Wanda Sykes Returning to bergenPAC in January
Comedian, writer, actress, and voice artist Wanda Sykes 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 three more Emmy's, in 2002, 2004 and 2005, for her work on Inside the NFL for 'Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly.'
In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is well known for her role as Barbara Baran on The New Adventures of Old Christine and for her appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Her first special Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied premiered on Comedy Central in 2003 and 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 Washington and covered everything from racial profiling to gay marriage. She returned to HBO for her second stand up special I'ma Be Me. This time 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.'
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.
Sykes has also had a successful career in film, appearing in Monster-in-Law, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Evan Almighty, Pootie Tang, Nutty Professor 2; The Klumps, Down to Earth, and License to Wed, and voiced characters in Over the Hedge, Barnyard, Brother Bear 2, Rio, and Ice Age: Continental Drift.
In 2010 she won a GLAAD award for promoting a good image of equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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Almost Floyd Williams Center (7/11-7/11) |
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Center Stage Productions presents The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler Over The Moon Art Studios (7/02-7/03) |
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Me and My Girl Spring Lake Theatre (7/08-7/19) |
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Sense and Sensibility duCret Center of Art (7/10-7/12) |
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What the Constitution Means to Me Pioneer Productions Company/The Stanley Center (7/11-7/12) |
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Little Johnny Rivero & His Giants: Tribute to Our Legends of Jazz & Latin Jazz Morris Museum (8/01-8/01) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Count Basie Center for the Arts (10/11-10/11) |
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Center Stage Productions presents The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler at Asbury Park, NJ Over The Moon Art Studios (7/02-7/02) |
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Handel's Messiah Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (12/20-12/20) |
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Orpheus Chamber Players: Nocturnal Serenade Morris Museum (7/25-7/25) |