Sheryl Underwood
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Sheryl Underwood is an African-American comedienne. In 1989, Underwood became the Miller Lite Comedy Search's first female finalist. She currently hosts BET's Comic View and has her own BET show, Holla.
"Sheryl has won a number of high profile comedy competitions including Johnny Walker Red, Funniest Woman at the Improv, Old English Comedy Crunch and BET's Comic View's Funniest Female Comedian. In 1995 Underwood was named 1st runner-up in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition, securing Sheryl a place in history as the first female comedian- in fact, the only comedian- to place in the competition's final round three years in a row."[1]
She is known in the industry as a "sexually progressive, God-fearing, staunch, black Republican".[2]
Actress-Filmography
- Beauty Shop (2005) as Catfish Rita
- Holla (TV series) (2002) as Host
- I Got the Hook Up (1998) as Bad Mouth Bessie
- Bulworth (1998) as Woman in Frankie's
Guest Starred in
- Nikki (TV series (episode: Working Girl) (2001) as Janeth
Producer - Filmography
- Holla (TV series) --(executive producer)
Herself - Filmography
- Getting Played (2005) as Herself, Comedienne
- Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History (2005) (TV) as Herself
- Weekends at the DL (2005) as Herself
- The 2nd Annual BET Comedy Awards (2005) (TV) as Herself
- BET Comedy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (2002) {TV Series} as Herself
- Oh Drama! (2000) TV Series as Herself (Host)
- Make Me Laugh (1997) TV Series .... Herself
- Soul Train Comedy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself (Presenter)
- Def Comedy Jam (1992) (TV series) .... Frequent Performer
Trivia
- Always performs with a purse to match her outfit on ComicView.
- Is a member and key official of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
- She holds the position of Chair of the National Executive Board with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
