Movies like Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? (2016)
The best movies like Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? (2016) are Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (2019), Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026) and Wanda Sykes: Legacy (2026). If Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedEddie Murphy: Delirious (1983)7.6/10 from 379 votes
- NewestLouis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)Released 2026
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (2019)
Wanda Sykes tackles politics, reality TV, racism and the secret she'd take to the grave in this rollicking, no-holds-barred stand-up special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026)
Lisa Ann Walter's long-awaited debut comedy special takes on feral Gen-Xers, self-loathing, and navigating a backsliding America, via the no-filter lens of a grown-ass woman who has been paying attention.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Wanda Sykes: Legacy (2026)
Wanda Sykes returns to her alma mater with a fearlessly funny takedown of everything from the state of the world to the cultural clash over washcloths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Robby Hoffman: Wake Up (2025)
Breakout star Robby Hoffman hilariously pushes the limits of comedy with red-hot, controversial takes in her debut special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKatherine Ryan: In Trouble (2017)
Stand-up comic Katherine Ryan reminisces about unusual relationships, aging, Taylor Swift, life in the hometown she hates and the time she enraged an entire nation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial (2018)
Filmed February 23, 2018, aboard the USS Hornet, comedian Iliza Shlesinger brings an ‘elder millennial’ perspective to her audience. Recently engaged, she dives into undeniable truths about life at age 35. Looking back at the insanity of the road traveled and what’s to come, Iliza talks first apartments, a woman's inner she dragon, peacock mating calls, and her newfound urge to squeeze a chubby baby leg.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)
From a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store (2014)
Rising comedy star Jerrod Carmichael takes to the stage of The Comedy Store in Hollywood, CA where he comically subverts such subjects as poverty, wealth, crime and race and presents his unique take on national tragedies, female empowerment, and more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024)
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmy Schumer: Emergency Contact (2023)
Amy Schumer gets real about lasering her face, postpartum sex, her baby-naming disaster and chewable Viagra in this cheekily candid stand-up special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025)
After losing her parents, Sarah Silverman finds laughter and solace in celebrating their lives, from deathbed binge-watching to an ill-timed fart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Jordan Jensen: Take Me with You (2025)
In her hilarious debut special, Jordan Jensen delivers unapologetic takes on failing at femininity, the paradox that is “self love” and the horrors of trying to find it.
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Hannah Berner: We Ride at Dawn (2024)
This special aims to make the audience laugh hysterically and forget their troubles.
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Michelle Wolf: The Well (2025)
Michelle Wolf gets real about white women, serial killers and adjusting to motherhood in this sharp, unfiltered stand-up special.
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Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter (2026)
Taylor Tomlinson takes her fans to church with hilarious confessions about dating in her 30s, her dream assistant and why she refuses to use AI.
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Sommore: Chandelier Fly (2026)
Get ready for comedic royalty as the Undisputed Queen of Comedy, Sommore, returns to Detroit for her 7th special, performing up close and personal at the Garden Theatre, recorded on June 28th.
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Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me (2022)
Picking up where her debut special left off, Emmy®-nominated actor Yvonne Orji (HBO's Insecure) returns to the stage to offer up her point-of-view on the pandemic, estate planning, being the child of Nigerian immigrants and the brutal realities of dating. With a unique mash-up of stand-up comedy with scripted vignettes, Orji showcases the multi-hyphenate's range and vulnerability, while also serving as a no-holds-barred therapy session – for both the artist and the audience.
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Cristela Alonzo: Middle Classy (2022)
In the follow up to her 2016 comedy special, Lower Classy, Cristela Alonzo is back for her second Netflix comedy special, Middle Classy. With more money and a smile big enough to show off her hard earned new teeth, Cristela is living the American Dream. She hilariously shares the joys of aging in her forties, her first ever experience with a gyno, and the importance of family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983)
Taped live and in concert at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. in August, 1983, Eddie Murphy: Delirious captures Eddie Murphy's wild and outrageous stand-up comedy act, which he performed in New York and eighteen other cities across the U.S. to standing-room-only audiences. Eddie's comedy was groundbreaking, completely new, razor sharp and definitely funny.Eddie Murphy pontificates in his own vulgarly hilarious fashion on everything from bizarre sexual fantasies to reliving the family barbecue, and is peppered with Eddie's one-of-a-kind wit. Laugh along as Eddie reminiscences of hot childhood days and the ice cream man intermixed with classic vocal parodies of top American entertainers.Experience Eddie Murphy at his best, live and red hot! Delirious! Uncensored and Uncut!
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisKevin Hart: Acting My Age (2025)
Older, wiser — and still hilarious. Kevin Hart opens up about his midlife mishaps, from intimacy pills to the perils of unexpected injuries.
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Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You (2022)
Breakups. Therapy. Bangs. Taylor's gone through some stuff since her quarter-life crisis, and she spins her mental health journey into insightful comedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAli Wong: Baby Cobra (2016)
Ali Wong might be seven-months pregnant, but there’s not a fetus in the world that can stop this acerbic and savage train of comedy from delivering a masterful hour of stand-up.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisAli Wong: Hard Knock Wife (2018)
Pregnant again, Ali Wong returns to Netflix in her second original stand-up comedy special and gets real on why having kids is not all it's cracked up to be.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me (2009)
Smart. Outspoken. Opinionated. Three-time Emmy Award winner Wanda Sykes is back! Reigning over everything from television sitcoms to feature films, this comedienne extraordinaire has returned in her second solo HBO comedy special, I’MA BE ME. Live from Washington, D.C. and edgier than ever, Wanda holds nothing back as she riffs on the perks of having a Black president, coming out, getting married, motherhood, aging, and twenty-first century pirates. With her trademark wit, Wanda shocks and astonishes at every turn in this feature-length special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (2006)
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. She won an Emmy in 2003 for her work on Inside the NFL and was showcased for 5 years on HBO's The Chis Rock Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Now catch her hilarious stand up skills in this side-splitting program where she serves up comic truth and turns common sense into thought-provoking humor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer (2023)
The comedy icon sounds off on parenting with her French wife, the perils of public bathrooms and why she's tired of going high when others go low.
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Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied (2003)
Wanda Sykes talks relationships, politics and strip clubs in her second stand-up special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die (2024)
Comedian and actress Nikki Glaser is back in her second HBO special, diving into a wide range of topics including why she doesn't want kids, the harsh realities of aging, her sexual fantasies and more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWomen Who Kill (2013)
It's okay to feel intimidated - it's one night out with four talented women who are probably smarter than you, most likely sexier than you and definitely funnier than you. Top comediennes and close friends Amy Schumer, Rachel Feinstein, Nikki Glaser and Marina Franklin come together in New York City for a special evening of killer comedy and sharp humor that will have you doubled over with laughter and begging for more.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes??
The closest matches to Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? are Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (2019), Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026) and Wanda Sykes: Legacy (2026). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes??
People who watched Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? most often go on to Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (2019), Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026) and Wanda Sykes: Legacy (2026).
What is the highest-rated movie like Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes??
Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983), rated 7.6/10 by 379 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes??
Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes??
Yes: Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (2019), Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026) and Wanda Sykes: Legacy (2026).
How are movies similar to Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes? chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wanda Sykes: What Happened… Ms. Sykes?, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.