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Wanda Sykes to Host Press Correspondents' Dinner - Awesome?

LibertySugar — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:30:56 -0800

Over the next few months comedian Wanda Sykes better figure out a way to make President Obama funny. Wanda revealed yesterday that she will host the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on May 9. No word yet if Heidi and Spencer will get an invite this year.

Wanda is a DC native, and dove into politics last year by announcing at a pro-gay marriage rally that she is in fact a lesbian.

She joked yesterday: "The first thing I did when they asked me to do this gig - I made sure my taxes were paid." Judging from that remark, Wanda won't have much trouble making us laugh this Spring.

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Wanda Sykes on Gay Marriage

GiggleSugar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:00:00 -0700

Wanda Sykes gives her two hilarious cents on why the biggest threat to heterosexual marriage is not gay marriage, but rather . . . divorce. (Ba dum ching!) Her solution? Make marriage like the mafia - once you're in, you're in for life. Sounds like a plan! (The last minute is NSFW, so cover your delicate ears before you get there.)

The Truth About American Idol

GiggleSugar — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:38:54 -0800

Comedian Wanda Sykes tells it like it is about the American Idol ritual of making the loser sing. Speaking of which--when is that show on again? I'm jonesing for it...

The Results Are In: Your Pick for Funniest Female Standup Comedian of 2008

GiggleSugar — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:38:04 -0800

The results are in for GiggleSugar's poll Who Is Your Favorite Female Comedian of 2008? - and it was a tie between Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman! Looks like these funny ladies are going to have to share the spotlight this year. They each ended up with with 21% of your votes (with Kathy Griffin and Wanda Sykes both virtually tying for third place). My vote goes to Wanda Sykes.

Revisit our 2007 winner in this category and check out the rest of our Best of 2008 polls to see who's winning across the Sugar network!

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Briefing Book! G20 Has Been Good For the Stock Market

CitizenSugar — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:54:46 -0700

Markets rise on hopes that the worst is over for the global economy. - Market Watch
Real World coming to Washington, DC? - Gawker
Nigerian email scam: the real story. - GiggleSugar
Secret teleprompter only tells Obama to say cheese. - Wonkette
Why Botox makes us happy. - Lemondrop
Ireland hit hard by the economic crisis. - Good
Black, lesbian comic Wanda Sykes gets her show on Fox. -Salon
Are Feminists for Life honest? - Feministing

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Book of the Day: The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes

GiggleSugar — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:45:00 -0700

In the mood for a corny joke? An offensive joke? A thought-provoking joke? Or just a really funny joke? Well step right up to The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes. (More than 2,000 of them from folks as disparate as W.C. Fields and Wanda Sykes.) When I think of The Friars Club and their celebrity roasts, I think of a red-faced Dean Martin smoking a cigarette and insulting Don Rickles with off-color humor. Turns out, the private club that's been a haven for entertainers has been around since 1904, and they've been holding their roasts since 1950.

Although you'll find old-school jokes in the encyclopedia that might make your PC meter go haywire, you'll also find such gems as the following from Mae West: "I like two kinds of men: domestic and foreign." Rrreow!

GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: Freegracefrom

GiggleSugar — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:00:00 -0800

I almost can't write this intro to FreeGraceFrom's spotlight because I'm too distracted by her ridiculously cute baby photo. No doubt that the baby in this pic turned into a cute, funny, and conscientious lady! If you'd like to find out more about FreeGraceFrom read more

GS: What's your motto?
FGR: "We must become the change we wish to see in the world." I stole that from Gandhi. I aspire to be more like him, but without the hunger strikes.

GS: Where are you from?
FGR: I live in this coastal town in south Florida. I'm in hell.

GS: What do you do?
FGR: At the moment, I'm wasting away in the insurance business. I'm an aspiring "professional do-gooder," but having a hard time finding someone to pay me for that at the moment.

GS: How would you describe your sense of humor?
FGR: Always sarcastic, often silly, and sometimes a little naughty. (I get that last bit from my mother. She may look like a sweet, little old Asian lady, but she has one sick, dirty sense of humor!)

