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" I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend. "

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

" I think sometimes celebrities can hurt a candidate. You don't want people to judge them on your last project. "

" I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things. "

" Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality for somebody else. Let's pass it on. Let's pass it on to somebody else. At the end of the day, it is all about inequality. "

" 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. "

" I couldn't believe that Donald Trump won. I couldn't believe that we elected an orangutan to front the country. "

" I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too. "

" It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are. "

" Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire. "

" If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it. "

" I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun. "

" I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job. "

" I have a very diverse crowd from old, young, black, white, straight, gay. It's a little bit of everybody. "

" I had real big boobs, and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat, 'Oh, Lord'. I'd carry a Tide stick everywhere I go. My back was sore, so it was time to have a reduction. "

" I worked with people like Edward Snowden. Well, not people who took stuff home. "

" People are getting careers from YouTube and uploading videos. And they're totally different - you can't necessarily be funny on a video, and then all of a sudden you're live in a theater. You don't have the tools yet. It's a lot more involved to go from being funny on a little iPhone screen to being live in front of people and being funny. "

" I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up. "

" I knew I was outspoken when I was a kid because, whenever my parents had company coming over, they would pay me to leave. 'Go see your grandmother. Get out of here.' That was my first paying gig. "

" I'm here today because I hated everything else. "

" I tried theatre. I played Miss Hannigan for a short run of Annie at a regional theatre. That was fun. I enjoyed it! I enjoy theatre and have so much respect for theatre actors. "

" I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place. "

" I love working with other actors and other people - you know, stand-up - it's lonely; it's just you out there and the audience. But it's fun working with other actors. I love doing that, too. "

" Stand-up, by far, is my favorite. "

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" If I'm talking about something current, a current issue or something political, it's because I was able to read it when I was on the plane getting to the gig... a lot of it happens when I'm on the road because when I'm home, you're just mom, and that's it. "

" I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing. "

" People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not! "