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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
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