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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.

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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
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Wanda Yvette Sykes
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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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I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.
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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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What gets me is when celebrities aren't allowed to have an opinion on anything political. There's the whole 'Shut up and sing' thing.
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I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't give a damn. You tell them, 'Hey, I just got back from the motherland.' They're like, 'Where'd you go - Detroit? Did you see The Temptations?'
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I'm really funny now.
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To me, political office should be like jury duty. You should just get a notice in the mail one day and say, 'Aw, sh - , I'm secretary of state next month.
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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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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
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I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys.
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I had top-secret clearance and everything. I was working on a couple of projects that would keep me involved in Desert Storm. I was in the mix, which is scary.
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I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.
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There are just so many more laws and rules that apply with marriage that do not come with domestic partnership and also to me it's the commitment.
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When my wife and I leave California, I want to have my marriage recognized in Nevada, Arizona, all the way to New York. How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?
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