Wanda Sykes

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This week, a favorite from the archives: Jesse's conversation with world-class comedian Wanda Sykes. She's a legend in the comedy world and her ability to tackle pop culture and the political spectrum with equal agility has earned her many accolades. She's also had many scene-stealing roles as an actor in shows like Black-ish, Broad City and Curb Your Enthusiasm. She's been nominated for nine Emmy awards and she won one for her writing on The Chris Rock Show. We just got word that Wanda will be starring in a special 90 minute live performance of "All in The Family," the groundbreaking Norman Lear sitcom. It airs later this month on ABC - she'll be playing Louise Jefferson.

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0:00.0	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:01.0	It's Bullseye.
0:02.0	One to Sykes is world-class comedian, a genuine legend.
0:12.6	She won an Emmy for her writing on the Chris Rock Show.
0:15.2	She's also earned accolades for her stand-up and for her work as an actor, with recurring
0:19.6	roles on Black-ish, broad city, and curb your enthusiasm.
0:23.8	We just got word that Wanda will be starring in a special 90-minute live performance of
0:27.9	all in the family, the groundbreaking Norman Lear sitcom.
0:31.3	Heirs later this month on ABC.
0:33.5	She's going to play Louise Jefferson.
0:35.6	When we talked in 2016, we kicked things off from one of our favorite Wanda recordings,
0:41.4	2009's Amma Bee Me.
0:43.2	I'm going to get funny that the only time your race or gender is questioned is when you're
0:48.3	not a white man.
0:52.3	I think white men get upset.
0:56.9	They get nervous like a minority or another race gets a little power.
1:01.1	It makes them nervous because they scared that that race is going to do to them what they
1:05.9	did to that race.
1:06.9	They get nervous.
1:07.9	So they start screaming in reverse racism.
1:11.9	This is reverse racism.
1:12.9	I don't know if it's reverse racism.
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