ABOUT SOVEREIGN SYRE
“Syre harnesses filth and intelligence to arrive at radical truths. It’s a rare, courageous form of funny.”
–Marc Maron, Comedian & Host of the WTF Podcast
Sovereign Syre is an accomplished writer, stand-up comedian, and podcaster who co-hosts ILL REPUTE!, a history podcast about transgressive women throughout history that is being adapted for television. As a writer, her first screenplay, a scripted comedy series about her life, was sold to Netflix; in addition to her writing, appearing in a regular column for Mel Magazine, in GQ Italy, and in the Huffington Post. She has been profiled by the LA Times, Vice, and Playboy. As a stand-up comedian, she has been featured on Adult Swim and HBO Max. She's opened for Marc Maron and Big Jay Oakerson and appeared on the WTF podcast. She co-hosted a successful variety/comedy show at the Steve Allen Theater, where she worked alongside Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Laurie Kilmartin, Theo Von, Dave Foley, Kyle Kinane, and others.
ILL REPUTE! PODCAST
Writer and comedian Sovereign Syre (Netflix, Max, Adult Swim, Epix) teams up with VR innovator and former librarian Ela Darling (TedX, Real Doll, GonzoVR) to chronicle the lives of women and gender nonconformists who got a bad rap. Whether they were pioneers in male-dominated fields, criminal masterminds, or just epic sluts, we here at ILL REPUTE! support women’s rights, but more importantly, we support women’s wrongs.
