Wanda Sykes: podcast appearances and interviews

Wanda Yvette Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer born on March 7, 1964. She gained recognition for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, she was named one of the 25 funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly. Sykes has appeared in various television roles, including recurring roles on CBS's The New Adventures of Old Christine from 2006 to 2010 and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm from 2001 to 2011. She has received nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances on ABC's Blackish from 2015 to 2022 and Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in 2020. Sykes stars in the Netflix series The Upshaws, which began in 2021 and is scheduled to run through 2026, as well as in the HBO Max comedy The Other Two from 2019 to 2023 and The Good Fight starting in 2021. In addition to her television work, she has appeared in films such as Monster-in-Law, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Evan Almighty, and License to Wed. Her voice acting includes roles in animated films such as Over the Hedge, Barnyard, Brother Bear 2, Rio, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Ice Age: Collision Course, and UglyDolls.