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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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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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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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Yeah, I had top-secret clearance and everything.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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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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Good comics stick around. There are people who have TV shows that might be successful, but comics can't really fake it. If you say, 'Hey, I love what you guys are doing - you're funny,' then you're in. It's legit.
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Women and our right to choose were going to be challenged with Ashcroft around. When Bush appointed Ashcroft, I went out and got me four abortions. I stocked up. The doctor was like, Listen, you're not pregnant. I said, Hey, just shut up and do your job. I'm exercising my right while I can, dammit.
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When my parents send me emails the first 3 are blank.
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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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There are just so many more laws and rules that apply with marriage that do not come with domestic partnership and also to me it's the commitment.
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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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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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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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You know the economy is bad when illegals start complaining that Americans are taking their jobs.
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I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.
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Writers get to stay with the piece. They don't just turn the script in and somebody else takes it over and goes out and produces it and edits it and all that stuff. We stay with the piece all the way through.
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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.
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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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