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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.

Wanda Sykes

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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
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes-Hall
Black
Gay
Proud
Woman

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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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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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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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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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A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.
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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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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 enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.
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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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Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better.
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To me, political office should be like jury duty. You should just get a notice in the mail one day and say, 'Aw, sh - , I'm secretary of state next month.
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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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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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I'm really funny now.
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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 like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.
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It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.
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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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That word sassy - it haunts me. I keep getting the sassy thing.
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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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