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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.

Wanda Sykes

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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Writer
Portsmouth
Virginia
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
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Laughing
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I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it's like they weren't even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing.
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I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place.
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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.
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I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.
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A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.
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Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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I sat down and wrote some jokes and went to the talent show, got up on stage, fell in love with it and never turned back.
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Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. I hope his kidneys fail.
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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
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As soon as you say 'I do,' you'll discover that marriage is like a car. Both of you might be sitting in the front seat, but only one of you is driving. And most marriages are more like a motorcycle than a car. Somebody has to sit in the back, and you have to yell just to be heard.
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I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house.
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Now, I think the people who are still doing stand-up are doing it because they love stand-up.
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I'm going to leave The Wanda Sykes Show and try to get her job because $5 million ain't too bad!
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When life gives you lemons don't make lemonade, make pink lemonade. Be unique.
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My neighbor, she invited me to an Elvis party. I told her I couldn't come 'cause I'd be too busy making fun of her from behind my blinds.
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I know every time I fly, I get checked twice: they stop me at security, and then, they get me again at the gate. And last time, it was so bad, they actually made me go through the machine with the luggage.
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All these teenagers tell us how much they want to grow up and then when they do they want to be young again.
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