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Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

The comic shares details about her life, from the challenges of raising Gen Z teens to the dilemmas of being a liberal in a charged political climate.

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Linda Mendoza

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documentary, comedy

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 9 nominations total

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"You go on around back now. Git! Go on." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"You go on around back now. Git! Go on."

Oh, I love online church!
Isn't that the best? - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Oh, I love online church! Isn't that the best?

Although Communion Sunday
started to get out of hand. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Although Communion Sunday started to get out of hand.

Yeah, yeah, you know,
the pastor would say, you know, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Yeah, yeah, you know, the pastor would say, you know,

Yeah, I... I, I don't do Malibu Jesus,
that blond-haired, blue-eyed guy. Uh-uh. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Yeah, I... I, I don't do Malibu Jesus, that blond-haire...

That's just perpetuating white supremacy,
that's all that's doing. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

That's just perpetuating white supremacy, that's a...

So those first couple of,
you know, COVID communions, I was good, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

So those first couple of, you know, COVID communions, I was ...

I was like, "What the hell, Wanda?
What are you doing?" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I was like, "What the hell, Wanda? What are you doing?&...

"This is ridiculous." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"This is ridiculous."

I got a wine ring on my Bible.
I was like, "Okay..." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I got a wine ring on my Bible. I was like, "Okay...&quo...

You know, I... I got a friend
who still hasn't been vaccinated. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

You know, I... I got a friend who still hasn't been vac...

And she's laughing at me.
She's like, "Uh, look at you." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And she's laughing at me. She's like, "Uh, lo...

They talk like, "Well,
I just don't put anything in my body." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

They talk like, "Well, I just don't put anything i...

But you know,
I wasn't afraid of the vaccine - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

But you know, I wasn't afraid of the vaccine

Yeah. I grew up in Virginia, you know, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Yeah. I grew up in Virginia, you know,

Like, the mosquito man comes around now, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Like, the mosquito man comes around now,

Yeah, and we lived back in the woods,
you know, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Yeah, and we lived back in the woods, you know,

So when the mosquito man came around, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

So when the mosquito man came around,

You know what I'm saying? It's like,
other neighborhoods they would get... - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

You know what I'm saying? It's like, other neighbo...

"It's mosquito man!" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"It's mosquito man!"

"You can't see me!" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"You can't see me!"

Because instead of saying,
"Kids, get out of here!" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Because instead of saying, "Kids, get out of here!"...

That asshole would slow down
and crank it up more - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

That asshole would slow down and crank it up more

And then when he was leaving
the neighborhood, we would thank him. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And then when he was leaving the neighborhood, we would than...

"Thank you, mosquito man! Thank you!" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Thank you, mosquito man! Thank you!"

Flies would land on us - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Flies would land on us

And we have twins,
Lucas and Olivia. They're 13 now. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And we have twins, Lucas and Olivia. They're 13 now.

I figured if she was gonna carry them,
they should look like her, you know? - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I figured if she was gonna carry them, they should look like...

And also I felt like, you know, "Hey, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And also I felt like, you know, "Hey,

And she's really not gonna like
that I put in my will - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And she's really not gonna like that I put in my will

Because, uh, since pre-K,
they were going to the French School, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Because, uh, since pre-K, they were going to the French Scho...

You know, when they were going
to middle school, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

You know, when they were going to middle school,

"Judging by this, we ain't raising
no little Dr. Faucis over here." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Judging by this, we ain't raising no little Dr. F...

"I think we got us a couple of TikTokers." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"I think we got us a couple of TikTokers."

But we did take a tour of the school
before we made our decision, you know. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

But we did take a tour of the school before we made our deci...

So we went to check out the school.
We're walking through, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

So we went to check out the school. We're walking throu...

I think it,
I think it matches our values, and, uh..." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I think it, I think it matches our values, and, uh..."

"Public building. What you doing?" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Public building. What you doing?"

That is the mission of the school,
inclusivity. Yeah. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

That is the mission of the school, inclusivity. Yeah.

'Cause I was like,
"Man, just think, I mean, like, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

'Cause I was like, "Man, just think, I mean, like,

I was like, "Man, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I was like, "Man,

I remember having a crush on, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I remember having a crush on,

She was an older girl,
and I remember telling her, you know, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

She was an older girl, and I remember telling her, you know,

She was like,
"You don't say that. That's disgusting." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

She was like, "You don't say that. That's dis...

"I guess I'll put this in a box." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"I guess I'll put this in a box."

