Who doesn’t love Wanda Sykes? The 58-year-old comic’s career continues to reach new heights. In the past year, she guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live!
and saw the renewal of her hard-hitting comedy series The Upshaws, the second season is set to premiere on Netflix later this month.
Her stint on Jimmy Kimmel Live! ended up being the perfect dress rehearsal for the 94th Academy Awards, which she co-hosted alongside Amy Schumer and Regina Hall in March.She killed it on stage, and her triumph should be reason enough to add Miss Sykes to our Pride 50 list.
Unfortunately, however, she was outshined by the “slap heard around the world” when Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock live on stage.