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Wanda Sykes [1964-0] American

Rank: 101
Comedian

Wanda Sykes is an American comedian, writer, actress and voice artist. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999.

Chance, Equality, Marriage, Men

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Men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal.	Men	101
My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on.		102
If something stinks, I say it stinks. But I try to massage it a little and not be as cutting, come behind it with a joke: Hey, I cut you deep, but now let me put a couple of stitches in you.		103
If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.		104
I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.		105
What drives the creative person is that we see it all.		106
Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality for somebody else. Let's pass it on. Let's pass it on to somebody else. At the end of the day, it is all about inequality.	Equality	107
The government shouldn't be involved in this because it's very simple. If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex.	Marriage	108
If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too.		109
I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.		110
Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.		111
But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.		112
It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.		113
It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.		114
I'm here today because I hated everything else.		115
I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.	Chance	116
It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are.		117
If I did a talk show, this would allow me to speak on what's happening at that moment. I can be current, and I get to flex my stand-up muscle but stay at home without doing the traveling.		118
I have problems with YouTube and things like that, when you catch it mid production. If I'm doing a show and I'm working on a bit and someone's there with a phone, they record it and put it online - it's not the finished product.		119
It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.		120
I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.		121
And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.		122
A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.		123
Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.		124
I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.		125
Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going.		126
It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.		201
I watched a lot of comedy growing up.		202
I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things.		203
I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.		204
Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.		205
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.		206
I'm really funny now.		207
In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.		208
Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do.		209
Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.		210
I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place.		211
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.		212
I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.		213
I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.		214
But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.		215
Men don't hear women.		216
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.		217
I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.		218
I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys.		219
I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.		220
When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.		221
I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too.		222
The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'		223
I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic.		224

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