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Yeah, I Said It
by
Wanda Sykes
Yeah, I Said It ...about President George W. Bush: "Sometimes I feel like we're trapped on a bad reality show. He's not really a president. He's a construction worker. If he gets reelected, he gets a million dollars and we get screwed." Michael Jackson: "He still hasn't molested as many boys as the Catholic Church." Abortion: "It's nobody's business to tell another woman w...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
September 13th 2005
by Atria Books
(first published September 21st 2004)
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This book reads like a transcript of a stand-up routine you might hear by Sykes, which is awesome if you think she's hilarious. Which I do. She comes across as very feministy, but not wretchidly, lack-of-humorously-so (Sorry, I'm just saying..). Example:
One show, I did a benefit for a feminist organziation....So it's all feminsts. Gloria Steinem is sitting right up front. I walked out and said, "Look here, I can't stay around here too long with you broads because I gotta get home and cook my man...more
One show, I did a benefit for a feminist organziation....So it's all feminsts. Gloria Steinem is sitting right up front. I walked out and said, "Look here, I can't stay around here too long with you broads because I gotta get home and cook my man...more
Wanda rocks ass. you know, i just read what i could of Ellen DeGenere's bk,( forget the title, and forget the bk...)and it simply wasn't funny. reading Wanda directly after, well...really no comparison. the main difference is: she, Wanda, is FUNNY. (sorry, Ellen...but different strokes. and i was shocked i say shocked to read that people didn't think margaret cho is funny! these people must be dead. a looong time.
even if you're dead u know her and she's funny! so, maybe if u r still dead since t...more
even if you're dead u know her and she's funny! so, maybe if u r still dead since t...more
Laugh out loud funny. You hear her voice saying all of it, which makes it even funnier.
Be careful about reading this book in public, I think it's inspired a poster of me somewhere in my City.
"The CRAZY Lady of xxxxxTown!"
Because I kept laughing out loud.
I laughed at the Hairdressers. I smacked the table at Starbucks. I snorted in the Library. I hooted while sitting at Sonic downing a burger. (oh by the way, there is a rather hilarious bit on McDonald's in the book)
Its not a book I would have...more
Be careful about reading this book in public, I think it's inspired a poster of me somewhere in my City.
"The CRAZY Lady of xxxxxTown!"
Because I kept laughing out loud.
I laughed at the Hairdressers. I smacked the table at Starbucks. I snorted in the Library. I hooted while sitting at Sonic downing a burger. (oh by the way, there is a rather hilarious bit on McDonald's in the book)
Its not a book I would have...more
The book I’m reviewing is Yeah, I Said It by Wanda Sykes. Its both a fiction and non fiction book about finding the humor in life, and not taking things so seriously.
Yeah, I Said It is a book made up of many stories about anything and everything. From homeland security, same sex marriage, and war issues to voice messages, personalized tags, and Prince. The stories all have one thing in common though, they’re ridiculously funny. One of my favorite stories was a very short one about marriage ter...more
Yeah, I Said It is a book made up of many stories about anything and everything. From homeland security, same sex marriage, and war issues to voice messages, personalized tags, and Prince. The stories all have one thing in common though, they’re ridiculously funny. One of my favorite stories was a very short one about marriage ter...more
Thanks to Sylvia, I now possess an autographed photo of Wanda Sykes. It reads as follows: "Mark, don't blame the alcohol! [heart shape] Wanda" This was a reference to her recent appearance on Jay Leno during which she berated the media for honoring boy-hunting congressman Mark Foley's booze escape clause (you remember Foleygate, don't you?). "Mark Foley is giving alcohol a bad name!" she said.
Anyway, I've had a maddening crush on Wanda Sykes ever since I saw her amazing performance in Pootie Tan...more
Anyway, I've had a maddening crush on Wanda Sykes ever since I saw her amazing performance in Pootie Tan...more
I don't often laugh out loud while reading, but some of these passages had me giggling and guffawing late into the night. Sure, the book is vulgar, full of profanity and with some rather dated political humor, but when Wanda hits it, she makes sure to serve it up hot. A fast read that flows like a stand-up routine, this book was a welcome mood-lifter, for sure.
Mar 01, 2010
Esmeralda
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
autobiography,
humor
There were a few laugh out loud moments. The book begins with quips about various headlines: Clinton -Monica, Bush, Saddam, Haliburton, Elizabeth Smart, OJ, etc. Sometimes the writing became glib commentary.
The latter half of the book is humor centered around her personal life. It was a little fresher.
The latter half of the book is humor centered around her personal life. It was a little fresher.
I loved it! Besides the fact that Wanda Sykes is my favorite comedian, her style of off-the-cuff, dry, and sometimes politically charged humor is hilarious! Even in writing, you can almost hear how she would've delivered the material! Whether on stage or on the page, she's FUNNY!
