Sheryl Underwood
Stand-up comedian

Sheryl Underwood

Who Sheryl Underwood is

Sheryl Underwood is a stand-up comedian, actress and television host from Little Rock, Arkansas, who first came to national notice in 1989 as the first female finalist in the Miller Lite Comedy Search. She performed on Def Comedy Jam, hosted BET's Comic View and was named BET's Funniest Female Comedian on Comic View in 1994. From 2011 to 2024 she co-hosted the CBS daytime talk show The Talk, becoming its longest-running co-host, and she received a Daytime Emmy Award in 2017. In 2026 she was a roaster on Netflix's The Roast of Kevin Hart; she is the founder of Pack Rat Productions, which presents her I Need A Job comedy tour.

At a glance

Born
1963
Came up through
Def Comedy Jam and BET ComicView
Podcasts
Sheryl Underwood Radio
On screen
The Talk, BET's Comic View, Def Comedy Jam and 6 more
Next on stage
9 October 2026 — Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Official site
sherylunderwood.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Def Comedy Jam and BET ComicView:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Sheryl Underwood

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1963Born
  2. 1992Def Comedy Jam (performer, 1992) On screen
  3. 1998I Got the Hook Up (film, 1998) On screen
  4. 2002Holla (host and executive producer, 2002–2003) On screen
  5. 2005Beauty Shop (film, 2005) On screen
  6. 2011The Talk (co-host, CBS, 2011–2024) On screen
  7. 2017Funny You Should Ask (panelist, 2017–2019) On screen
  8. 2026The Roast of Kevin Hart (roaster, Netflix, 2026) On screen
  9. 2026The View (guest co-host, ABC, 2026) On screen

Questions about Sheryl Underwood

Where is Sheryl Underwood performing next?

Friday 9 October 2026, 8:00 PM — with Bruce Bruce, Mark Curry, Tommy Davidson and Tony Rock (Atlantic City Comedy Festival) at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What podcast do they host?

Sheryl Underwood Radio.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Talk, BET's Comic View, Def Comedy Jam, Holla, Funny You Should Ask and The Roast of Kevin Hart, among 9 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Def Comedy Jam (performed) and BET ComicView (host; named BET’s Funniest Female Comedian on it).

When were they born?

In 1963.

Who are some comedians like them?

Adele Givens (on the same bill, 23 October 2026), Bruce Bruce (on the same bill, 9 October 2026), Lavell Crawford (on the same bill, 23 October 2026), Arnez J (also in BET's Comic View) and Mark Curry (on the same bill, 9 October 2026).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026