Who is Wanda Sykes?:
Wanda Sykes is a stand-up comedian and actress who stars in the show The New Adventures of Old Christine with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She has been called one of "25 Funniest People in America" by Entertainment Weekly.Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired:
Wanda Sykes's 2006 HBO comedy special nominated Sick & Tired was nominated for a 2007 Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special." The show features material from her recent national tour. Among the topics covered are: politics, gay marriage, karma, health care, racial profiling, the pressure of being a woman and the perks of getting older.Wanda Sykes and Chris Rock:
Wanda Sykes spend five years as a writer and performer on The Chris Rock Show on HBO. In 1999 she won an Emmy for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special" for that show.Wanda At Large:
Wanda's career has taken her many places. In 2003, she starred in her own short-lived Fox network sitcom, Wanda at Large. She also had a show on Comedy Central called Wanda Does It, where she tried out various careers. She was a correspondent for Inside the NFL on HBO and has appeared on Comedy Central numerous times.Wanda Comes Out:
At a rally in Las Vegas on November 15, 2008 as part of the national day of protest against California's anti-gay Prop 8, Wanda Sykes announced, "I am proud to be gay!" She also told of marrying her girlfriend on October 25th 2008. See below for a transcript of her coming out speech.Wanda Sykes Comes out On November 15, 2008:
Wanda Sykes came out as part of the day of nationwide protest against the passage of the anti-gay Prop 8 in California. Here is the text from her speech:Wanda Sykes Comes Out
I got married October 25th. My wife is here. I don’t really talk about my sexual orientation, I didn’t think I had to. I was just living my life. I wasn’t necessarily in the closet, I was just living my life. Everyone that knows me personally, they know I’m gay. They know. That’s the way people should be able to live their lives.If we had equal rights. We shouldn’t have to be standing out here demanding something that we automatically should have as citizens of this country. But I got pissed off. I said now I got to get in your face. And that’s what we all have to do now. They pissed off the wrong group of people. They have galvanized the community. We are so together now and we all want the same thing and we are not going to settle for less. Instead of having gay marriage in California, no, we’re going to get it across the country. Because when my wife and I leave California, I want to have my marriage also recognized in Nevada and Arizona and all the way to New York.
