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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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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'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 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'm a black, gay woman. I think the only way to make the GOP hate me more is if I sent them a video of me rolling around on a pile of welfare checks.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
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The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
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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'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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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say anything to me.
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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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Since when did I become the spokesperson for nappy-headed hos?
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Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
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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.
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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 don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.
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Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. I hope his kidneys fail.
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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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I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it's like they weren't even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing.
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