Wanda Sykes

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox comedian Wanda Yvette Sykes<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (born March 7, 1964)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> She is also known for her recurring roles on CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10), and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–2011). She received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for her roles in ABC's Black-ish (2015–2022), and Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2020). She currently stars in the Netflix original series The Upshaws (2021–), the HBO Max comedy series The Other Two (2019–2023), and The Good Fight (2021).

Aside from her television appearances, Sykes has also had a career in film, appearing in Monster-in-Law (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Evan Almighty (2007), and License to Wed (2007), as well as voicing characters in animated films such as Over the Hedge, Barnyard, Brother Bear 2 (all in 2006), Rio (2011), two sequels of the Ice Age franchise (2012–2016), and UglyDolls (2019).

Early life and family

Wanda Sykes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.<ref name= rising>Template:Cite news</ref> Her family moved to Maryland when she was in the third grade.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Her mother, Marion Louise (née Peoples), worked as a banker, and her father, Harry Ellsworth Sykes, was a U.S. Army colonel employed at the Pentagon.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sykes' family history was researched for an episode of the 2012 PBS genealogy program Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. Her ancestry was traced back to a 1683 court case involving her ancestor, Elizabeth Banks, a free white woman and indentured servant, who gave birth to a biracial child, Mary Banks, fathered by a slave, who inherited her mother's free status. According to historian Ira Berlin, a specialist in the history of American slavery, the Sykes family history is "the only such case that I know of in which it is possible to trace a black family rooted in freedom from the late 17th century to the present."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sykes attended Arundel High School<ref name="washingtonian">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in Gambrills, Maryland, and went on to graduate from Hampton University,<ref name="washingtonian" /> where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing<ref name= rising/> and became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. After college, her first job was as a contracting specialist at the National Security Agency,<ref name="washingtonian" /><ref name= yahoo>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> where she worked for five years.<ref name=advocate>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

1990s

Sykes began her stand-up career at a Coors Light Super Talent Showcase in Washington, D.C., where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience in 1987.<ref name="advocate"/>

She continued to perform on nights and weekends at local venues while at the NSA until 1992, when she moved to New York City. One of her early TV appearances was Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam in the early 1990s, where she shared the stage with Adele Givens, J. B. Smoove, D. L. Hughley, Bernie Mac, & Bill Bellamy.<ref name="advocate"/> Working for the Hal Leonard publishing house, she edited a book entitled Polyrhythms – The Musician's Guide, by Peter Magadini.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her first big break came when opening for Chris Rock at Caroline's Comedy Club.<ref name="advocate"/>

In 1997, she joined the writing team on The Chris Rock Show<ref>"What's Up?" San Antonio Express-News. January 4, 1999.</ref> and also made many appearances on the show. The writing team was nominated for four Emmys, and in 1999, won for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special.

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Sykes on the cover of Ms. magazine in 2004

Since that time, she has appeared in the films Pootie Tang<ref>"Also Opening". The Washington Post. June 29, 2001. p. T38.</ref> and on TV shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm.<ref>Shales, Tom. "'Curb Your Enthusiasm': We Can't! We Can't! The Washington Post. September 14, 2002. p. C1.</ref> In 2003, she starred in her own short-lived Fox network sitcom, Wanda at Large.<ref>Gillies, Judith S. "From Stand-Up to Sitcom". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. p. Y7.</ref> The same year, Sykes appeared in an hour-long Comedy Central special, Tongue Untied. That network also ranked her No. 70 on its list of the 100 greatest all-time stand ups. She served as a correspondent for HBO's Inside the NFL,<ref>Baker, Jim. "TV Plus: Play by Play HBO's NFL series got game". Boston Herald. September 16, 2001.</ref> hosted Comedy Central's popular show Premium Blend, and voiced a recurring character named Gladys on Comedy Central's puppet show Crank Yankers.<ref>Morrow, Terry. "Don't look for sweet on Sykes' new Fox sitcom". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 22, 2002.</ref> She also had a short-lived show on Comedy Central called Wanda Does It.<ref>"Television". The Orlando Sentinel. August 22, 2004.</ref>

