Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes is, to me, one of the sharpest comic minds working, and the fact that she won an Emmy writing for The Chris Rock Show says it all: she can build the joke, not just deliver it. Her stand-up cuts hard at the world yet stays oddly warm, which is the mark of real craft. I respect how she's refused to soften herself, turning frustration into laughter on her own terms. That 2010 GLAAD honor reflects a spine beneath the punchlines. Comedians who can transform anger into joy are the ones who last, and I'm a fan.

Name (English)

Wanda Sykes

Name (Japanese)

ワンダ・サイクス

Reading

わんだ・さいくす

Born

March 7, 1964 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

Origin

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Occupation

comedian / writer / television actor / screenwriter / film actor

High school

Arundel High School

University

Hampton University

Awards & achievements

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
• 2010 GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award

• Official sitehttps://www.wandasykes.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/iamwandasykes/
• Xhttps://x.com/iamwandasykes
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda%20Sykes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237194

Tags

• Virginia
• comedian
• writer
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.