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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
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
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I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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If you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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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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I'm a black, gay woman. I think the only way to make the GOP hate me more is if I sent them a video of me rolling around on a pile of welfare checks.
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Yeah, I had top-secret clearance and everything.
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