GS: What's your favorite GiggleSugar post?
FGR: I love the If You Had To . . . feature. Men play that game all the time - it's the ladies' turn! But I forward nearly all of Giggle's posts to family and friends. The Japanese game shows have the boyfriend and I longing for a trip to Japan, if only to spend an entire day just watching television.

GS: Who's the cutest funny man and funny woman?
FGR: Ryan Reynolds and Tina Fey.

GS: What's your favorite comedy of all time?
FGR: Tough one! I never get tired of Coming to America. but Friday and The Big Lebowski crack me up every time, too.

GS: Who are your favorite male and female comedians?
FGR: For female, I think Wanda Sykes. For male, I love Ron White and Dave Chappelle. But my favorite funny person is Christopher Walken! If he's hosting SNL, I'm watching!

GS: If your life were a comedy, what would it be?
FGR: Office Space. I daydream about taking my dot matrix printer out to an empty field and smashing it into little bits. My co-workers help the day pass by more quickly with many a WTF moment with comments like: "You know, people that have tattoos are always on lots of drugs." (She was serious!)

GS: Do you look like someone famous?
FGR: I can't decide if I look more like Jessica Alba, Audrey Hepburn, or Grace Kelly. Hmm. . . let me get back to you.

FreeGraceFrom Free-For-All: I'm a 20-something who, like all other 20-somethings, is just trying to find my place in the world. I've been engaged for about five years to a great guy who always makes me laugh. (For the record, still no date set. We'll get around to it!) I'm also mama to a loving beagle that I mercilessly force to wear silly Halloween costumes every year. I'm happiest when I'm exploring some new city/country or learning something new. Right now, I'm learning how to sew and looking into sailing lessons (finally!). I can be extremely opinionated and passionate about certain issues, so please forgive me for any heated rants elsewhere in the Sugar network. Remember, folks . . . jury duty is your civic duty.

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(FGF as a wittle, bitty thing surrounded by a coterie of dolls, Jeffrey and Baylee, Baylee the Beagle in silly clothes, Dave Chappelle, Ron White, Tina Fey, Wanda Sykes, Ryan Reynolds)

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GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: KiDoE

GiggleSugar — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:00:00 -0800

KiDoE is one of our most loyal readers. We love her fun comments and love of cats , so we decided to find out more! If you'd like to learn more about KiDoE,
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GS: What’s your motto?
KiDoE: I would if I could, but I can’t, so I won’t.

GS: Where are you from?
KiDoE: SoCal! But would love to live in New York.

GS: What do you do?
KiDoE: I am an Inventory Reconciliation Manager. (They let me come up with the title myself.)

GS: How would you describe your sense of humor?
KiDoE: I am the LOL type . . . I hold nothing back! I even ROTFL and sometimes LMAO. If your ever having quiet time and hear a burst of laughter, that’s me!

GS: What’s your favorite GiggleSugar post?
KiDoE: My all-time favorite post is Dangerously Cute Kitten. I had to go back a few times. I couldn’t get enough of that video!

GS: Who’s the cutest funny man and funny woman?
KiDoE: Sacha Baron Cohen (he’s “bery niice”) and Isla Fisher. I think she’s cute and I loved her in Wedding Crashers.

GS: Who are your favorite male and female comedians?
KiDoE: Dave Chappelle and Wanda Sykes (And G.Lo = George Lopez, had to sneak him in, hehehehe!)

GS: What’s your favorite comedy of all time?
KiDoE: Borat and Napoleon Dynamite, both dumb movies like me. When I was younger, we would go to the local video rental store and pick out movies. My cousin and I would pick our movies and the adults theirs. My uncle would always look at our selection and say “Dumb movies for dumb people.” LOL.

GS: If your life were a comedy, what would it be?
KiDoE:It would be a lot like Half-Baked I think this is self explanatory - LOL.

GS: Do you look like someone famous? Some say I look like Kelis others say I look like Devon Aoki (they’re all lies to me). I think I look like my famous self (confident much?).

