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I always want to go back and do stand-up I like the freedom.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
Film Actor
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Television Actor
Television Producer
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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Wanda Yvette Sykes
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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 don’t understand why people really get upset about something that doesn’t affect them at all.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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Whether you have a show or not, you can still be somewhere being funny.
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Ok so there's no TV shows, no movies going on fine, but I love going on stage and performing stand up so my situation is a little better than someone who's strictly just an actor or actress.
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