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And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
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Whatever I talk about is what I'm interested in at the time. Politics are big with me. But right now being a mom is taking up most of my time... My act is more family-oriented than it is about politics.
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I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.
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Should I talk about [having breast cancer]? Because how many things could I have? You know black, lesbian - I'm like, I can't be the poster child for everything. At least with the LGBT issues we get a parade and a float and it's a party.
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We never hid anything from the kids. I feel whole again, I really do. I've told them, 'Mommy's boo-boo is much better now.'
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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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If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.
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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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I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay.
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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 a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.
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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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My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on.
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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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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a waterboarding, that's what he needs.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
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I always had one goal, and that was to be a real funny stand-up comic, and that's pretty much what I'm doing. And everything else is kind of like gravy - TV, movies.
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When life gives you lemons don't make lemonade, make pink lemonade. Be unique.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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