Wanda Sykes is one of the funniest comedians alive today. Please watch this 2-minute clip. If she remade it today, she would talk about the books that made her who she is and why they are banned.
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That was brilliant. Worth stopping whatever you’re doing for two minutes.
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A good comedian forces us take a good look at ourselves, and that’s what Wanda Sykes has done with humor and reflection.
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“Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death with a copy of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, I think you’re focusing on the wrong sh#@$!”-Wanda Sykes
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Ha!
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Not only 2 minutes but an hour and a half of laughing at the subsequent skits which came up.
Thank you. Thank you. I haven’t laughed so hard in a very long time.
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I did the same thing!
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Love her
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I LOVED that!!! I’ll be looking for more videos by her!
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I know you like Wanda Sykes, & this short clip Diane recommends is really funny.
My YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHjisgsBkBBUrDwUDLrFuVA
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Lenny,
Nothing there.
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Oops! Meant to send that to my wife!
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Ummmm. I’m from Florida. I don’t see why that’s so funny. Why would she keep telling her mother that she was black. Just look at her. It doesn’t make sense. God, those librals just don’t have no senses of humor!
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