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NEWS ABOUT: Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes stories: 9 news summaries
TV REVIEW

Wanda Sykes Show: Working Hard, Hardly Working

Clichés drag down late-night debut

Nov 8, 09 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Viewers expecting something fresh and new out of The Wanda Sykes Show—as the unlikely combination of Fox and an African-American lesbian might seem to promise—were sorely disappointed, writes Ken Tucker . The comedian and actor "is terrific: at ease and bawdy," he writes for Entertainment Weekly. But... More »

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entertainment • television • late night talk show • late night host • Fox • Wanda Sykes • television review • The Wanda Sykes Show

 Sykes, Wife Have Twins 


May 13, 09 9:45 PM CDT
(AP) - Wanda Sykes is the talk of Washington after her gig at the White House correspondents dinner, but it turns out she's also a mom of newborn twins. Sykes' wife, Alex, gave birth to daughter Olivia Lou and son Lucas Claude on April 27. "All are happy and healthy and... More »

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twins • comedian • Wanda Sykes • actress • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

 Washington Can't Take a Joke 

Uproar over Sykes' routine shows we take things too literally

May 13, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, Wanda Sykes’ controversial jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner were “over the top,” and they weren’t all that funny, writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. But the uproar they sparked just shows “we take ourselves far too seriously—and literally.” Sykes... More »

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media • Rush Limbaugh • comedy • joke • punditry • Kathleen Parker • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

(Newser) - Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today distanced the administration from 9/11-related comments made by comedian Wanda Sykes at the White House Correspondents dinner, Politico reports. Some things “are better left for serious reflection,” Gibbs said. “There's no doubt 9/11 is part of that.” Sykes suggested that “... More »

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terrorism • Washington DC • Rush Limbaugh • September 11 • hijacker • White House Correspondents Dinner • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

 Meghan 
 McCain 
 'Bratty' at 
 DC Dinner 



Political daughter brings extra guest

May 11, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Woulda-been first daughter Meghan McCain didn't exactly get the royal treatment she was expecting at Saturday's White House Correspondents dinner. She showed up to the exclusive event with two tickets and a party of three, prompting a security guard to question her. "Doesn't he even know who the fuck ... More »

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entertainment • John McCain • Cindy McCain • Meghan McCain • White House Correspondents Dinner • Wanda Sykes

 Sykes Walks Thin Line 
 to Obama Roast 

White House correspondents' dinner comics' 'most feared' show

Apr 3, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wanda Sykes is getting ready for what could be the toughest gig of her life: the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, attended by the president. Not particularly political, Sykes will be roasting a president who’s posed a challenge for her fellow comedians in front of an audience Bill Maher... More »

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comedy • White House Correspondents Dinner • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

 Sykes Signs On 
 to Challenge SNL 

It's her second shot on the network

Apr 1, 09 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last time Wanda Sykes had a show on Fox, Wanda at Large lasted just 19 episodes. But "if Rihanna can go back to Chris Brown, I can go back to Fox," Sykes tells the Los Angeles Times. Beginning this fall, she'll have a Saturday late-night talk show... More »

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television • comedy • late night host • Fox • Wanda Sykes

(Newser) - Wanda Sykes has been tapped to roast Barack Obama at this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner on May 9. The lesbian comic will likely skewer the President’s anti-gay-marriage stance, but she has some skeletons of her own, the Los Angeles Times reports. After hearing about the engagement,... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • lesbians • stand up comedy • comedian • White House Correspondents Dinner • President Obama • Wanda Sykes • roast

 Wanda: 'I'm Gay—and Married' 

Star reveals secret at gay marriage rally

Nov 17, 08 4:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Comedian Wanda Sykes has revealed she is gay—and married her girlfriend days before passage of Proposition 8 banned gay marriage in California. The 44-year-old co-star of The New Adventures of Old Christine and Curb Your Enthusiasm spoke emotionally to a cheering crowd at a rally supporting gay marriage... More »

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gay marriage • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Ricki Lake • Proposition 8 • Wanda Sykes • New Adventures of Old Christine • Alec Mappa • Lucy Lawless • Matt Lucas • Daryl Stephens • Peter Paige • Patricia Heaton

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