Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykesis an American comedian, writer, actress and voice artist. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her role as Barb Baran on CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine and for appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth7 March 1964
CityPortsmouth, VA
CountryUnited States of America
A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.
I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.
It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.
I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.
I watched a lot of comedy growing up.
When I am outside at night by myself every person turns into a pedophile. So I tend to walk a little faster than usual and then I sprint.
I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house.
I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic.
I have problems with YouTube and things like that, when you catch it mid production. If I'm doing a show and I'm working on a bit and someone's there with a phone, they record it and put it online - it's not the finished product.
I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.
That's proof right there that men and women are on different levels because men can watch two women together and that's a turn-on. It doesn't work the same way for us, does it, ladies? No, uh-uh - it doesn't work the same. You ask any woman in here her sexual fantasy, and I will bet you a million dollars that it's NOT to go home and catch your man bent over with some big, burly guy standing behind him.
When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.