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I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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Wanda Yvette Sykes
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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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And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.
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Whether you have a show or not, you can still be somewhere being funny.
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How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?
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You know what, I think maybe it's because men like to fart, and the host wants to be able to sit in his writers' room and just pass gas freely. Me, I'm a lady. I'm dainty. I know to get up and leave the room and go to my office.
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I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. 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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If you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.
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I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place.
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I feel today's society is so judgmental.
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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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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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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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I hate when women compare men to dogs. Men are not dogs. Dogs are loyal. I've never found any strange panties in my dog's house.
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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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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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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.
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Lot Of Strip Clubs in Florida... Good grief... Florida has so many strip clubs, they need to change their state flag to a brass pole.
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Yeah, I had top-secret clearance and everything.
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When I am outside at night by myself every person turns into a pedophile. So I tend to walk a little faster than usual and then I sprint.
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I had top-secret clearance and everything. I was working on a couple of projects that would keep me involved in Desert Storm. I was in the mix, which is scary.
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