KiDoE Free-for-all: My name is Nancy. I’m 22-years-old. I’m engaged and will be getting married either December 2008 or in four weeks! LOL. We’re crazy that way. I have two cats, Milo and Baby, and we are expecting . . . expecting another cat (LOL gotcha!). I go to school for photography, I love to cook, bake, read, write, and drive around listening to music. And I strongly believe that you can only make yourself happy, so whatever blows your skirt up, just go for it! I love you Giggle! OH! OH! And when I grow up I want to be just like Britney Spears!

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(KiDoE, with Milo and Baby, kissin' her man, Dave Chappelle, George Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher)

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GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: Sweetpeabrina

GiggleSugar — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:00:00 -0700

How can you not love someone whose many mottos includes, "Yay! Go me!" I think we have a few things to learn from Sweetpeabrina, who is an actual school teacher, so let the schooling begin!

GS: What’s your motto?
SPB: I have a couple. “In vino veritas.” Mainly because I have this bad habit of drinking wine (mmm... Pinot Noir) and telling people what I truly think. “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a woman perfected without trials“ was my mantra that helped me get through my divorce to Number 1 Douchebag. And the one that I say at least twice a day, “Yay! Go me!”

GS: Where are you from?
SPB: Atlanta, GA – I love it here. I’ll always be a southern girl at heart. Lately I’ve been aching to get out! I know the grass is always greener (or scorched, in this case) on the other side, but my BFF is in San Diego and my brother is in San Francisco. I need to be in California. My parents are from St. Croix and St. Thomas, USVI, so I also like to claim that as home even though I wasn’t born there.

GS: What do you do?
SPB: I’m a teacher-8th grade, Physical Science. Most people look at me like I’m insane when I say that I really like teaching 13 and 14-year-olds. They are soooo melodramatic. Everything is such a big deal to them. They have this strange sense of humor that makes me laugh. One of my coworkers and I love to find their notes that they write to each other. If we can find one of those notebooks that they write in then pass back and forth, it makes our day. Ohh! My 7th period has me hooked on Potter Puppet Pals.

GS: How would you describe your sense of humor?
SPB: My sense of humor is very sophomoric. I’m really silly and goofy. Much to the amusement of my friends, when I get really excited about something funny and try to tell them about it, I tend to get my words mixed up and out of order. I think that came from when I had my tongue pierced. My brain moves too fast for my mouth.

GS: What’s your favorite GiggleSugar post?
SPB: Cute Alert: French Bulldog Pups! I melt every time I see this! I love the WTFs and the Douchebag posts! And Miss Teen South Carolina. Oh! And the Hiccupping Baby Porcupine was dang cute, too.

GS: Who’s the cutest funny man and funny woman?
SPB: I’d invite Dane Cook over any night of the week. I’m not sure if you can count Drew Barrymore, but she is funny and hot.

GS: Who are your favorite male and female comedians?
SPB: I really like stand up comedians. This will probably change but in the men category I love Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Jim Carey, Ron White, George Lopez, and Mitch Fatel (because he likes panties). For the ladies, I like Tammy Pescatelli (because she has class), Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes, Kathy Griffin, Ellen DeGeneres.

GS: What’s your favorite comedy of all time?
SPB: It’s a tie between Office Space and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. If you haven’t seen either of them, you must rent them this weekend. Have you seen my stapler?

GS: If your life were a comedy, what would it be?
SPB: Definitely Clueless minus the ditziness and the falling in love with my ex-stepbrother part. I don’t have a stepbrother.

GS: Do you look like someone famous?
SPB: When I was little, I looked just like Rudy Huxtable! Now, not so much. I like to imagine I look like Halle Berry, but that’s only extreme wishful thinking!