2000s

Sykes wrote Yeah, I Said It, a book of humorous observations on various topics, published in September 2004.<ref>Gonzalez, Erika. "Deadpan and Dead-on Funny: Wanda Sykes Turns the Art of Wisecracks into Comedic Gold". Rocky Mountain News. July 16, 2004.</ref> In 2006, she landed a recurring role as Barb, opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus, on the sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine;<ref>Miller, Bruce R. "Christine' provides new thrills". Sioux City Journal. March 10, 2006.</ref> she became a series regular during the series' third season in 2008. She also guest starred in the Will & Grace episode "Buy, Buy Baby" in 2006.<ref>Wilson-Combs, Lana K. "Sykes puts sweet smell of success into Stella the skunk". The Oakland Tribune. Friday, May 19, 2006.</ref> She provided voices for the 2006 films Over the Hedge,<ref>Chaney, Jen. "Just Wild About Wanda Sykes". The Washington Post. May 19, 2006. T49.</ref> Barnyard, and Brother Bear 2. She had a part in My Super Ex-Girlfriend and after playing in Evan Almighty, had a bit part in License to Wed. Sykes's first HBO Comedy Special, entitled Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired, premiered on October 14, 2006; it was nominated for a 2007 Emmy Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2008, she performed as part of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour for LGBT rights.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In October 2008, Sykes appeared in a television ad for the Think Before You Speak Campaign, an advertising campaign by GLSEN aimed at curbing homophobic slang in youth communities. In the 30-second spot, she uses humor to scold a teenager for saying "that's so gay" when he really means "that is so bad".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In March 2009, Sykes became the host of a late-night talk show on Saturdays on Fox, The Wanda Sykes Show which was scheduled to premiere November 7, 2009.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref name="ostrow">Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2009, she was named in Out magazine's "Annual Power 50 List", landing at number 35.

In May 2009, Sykes was the featured entertainer for the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, becoming both the first African American woman and the first openly LGBT person to get the role. Cedric the Entertainer had been the first African American to become the featured entertainer in 2005. At this event, Sykes made controversial headlines as she responded to conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh's comments regarding President Barack Obama. Limbaugh, in reference to Obama's presidential agenda, had said "I hope he fails". In response, Sykes quipped: "I hope his [Limbaugh's] kidneys fail, how 'bout that? Needs a little waterboarding, that's what he needs."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her second comedy special, Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me premiered on HBO in October 2009.<ref name="ostrow"/> November 2009 saw the premier of The Wanda Sykes Show, which starts with a monologue and continues with a panel discussion in a similar format to Bill Maher's shows Real Time with Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect.

2010s

She appeared as Miss Hannigan in a professional theatre production of Annie at The Media Theatre in Media, PA, a suburb southwest of Philadelphia. Her first appearance in a musical, she played the role from November 23 to December 12, 2010, and again from January 12 to 23, 2011.<ref name="ostrow"/> She voices the Witch in the Bubble Guppies episode "Bubble Puppy's Fin-tastic Fairlytale Adventure". In 2012, Sykes played the role of Granny in Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age: Continental Drift. In 2016, she returned to the role in Ice Age: Collision Course. In May 2013, Sykes was a featured entertainer at Olivia Travel's 40th anniversary Music & Comedy Festival in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

In 2013, Sykes appeared in eight episodes of Amazon's Alpha House, a political comedy series written by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Sykes plays Rosalyn DuPeche, a Democratic Senator from Illinois and the next door neighbor of four Republican senators living together in a house on Capitol Hill. Sykes also appeared in Season Two, which became available in October 2014. The series was canceled after the second season. In 2018, Sykes became the head writer for the revived tenth season of Roseanne.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This attracted attention due to star Roseanne Barr's history of controversial political remarks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On May 29, 2018, Sykes announced on Twitter that she would no longer be working on the series after a since-deleted Twitter rant by Roseanne Barr about Valerie Jarrett; Roseanne was subsequently canceled by ABC.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2020s