Had read a brief paragraph (about Chelsea Clinton) and laughed out loud hoping the whole book was as funny. Alas it was not. I saw another review say that this was like reading her standup. Which was correct and ok for awhile, but later I realized I'd rather just see her live. The jokes aren't nearly as funny on the page.
This book was a pleasant read. I think it will be less enjoyable as it becomes more dated it is not the fault of the author but the problem with humor as time goes by some things that were funny no longer are and some things become funny that were not funny at the time all that being considered this was a fun easy read....
This book was funny, but I love Wanda Sykes stand up. If you are a fan of her standup you'll like the book. If not, you probably won't like the book because the joke/story telling is very similar.
Not sure what I was expecting but it was just like seeing her on stage only you were reading the pages of her sketches instead of listening to her deliver them. Some funny clips but still not sure why she thought she needed to write a book of her comedy sketches...
Didn't quite finish it because it was due. Repeats a lot of material present in her stand-up specials, but written down. Still in the closet at the time of writing as well.
This woman is so, so funny. What's best about her is that she doesn't (always) rely on base humor to be funny. She uses wit and sarcasm to comment on everything from politics to gender roles and social graces. I don't think you'd need to know who she is to appreciate her book of short observations, which proved to be a highly entertaining and fast read. Maybe most impressive is the fact that, even while so many of the jokes (see: Bush) were dated, they held up. I caught myself laughing out loud...more
If you need a good laugh and like Wanda Sykes, then this is it. The entire time I read it I heard her voice in my head and laughed outloud!!!!!! I'd read it again.
Observations about the world, and events,
from the hilarious mind of Wanda Sykes.
She "keeps it real", while keeping it
funny.
from the hilarious mind of Wanda Sykes.
She "keeps it real", while keeping it
funny.
Wanda uncut. Ask her and she will share her thoughts and wisdom. Comedy and a dose of reality.
Hilarious and truthful. I think I lost my copy of this - definitely will be replacing it.
I actually laughed so hard I had to put the book down many times. Hilarious!!!'
As expected, this book is fall of your chair funny...I love Wanda!
I read this over a weekend at my inlaws and thought it was hilarious!
I love Wanda Sykes! Her book is almost as funny as her stand-up.
yeah, she curses a lot but she's funny and somewhat harmless. Loved reading her as much as I do listening to her.
This book was meant for standup comedy ...
This gal is FUNNY and she's a lesbian!
This book made me laugh from start to finish.
Wanda Sykes can walk into a room and I'd fall over laughing. I think she is the best female comic around; actually the best comic period. This book is very Wanda--I could hear her voice in my head as I read it. I saw her on tour around the time this book was released and her act had many of the same jokes and it took me back. She talks about everything from George Bush to children to being a celebrity. I laughed the whole way through. Hilarious stuff.
This was a fun book. Wanda Sykes is a funny woman. This book would be great bathroom reading.... each essay is very short and to the point, and it's a very easy read. This makes me want to find out more about Wanda Sykes. Also, this book was published before she came out, so it's very interesting in that way- she talks about men throughout the book, not about women. All in all a funny, enjoyable reading experience.
I think Wanda Sykes is hilarious, so I picked up this book from the library - on a whim. Well, it did not disappoint. It was so funny that I laughed out loud, laughed til I cried, and couldn't put it down. In fact, I read until 3AM and shook the bed with my belly laughs...although my husband, who was trying to sleep, didn't think it so funny. The book reads just like stand-up. I highly recommend.
If you've seen Ms. Sykes' stand up routine, I don't really recommend that you buy this book, unless you really, really like her standup. It's basically the text version of her most recent standup. It's got a few additional things that wouldn't have been included in her stage act, but not enough to be worth $14.00. Buy it used or better yet, borrow it from the library.
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Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas.
Sykes was previously seen on several television shows these past 2 years. On her own late night talk show on FOX, “The Wanda Sykes Show”. In October of 2009 for her second HBO stan...more
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Sykes was previously seen on several television shows these past 2 years. On her own late night talk show on FOX, “The Wanda Sykes Show”. In October of 2009 for her second HBO stan...more
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“One show, I did a benefit for a feminist organziation....So it's all feminsts. Gloria Steinem is sitting right up front. I walked out and said, "Look here, I can't stay around here too long with you broads because I gotta get home and cook my man a nice hot dinner. Plus, he likes his blow job by nine forty-five." I though it was funny. They didn't. They didn't find anything funny. I thought, Oh Lord, I made these women mad. I stepped over the line. I continued. "Ladies, calm down. I'm just joking. He likes a blow job anytime.”
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“Seriously, I don't need a gun. I'm easily annoyed. I would shoot people in my house that I invited over. ”
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