Wanda Sykes Was Funny (get over it) [Editorial]

Kansas City Star ^ | 5/11/09 | Yael T. Abouhalkah

[84rules]

Get back to me when a white Republican is able to get away with saying things like that about a black Democrat and the people at the Kansas City Star say “The white Republican was funny. Get over it.”

[lentulusgracchus]

Wanda Sykes is a lesbian comedienne who has a bit of a hard-edged humor. Her forte is the tart retort. She had a supporting role in Monster-in-Law (2005) as prospective mother-in-law Jane Fonda's executive assistant and driver.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Well... even Bob Beckle didn’t think she was funny and he was angry at all the people who laughed.

[lentulusgracchus]

...Ms. Sykes’ name doesn’t ring a bell in my memory.

She's also a regular on The New Adventures of Old Christine on CBS, supporting Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

[BP2]

I know nobody here believes in boycotts, but if you're so inclined, she does a lot of "kids" animated shows because of her recognizably-annoying voice:

Filmography

The Chris Rock Show (1997) (TV) Premium Blend (1997) (TV) (2002) (presenter) Dr. Katz Professional Therapist (1998) (TV) (voice) Tomorrow Night (1999) Best of Chris Rock (1999) (TV) Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999) (TV) Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) Down to Earth (2001) Pootie Tang (2001) The Downer Channel (2001) (TV) Crank Yankers (2002) (TV) (voice) MTV Movie Awards Reloaded (2003) (TV) Wanda at Large (2003) (TV) (actor/producer)

Wanda Does It (2004) (TV) Clerks II (2006) Monster-in-Law (2006) My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) Will & Grace (2006) Barnyard (2006) (voice) Brother Bear 2 (2006) (voice) Over the Hedge (2006) (voice) The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006) (voice) The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006-present) (TV) Evan Almighty (2007) License to Wed (2007) Back at the Barnyard (2007) (TV) (voice)

Screenwriter

• The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show (1997) (TV)
• The Chris Rock Show (1997) (TV)
• Best of Chris Rock: Volume 2 (2001)
• The Downer Channel (2001) (TV)
• The 74th Annual Academy Awards Show (2002) (TV)
• Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied (2003) (TV)
• Wanda at Large (2003) (TV)
• Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (2006) (TV)

[Non-Sequitur]

Wanda Sykes Was Funny (get over it>

No, she wasn't. And I'm talking about all her jokes, up to and including the Limbaugh crack.

[MEGoody]

No wonder I never heard of her.

[massgopguy]

“Hello Wanda? This is FOX. About that show you were going to get on Saturday nights.”

[duckman]

My brother recently started Dialysis, 3 hrs, 3 times a week. Believe me it is not something to wish on anyone. She is a fool.

[clamper1797]

She was as funny as a truckload of dead babies on Mothers Day

[a fool in paradise]

You are going to make Planned Parenthood feel bad.

[1951Boomer]

Gibbs never knows ANYTHING about ANYTHING. What on earth does the man DO all day long!!! Like the German guy on Hogan’s Heroes: I know NUTTING!

One of my biggest pet peeves in life is watching cowardly, peer-pressured people cave to a Coliseum-type mobbing of the innocent. Their unison howling, sans any boo’s that I could hear, makes me physically ill. There must not have been one ounce of decency in the room. I would have shouted out SOMETHING in retort, even if it meant I lost my job as a “reporter.”

[LucyJo]

Seems I remember reading that quote, but don’t recall her or her name.

She needn’t have worried that they would “find an excuse”... iow - shift responsibility. “The Man” came into office talking about “inheriting” problems.

I love what Rick Santelli said, “He didn’t inherit anything.” “He ran for office, it was his choice.”

[Isabel C.]

Over the top? Probably. Funny? To some, yes. As Sykes even said after her comparison of Limbaugh to a terrorist:

"Too much? But you're laughing inside."

I wonder how many blacks were laughing inside after hearing Don Imus' "nappy-headed hos" comment.

[humblegunner]

That's what you get when you make fun of Rush Limbaugh.

I make fun of him every day.

Or rather the weak minds that worship him.

I've never mentioned his kidneys, though.

[Cheetahcat]

Sykes Funny ?? Yes She looks like a Chicken..

[italianquaker]

Then these idiots who work for the newspapers wonder why the plants are closing

[wac3rd]

Let me say it, I hope Obama fails miserably in the next 3+ years and every RINO, Liberal and Maggot is voted out...

I hate everything about the Left, their lack of morals, anti-capitalistic stance and their hypocritical actions.

I hate ‘em.

[Godwin1]

I give absolutely NO CREDENCE to MSM commentaries on American life, culture,or politics penned by people with names like “Yael Abouhalkah.” Sorry ‘bout that. I know that such thoughts may well merit inclusion on Ms. Napolitano’s Enemies List. But there you are.

[KLT]

More like very stupid...not exactly funny to wish harm on others, and make up a bunch of stupid crap...