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There's times when I'm really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they're how I would love to really be. And that's why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that's why it's my favorite thing to do.

Wanda Sykes

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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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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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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't give a damn. You tell them, 'Hey, I just got back from the motherland.' They're like, 'Where'd you go - Detroit? Did you see The Temptations?'
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I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.
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L.A. is nothing but a bunch of driving, and I hate all that damn driving 'cause it interferes with my drinking.
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You know the economy is bad when illegals start complaining that Americans are taking their jobs.
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Yeah, I had top-secret clearance and everything.
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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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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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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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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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I have a well-balanced show. It's 50/50 on men/women, and also African-American/white writers, it's the same thing. I have four African-American writers, and four non-African-American writers.
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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'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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But I understand that relationship I understand how the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law relationship has so many conflicts because it's so forced.
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Once you start making money, you can be an ass. But I am not an ass. I'm too lazy, that takes a lot of energy.
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Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.
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