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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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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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I don't like the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer. I want my enemy on a different planet.
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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.
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And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.
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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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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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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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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 watched a lot of comedy growing up.
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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 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'm like, If you do something dumb, I'll write about it. If you put something out there, to me it's like you're kind of asking for it.
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The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
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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 always want to go back and do stand-up I like the freedom.
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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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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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I'm always thinking of stuff I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone.
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