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I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say anything to me.

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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I always want to go back and do stand-up I like the freedom.
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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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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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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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There's times when I'm really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they're how I would love to really be. And that's why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that's why it's my favorite thing to do.
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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
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My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on.
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You can't make a woman happy. That's like trying to cure a fatal disease. The goal is to treat the symptoms so you can comfortably live with the illness.
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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now.
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I'm really funny now.
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That word sassy - it haunts me. I keep getting the sassy thing.
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Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.
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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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Since when did I become the spokesperson for nappy-headed hos?
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I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.
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I think the worst one [indian mascot] is the Cleveland Indians' Big Chief Wahoo. It's just a red face on a baseball with a big, toothy grin. It's the Sambo of all other offensive mascots. I have never seen a Native American smile that hard before, not even at a casino opening.
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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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Being gay is harder than being black. I didn't have to come out black. I didn't have to tell my parents about what its like to be black.
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Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going.
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