In 2021, Sykes began starring on the Netflix sitcom The Upshaws.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sykes co-hosted the 94th Academy Awards with Regina Hall and Amy Schumer on March 27, 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The telecast is most known for its infamous moment where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Sykes condemned the actions of Smith stating on Ellen "For [The Academy] to let him stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award, I was like, 'How gross is this? This is just the wrong message.' You assault somebody, you get escorted out of the building and that's it. For them to let him continue, I thought it was gross".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In January 2023, Sykes guest hosted The Daily Show after Trevor Noah's departure.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

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Sykes in September 2004

Sykes was married to record producer Dave Hall from 1991 to 1998.<ref name=advocate/> In November 2008, she publicly came out as a lesbian while at a same-sex marriage rally in Las Vegas regarding Proposition 8.<ref name=advocate/><ref>Template:Citation</ref> A month earlier, Sykes married her wife Alex Niedbalski, a French woman,<ref name=ws>Template:Cite news</ref> whom she met in 2006. The couple also became parents in April 2009, when Niedbalski gave birth to a pair of fraternal twins.<ref name= people>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sykes came out to her parents in 2004 when she was 40, who both initially had difficulty accepting her homosexuality. They declined to attend her wedding, which led to a brief period of estrangement; they have since reconciled with Sykes.<ref name=express>Template:Cite news</ref>

During a September 19, 2011, appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sykes announced that she had been diagnosed earlier in the year with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Although DCIS is a non-invasive "stage zero breast cancer", Sykes had elected to have a bilateral mastectomy to lower her chances of getting breast cancer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sykes splits time between Media, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia,<ref>"Molly Eichel, "Wanda Sykes loves the small-town life of Media", Philadelphia Daily News, May 1, 2013." [1]</ref> and Cherry Grove, New York.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Activism

Sykes publicly expressed being devastated when California voters passed state Proposition 8. She said: "with the legislation that they passed, I can't sit by and just watch. I just can't do it."<ref name=advocate2>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She has continued to be active in same-sex marriage issues hosting events and emceeing fundraisers. She has also worked with PETA on promoting dog anti-chaining legislation in her home state.<ref>Tracy Agnew,"Celebrity Wants Anti-Chaining Law," Suffolk News Herald, February 15, 2013.</ref>

She has been an outspoken supporter of Detroit's Ruth Ellis Center after the organization's staff sent Sykes a letter asking her to visit during her 2010 tour's stop in Detroit.<ref name="btl710">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="hour912">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="advocate1012">Template:Cite news</ref>

Sykes often uses Twitter to express her political views, including on May 25, 2021, retweeting a photograph by Evan Vucci of Gianna Floyd, daughter of George Floyd, entering the White House.<ref name="Symons 2023 74">Template:Cite book</ref> On July 17, 2021, she also tweeted, "Congress MUST pass the #ForThePeopleAct", and called on her followers to join the "Good Trouble Vigil", commemorating the passing of activist and Congressman John Lewis.<ref name="Symons 2023 74"/>

Filmography

Film

List of film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Tomorrow Night	Wanda (Mel's Date)	credited as Wanda Sykes-Hall
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Chantal
2001	Down to Earth	Wanda
	Pootie Tang	Biggie Shorty
2003	MTV: Reloaded	The Oracle	Short film
2005	Monster-in-Law	Ruby
2006	The Adventures of Brer Rabbit	Sister Moon	Voice; Direct-to-video
	Over the Hedge	Stella	Voice
	Hammy's Boomerang Adventure		Voice; short film
	Clerks II	Angry Customer
	My Super Ex-Girlfriend	Carla Dunkirk
	Barnyard	Bessy	Voice
	Brother Bear 2	Innoko	Voice; Direct-to-video
	CondomNation	Linda
2007	Evan Almighty	Rita Daniels
	License to Wed	Nurse Borman
2011	Rio	Chloe the Canada goose	Voice
	The Muppets	Officer Ethel	Cameo, deleted scene
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Granny	Voice
2013	The Hot Flashes	Florine Clarkston
2016	Ice Age: Collision Course	Granny	Voice
	Bad Moms	Dr. Karl
2017	Snatched	Ruth
	A Bad Moms Christmas	Dr. Karl
2018	Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate	Prison Matron
2019	UglyDolls	Wage	Voice
	The Wedding Year	Janet / Grandma
	Jexi	Denice
2020	Friendsgiving	Fairy Gay Mother
2021	Breaking News in Yuba County	Rita
	The One and Only Dick Gregory	Herself	Documentary
2024	Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie	Sue Nahmee

