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With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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Wanda Yvette Sykes
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We got to stop doing that, ladies. You know, men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal.
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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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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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Whatever I talk about is what I'm interested in at the time. Politics are big with me. But right now being a mom is taking up most of my time... My act is more family-oriented than it is about politics.
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I always want to go back and do stand-up I like the freedom.
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I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house.
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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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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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When my wife and I leave California, I want to have my marriage recognized in Nevada, Arizona, all the way to New York. How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?
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People say, 'Well don't you regret not having kids?' And I go, 'No, not really.' And then if they keep asking, I always say this, 'Well, you know, maybe I'll adopt.' But I don't mean that. It's just something I say to make me sound like a nicer person.
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I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.
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I'm really funny now.
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I feel today's society is so judgmental.
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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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Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.
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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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When my parents send me emails the first 3 are blank.
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I'm going to leave The Wanda Sykes Show and try to get her job because $5 million ain't too bad!
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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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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