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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. Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas.

She can be seen in the New Line feature "Monster-In-Law" starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda. She was also seen on Comedy Central's "Wanda Does It" where she tried various non-showbiz jobs. Her first book titled Yeah I Said It published by Simon and Schuster, hit bookstores in September 2004. Yeah I Said It is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family and current events.

In 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, Virginia 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 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,... [MORE]

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. Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas.

She can be seen in the New Line feature "Monster-In-Law" starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda. She was also seen on Comedy Central's "Wanda Does It" where she tried various non-showbiz jobs. Her first book titled Yeah I Said It published by Simon and Schuster, hit bookstores in September 2004. Yeah I Said It is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family and current events.

In 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, Virginia 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 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". In 2003, Wanda earned a Comedy Central Commie Award for "Funniest TV Actress." Other writing credits include: the "MTV 1999 Music Video Awards", "The MTV Movie Awards" the "74th Annual Academy Awards," "The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show," and "Wanda at Large."

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

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Wanda Sykes - Free Drinks

What happened to free drinks?

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Posted: 12/01/98
Views: 27,455

Wanda Sykes - Having Kids

Kids are a lot of work.

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Posted: 12/01/98
Views: 17,026

Wanda Sykes - 'Til Death Do You Part

Marriage is not all it's cracked up to be.

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Posted: 11/30/98
Views: 11,468

Wanda Sykes - Funny Porno

Porn can be as funny as Nick at Nite.

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Posted: 11/22/02
Views: 9,771

Wanda Sykes - Feeling 26

Drinking will make you feel like a sexy 26-year-old.

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Posted: 01/09/03
Views: 9,270

Wanda Sykes - Cheap Guys

Wanda notices her husband likes a lot of free stuff.

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Posted: 05/22/98
Views: 8,151

Wanda Sykes - Cutting Carbs

Wanda Sykes does not want any skinny bitches hollering at her.

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Posted: 10/25/02
Views: 8,046

Wanda Sykes - Sex

Women fake orgasms because they have excellent time management skills.

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Posted: 01/09/03
Views: 7,311

Wanda Sykes - Turned to Milk

The more he tastes success, the less black Tiger Woods becomes.

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Posted: 11/30/98
Views: 6,428

Wanda Sykes - Politically Correct

The term "African American" isn't changing a lot for black people in America.

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Posted: 11/30/98
Views: 6,122

Wanda Sykes: Cheap Husband

He used to give me one rose, too. Watch out for the one rose givers. He used to say, 'This is one rose for you because you are one special lady.'...

Posted: 05/22/1998

Wanda Sykes: Tolls

Whenever we go out, I pay all the tolls. Yeah -- he backs up to the tolls so the booth would be on my side.

Posted: 05/22/1998

Wanda Sykes: Turning A Younger Man on to Jazz

There's nothing wrong with dating younger men. My husband and I, we get along except for music because music dates you. He loves hip-hop -- that's...

Posted: 05/22/1998

Wanda Sykes: Cutting Out Carbs

They mess with your food, they do. They go 'Well Wanda, first we're gonna cut out all your carbs...' OK, wait a minute, hold up. Let me explain...

Posted: 10/25/2002

Wanda Sykes: Family Never Forgets

I love my family but my family -- they're the type of people that never let you forget anything you ever did when you were little. I was in the...

Posted: 12/20/2002

Wanda Sykes: Childproofing

I was visiting my brother earlier today, and he's childproofing his home. I didn't understand that. He's going around putting little covers over...

Posted: 11/01/2002

Wanda Sykes: Kid Safety

I was hanging out with my little nephew, and the kid -- he had a helmet, shoulder pads, knee pads, some shin guards, gloves. Talk about, 'I'm a go...

Posted: 12/06/2002

Wanda Sykes: Advice for the Ladies

Every now and then, I like to give out some advice. Ladies -- don't laugh during the porno watchin'.

Posted: 11/22/2002

Wanda Sykes: Are They Supposed to Be That Big?

One night, we watchin' some porno, I just thought I'd joke around a little bit. So, I was like, 'Wow! Will you look at that? I have never seen a...

Posted: 11/22/2002

Wanda Sykes: Elvis Party

My neighbor, she invited me to an Elvis party. I told her I couldn't come 'cause I'd be too busy making fun of her from behind my blinds.

Posted: 01/02/2003