Television

List of television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–2000	The Chris Rock Show	Various Characters	7 episodes
1999	Best of the Chris Rock Show		TV special
	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Wanda	Voice, 2 episodes
2001	The Downer Channel	Various	2 episodes
	The Drew Carey Show	Christine Watson	3 episodes
2001–2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Herself	9 episodes
2002–2005; 2019–2022	Crank Yankers	Wanda / Gladys Murphy	Voice, 19 episodes
2003	Wanda at Large	Wanda Mildred Hawkins	19 episodes
	Chappelle's Show	Herself	Episode: "The Best of Chappelle's Show: Volume 2 Mixtape"
	Mad TV		Season 9 episode 903
2004	Wanda Does It		6 episodes
2006	Will & Grace	Cricket Walker	Episode: "Buy, Buy Baby"
2006	Sick and Tired	Herself	HBO comedy special
2006–2010	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Barbara "Barb" Baran	54 episodes; (Recurring Seasons 1–2, Starring Seasons 3–5)
2007–2011	Back at the Barnyard	Bessy	Voice, 50 episodes
2009	Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me<ref name="ostrow"/>	Herself	HBO comedy special
	White House Correspondents' Dinner	Herself (host)	TV special
2009–2010	The Wanda Sykes Show	Herself	21 episodes; also creator, writer, executive producer
2011	Drop Dead Diva	Judge	Episode: "Prom"
2012	Bubble Guppies	The Witch	Voice, episode: "Bubble Puppy's Fin-tastic Fairy Tale!"
	Futurama	Bev the vending machine	Voice, episode: "The Bots and the Bees"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>
2013	The Simpsons	School Therapist / Counselor	Voice, episode: "What Animated Women Want"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Wanda Sykes	2 episodes
2013–2014	Alpha House	Senator Rosalyn DuPeche	Recurring role
2014, 2019	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Herself	2 episodes
2015	Repeat After Me		1 episode
2015, 2017	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Shirley B. Awesome	Voice, 2 episodes
2015–2020	Black-ish	Daphne Lido	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	Bob's Burgers	Sofa Queen	Voice, episode: "Sacred Couch"
	Animals	Chance	Voice, 2 episodes
	What Happened... Ms. Sykes?	Herself	Epix comedy special
2017	Lip Sync Battle		Episode: "Don Cheadle vs. Wanda Sykes"
	Doc McStuffins	Thea	Voice, episode: "The Emergency Plan"
2017–2021	Vampirina	Gregoria the Gargoyle	Voice, main role
2017–2019	Broad City	Dara	Recurring role
2018	Ask the StoryBots	Doctor	Episode: "How Do People Catch a Cold?"
	BoJack Horseman	Mary-Beth	Voice, episode: "INT. SUB"
2019	The Bravest Knight	Mona the Mayor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Herself	Voice, episode: "Peebles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors!"
	Live in Front of a Studio Audience	Louise Jefferson	Episode: "Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons"
	Wanda Sykes: Not Normal	Herself	Netflix comedy special
	Summer Camp Island	Ethel	Episode: "The Great Elf Invention Convention"
	Big Mouth	Ghost of Harriet Tubman	Voice, episode: "Duke"
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Moms Mabley	Episode: "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..."
	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself	Episode: "Bring Back My Queens!"
2019–2023	The Other Two	Shuli Kucerac	Recurring role
2019–2020	Harley Quinn	Tsaritsa / Queen of Fables	Voice, 3 episodes
2020	Mapleworth Murders<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Leigh Drain	Episode: "Killer Voices – Part 2"
2020–2021	Tig n' Seek	Nuritza	Voice, 15 episodes
2021	The Good Fight	Allegra Durado	3 episodes
	Q-Force	Deb	Voice, main role
2021–present	The Upshaws	Lucretia Turner	Main role, 48 episodes; also co-creator, writer, executive producer
2022	94th Academy Awards	Herself (co-host)	TV special
	Chivalry	Jean Shrill	Main role
	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Herself	Episode: "Gutsy Women Have the Last Laugh"
2023	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Phee Genoa	Voice, 5 episodes
	History of the World, Part II	Various	8 episodes; also writer and executive producer
	The Daily Show	Herself (guest host)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Herself (guest)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023–2024	Velma	Linda Blake	Voice, 9 episodes
2024	Rock Paper Scissors	Dian	Voice, episode: "Trash"

