I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.

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• Wanda Sykes:

  But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think

• Wanda Sykes:

  And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.

• Wanda Sykes:

  A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.

• Wanda Sykes:

  I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.

• Wanda Sykes:

  Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.

• Wanda Sykes:

  I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large grou

• Wanda Sykes:

  I'm really funny now.

• Wanda Sykes:

  In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.

• Wanda Sykes:

  Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do.

• Wanda Sykes:

  It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians