Quotes & Jokes by Wanda Sykes / page 7
Now, I think the people who are still doing stand-up are doing it because they love stand-up.
I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.
I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it's like they weren't even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing.
But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do.
But I understand that relationship; I understand how the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law relationship has so many conflicts because it's so forced.