Video game

List of video game credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Tiny Tina's Wonderlands	Frette	Voice

Writer

List of writing credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1998	The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show	Writer	11 episodes
1997–2000	The Chris Rock Show		Wrote 33 episodes; Co-produced 14 episodes
1998	Comedy Central Presents	Herself and writer (as Wanda Sykes-Hall)	Episode: "Wanda Sykes-Hall"
2001	Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2	Writer	TV special
	The Downer Channel		Wrote the first 2 episodes
2002	The 74th Annual Academy Awards	Special material written by	Award show
2002–2003	Premium Blend	Writer	4 episodes/Stand-up
2003	Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied		Documentary
	Wanda at Large	Creator, writer and producer	19 episodes
2004	Wanda Does It	Creator, writer and executive producer	6 episodes
2006	Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired	Writer	Stand-up
2009	Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me<ref name="ostrow"/>
2009–2010	The Wanda Sykes Show	Creator, writer and executive producer	21 episodes
2016	What Happened... Ms. Sykes?	Writer	Stand-up
2018	Roseanne		Sitcom
2019	Wanda Sykes: Not Normal		Stand-up
2023	Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Awards and nominations

Sykes has been nominated for seventeen Primetime Emmys, with one win (in 1999) for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music or Program." In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for "Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic". She won a Comedy Central Commie Award for "Funniest TV Actress" in 2003.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2010 she won the GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award.<ref>Wanda Sykes accepts her GLAAD award Template:Webarchive After Ellen, April 20, 2010.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015 she won the Activism in the Arts honor at the Triumph Awards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List of awards and nominations received by Wanda Sykes

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Template:Refh
1998	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	The Chris Rock Show	Template:Nom
1999				Template:Won
2000				Template:Nom
2001				Template:Nom
2007		Outstanding Variety Special	Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired	Template:Nom
2010		Outstanding Variety Special	Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me	Template:Nom
		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special		Template:Nom
2017		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Black-ish	Template:Nom
2018				Template:Nom
2019		Outstanding Variety Special	Wanda Sykes: Not Normal	Template:Nom
		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special		Template:Nom
2020		Outstanding Variety Special	Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah	Template:Nom
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo...	Template:Nom
		Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance	Crank Yankers: Bobby Brown, Wanda Sykes & Kathy Griffin	Template:Nom
2023		Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Taped)	Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer	Template:Nom
		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special		Template:Nom
		Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance	Crank Yankers: Wanda Sykes, JB Smoove & Adam Carolla	Template:Nom
2021	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program	Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles	Template:Nom
2024	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television	Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer	Template:Nom	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Discography

List of recording credits

Year	Title	Label	Formats
2003	Tongue Untied<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>	Comedy Central Records	DVD/Download/Streaming
2007	Sick and Tired<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Image Entertainment
2010	I'ma Be Me<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>	HBO Home Video
2018	What Happened... Ms. Sykes?<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>	Sykes Entertainment	Download/Streaming
2019	Not Normal	Netflix	Streaming

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