Wanda Sykes Comedy Quotations

There is a double standard out there. Comedy is a male business; it's not ladylike what we're doing. But at the end of the day, if it's funny, it's funny, and funny tends to quiet the criticisms.

I watched a lot of comedy growing up.

I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.

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

But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.

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

Men don't hear women.

I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.

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

Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.