a fan. I do wish her show was longer - it was only an hour (Keith was about 30 minutes). Thanks!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great comedian, lolz, venue was trash

    by Just Crazy Talk on 3/20/24Crown Theatre - Fayetteville

    Love WS! The 2hr round trip was worth the drive to see her live. Unfortunately the theatre itself was zero star trash. Horrible, old unmaintained seats. Some missing and replaced with folding chairs. Holes and tears in scratched old and tired seats. Thanks WS for the fun night out!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    This show was awesome!!

    by Queen on 3/19/24Chrysler Hall - Norfolk

    This show had me in tears the whole time. Wanda is so funny. Will see her again.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Fantastic

    by MysticSun on 3/18/24Chrysler Hall - Norfolk

    Great show, she really has great timing and expressions during performance and impressions were hilarious.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Funny but too political

    by Di on 3/18/24Chrysler Hall - Norfolk

    The show started 30 minutes late. The other comedians were okay but not great. Wanda came out crazy funny and for the most part she was hilarious. We almost left during the political part of her performance. If I had wanted to go to a political rally I would have done so. That part was too long and way too political. Everyone has a right to express their opinions but she took it way too far. Shame, shame on her! Not sure I would see her again!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Good not great

    by Lush life on 3/18/24Chrysler Hall - Norfolk

    I thought the show was good 👍🏿 but not great. I have seen some of her stand up shows before where she was a bit funnier but I was not disappointed

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Wanda is fantastic

    by Whit on 3/18/24Chrysler Hall - Norfolk

    Enjoyed seeing Wanda so much! She is incredibly funny. The cell phone pouches were frustrating for the time they took up before and after the show, though. Wanda for President!