SPB Free-for-all: I think I’m in danger of becoming addicted to the internet and books. I spend my free time surfing and reading. I’m addicted to HyperSugar. I’m absolutely nuts for LOL Cats. Maybe it’s because I really like my own cat, Gadget, who is curled up next to me right now. I also read a lot. I go through about two books a week, which totally sucks because books can get expensive. I could go to the library but bookstores are so much more fun. I’m totally into Monopoly. I think people’s true colors come out when they play Monopoly. The sweetest person will cuss you out when they land on your properties with hotels. Um.. there’s so much more to add but I’ll stop here. Yay! Go me!

Thanks, Sweetpeabrina!

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(Sweetpeabrina and Gadget the cat (cute!), Ellen DeGeneres, Will Farrell, Jim Carrey, Drew Barrymore, Wanda Sykes, Kathy Griffin, Dane Cook, Ben Stiller, George Lopez, Mitch Fatel, Stephen Lynch, Margaret Cho, Tammy Pescatelli, Ron White)

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GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: Lovely Ess

GiggleSugar — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:00:00 -0700

We love seeing Lovely_Ess's big smile and cheery comments on GiggleSugar. She gives us a lot of attention, so it's time to put the spotlight on her. Let's get to know her better, shall we?

GS: What’s your motto?
LE: My motto changes yearly it seems, but most recently I am living by the motto of "Live for yourself and no one else." If you're proud of and content with yourself, then the rest of your life will follow.

GS: Where are you from?
LE: Columbus, Ohio but I'm only home on breaks.

GS: What do you do?
LE: I'm currently a junior at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, majoring in Electrical Engineering and minoring in Spanish. During breaks I work as a college intern at the Franklin County Engineers Office in Columbus.

GS: How would you describe your sense of humor?
LE: My sense of humor seems to range. I cannot resist-no matter what-laughing at myself, especially when I trip, slip or just make a plain fool of myself. I love everything from stupid funny to corny funny. Mostly everything that I seem to find hilarious is never funny to anybody else (lol).

GS: What’s your favorite GiggleSugar post?
LE: It's hard to choose just one. I love all the random videos and pictures. I just can't get enough But if I had to choose, I love the "Family Guy" clips and the break dancing baby.

GS: Who’s the cutest (best looking) funny man and funny woman?
LE: Hmm. I think Katt Williams is cute, so much funny in such a little body, and um let's see...how could I forget about Wanda Sykes? She brings me to tears every time!!

GS: Who are your favorite male and female comedians?
LE: Wow. I don't know. It's hard to choose just one again. I have many favorite comedians and comediennes. Only one?? OK, my all-time favorite comedienne and comedian, lol (all in one), is Tyler Perry/ Mabel "Madea" Simmons. I love how they incorporate life lessons with tons of comedy!!

GS: What’s your favorite comedy of all time?
LE: I'm a very big kid, so I love cartoon comedies like Finding Nemo and The Incredibles). But I guess my all-time favorite would have to be The Princess Bride or Spaceballs. They had me laughing extra hard.

GS: If your life were a comedy, what would it be?
LE: Legally Blonde, but the title should be different because I'm definitely not blonde and not a law student. But my reasoning for that is that engineering is a mainly a male dominated career. And the way people acted in her law school are somewhat how they act in engineering, too. I guess something like "Engineeringly Brunette." (Yeah that def doesn't work!)

GS: Do you look like someone famous?
LE: I don't think so, but this guy keeps telling me I look like Beyonce in my pictures, but I think he's trying to get with me. Oh yeah, and everyone says my baby pictures look like Raven Symone when she was on "The Cosby's."

Lovely_Ess free-for-all: I am so indescribable. I'm not as indecisive as it looks above, I promise. I've recently come to the realization that certain people are meant to be in your life for certain amounts of time. Some for life, and others for just enough time to learn what you are meant to learn. I'm learning how to separate the two. I love to laugh and once you know me, you can hear my laugh from miles away, and I'm always smiling too . OK, I could ramble on for days but I'll be quiet so as not to bore you.

Thanks Lovely_Ess!

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(Lovely_Ess, 'Lil Ess (so cute!), Katt Williams, Wanda Sykes, Tyler Perry/Mabel "Madea" Simmons)

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