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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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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
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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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