Like, I was a, I was a virgin
until I was a junior in college. Yeah. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Like, I was a, I was a virgin until I was a junior in colleg...

And even then, I was just like,
"Let me just get this over with." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And even then, I was just like, "Let me just get this o...

'Cause I was like, you know,
"I ain't trying to have a whole meal." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

'Cause I was like, you know, "I ain't trying ...

And he was nice, he was nice, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And he was nice, he was nice,

But you know,
it never really did anything for me, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

But you know, it never really did anything for me,

And I guess that was enough for me,
'cause, you know, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And I guess that was enough for me, 'cause, you know,

But these kids know, man. These kids know. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

But these kids know, man. These kids know.

My daughter has a, has a friend,
little gay boy, Justin. Yeah. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

My daughter has a, has a friend, little gay boy, Justin. Yea...

I was talking to my wife.
I said, "You know, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I was talking to my wife. I said, "You know,

"'All right?'" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Tennessee, no kids can go
to the drag shows. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Tennessee, no kids can go to the drag shows.

Oh, I can't tell you
how many drag shows I've been to - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Oh, I can't tell you how many drag shows I've been...

At the library, they even stopped
the, the drag queen's, uh, story hour. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

At the library, they even stopped the, the drag queen's...

They said, "Well, a man
dressed as a woman is confusing to kids." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

They said, "Well, a man dressed as a woman is confusing...

I think if the kids
can figure out Snuffleupagus, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I think if the kids can figure out Snuffleupagus,

"Well, we're protecting the kids." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Well, we're protecting the kids."

I mean, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

You're protecting homophobia,
that's what you're protecting. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

You're protecting homophobia, that's what you'...

Hundreds of bills
being introduced across the country, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Hundreds of bills being introduced across the country,

They really don't want trans women
to use the ladies' room. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

They really don't want trans women to use the ladies�...

For anybody who's ever been
to a ladies' room, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

For anybody who's ever been to a ladies' room,

If you go into a public ladies' room
and it's clean, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

If you go into a public ladies' room and it's clea...

I don't know what the fuck happens
to women when we go into that restroom. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I don't know what the fuck happens to women when we go ...

It's like, you could see a woman,
she could be in, in heels and, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

It's like, you could see a woman, she could be in, in h...

As soon as she crosses that threshold
of the ladies' room, it's... - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

As soon as she crosses that threshold of the ladies' ro...

And it's always that one stall,
where the door is just slightly ajar. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And it's always that one stall, where the door is just ...

And there's always that one woman in line
who just can't wait, and she's like... - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And there's always that one woman in line who just can&...

"Um, ladies, is, is,
is anyone using that one?" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Um, ladies, is, is, is anyone using that one?"

"Go ahead." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Oh, God! Oh, God!!" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Oh, God! Oh, God!!"

I... I went into one stall,
and everything was clean, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I... I went into one stall, and everything was clean,

I was like, "What the fuck happened here?" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

I was like, "What the fuck happened here?"

She probably was in there hovering, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

She probably was in there hovering,

"Damn it! Aah" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And sometimes your hover skills
can be on point, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And sometimes your hover skills can be on point,

One's going down your thigh,
one's shooting out that way. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

One's going down your thigh, one's shooting out th...

And then you try to marry it together,
like, "Come on, y'all!" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And then you try to marry it together, like, "Come on, ...

And then,
and then when you give up and say, - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And then, and then when you give up and say,

...the toilet flush
and snatches your seat cover! - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

...the toilet flush and snatches your seat cover!

So I welcome my trans sisters
into the ladies' room. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

So I welcome my trans sisters into the ladies' room.

We'll be like, "Come on, ladies!" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

We'll be like, "Come on, ladies!"

My son, Lucas,
he's been, uh, begging me for a snake. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

My son, Lucas, he's been, uh, begging me for a snake.

Yeah, that's it. For years.
For years, a snake. Yeah. Yeah. - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

Yeah, that's it. For years. For years, a snake. Yeah. Y...

"Mommy-boo, can I please have a snake?" - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

"Mommy-boo, can I please have a snake?"

And I'm like,
"Lucas, you're not getting a snake." - Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer

And I'm like, "Lucas, you're not getting a sn...

Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer poster

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The comic shares details about her life, from the challenges of raising Gen Z teens to the dilemmas of being a liberal in a charged political climate.

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Director: Linda Mendoza

Writer: N/A

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, comedy

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 May 2023

Awards: Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 9 nominations total

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