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When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.

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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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Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. I hope his kidneys fail.
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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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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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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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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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Women and our right to choose were going to be challenged with Ashcroft around. When Bush appointed Ashcroft, I went out and got me four abortions. I stocked up. The doctor was like, Listen, you're not pregnant. I said, Hey, just shut up and do your job. I'm exercising my right while I can, dammit.
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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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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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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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A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.
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