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  • @rachelchanel7941
    @rachelchanel7941 8 місяців тому +211

    As soon as she said “It tastes like necessity”, I knew exactly what that meant 🤣

    • @Chris-ut6eq
      @Chris-ut6eq 5 місяців тому +5

      sadly my first thought was this is the way I cook.

    • @javiruiz8365
      @javiruiz8365 5 місяців тому +2

      Not everyone can cook

    • @Chris-ut6eq
      @Chris-ut6eq 5 місяців тому +2

      @@javiruiz8365 i cook for necessity with the hope for improvement.

    • @javiruiz8365
      @javiruiz8365 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Chris-ut6eq I can cook!!! My YT boyfriend and my Latina sister need to figure out what spices are!!! Sometimes they make hella bland food!!! My brother is a pasty chef and one of the best restaurants in NYC, but sometimes when he makes food I need to add some salt

    • @askew9976
      @askew9976 Місяць тому

      That’s exactly how to describe my “cooking!” Now I know…😂

  • @alexisdamnit9012
    @alexisdamnit9012 10 місяців тому +361

    Her hair looks amazing here 🤩

    • @painetdldy
      @painetdldy 9 місяців тому +19

      she looks FABulous

    • @necoragha65
      @necoragha65 9 місяців тому +11

      @@painetdldy Was thinking the same thing.

    • @agfiend
      @agfiend 8 місяців тому +8

      Everything about this set is perfection. Hair included 🔥

    • @divinebrilliance3781
      @divinebrilliance3781 8 місяців тому +4

      That hair stylist deserves a nominee for such great vision

    • @TheKrazysexykool
      @TheKrazysexykool 8 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking the same thing

  • @hiking1388
    @hiking1388 6 місяців тому +34

    There's just something so comforting about hearing Wanda Sykes talk ☺

  • @katherinewelling6026
    @katherinewelling6026 8 місяців тому +49

    Her food taste like necessity… oh my goodness! That’s so my life!!! 😂😂😂

  • @margaretroebuck2938
    @margaretroebuck2938 8 місяців тому +69

    Wanda, Wanda, Wanda. I love you so much! Favorite comedian of all time! Never fails to crack me up, thanks for years of fun.

  • @jgilc2691
    @jgilc2691 9 місяців тому +112

    Absolutely luvvvvvv Wanda. Impeccable timing. Added bonus: She makes me laugh. Not many current day comedians stir up the LOL's.

  • @bikebudha01
    @bikebudha01 8 місяців тому +13

    "tastes like necessity".... comedy gold...

  • @tigergreg8
    @tigergreg8 8 місяців тому +61

    I just love this woman. She had the right look, voice, and actions for the best comedian.

    • @kalevala29
      @kalevala29 8 місяців тому +6

      She is really good. And I think she proves those people wrong that say women can't be funny or comedians. I don't care if they're a man or a woman it they've got good material and bring something fresh to the stage.

    • @tigergreg8
      @tigergreg8 8 місяців тому +5

      @@kalevala29I’ve always thought women comedians were better. Joan, Kathy, I could go on and on. Then actresses who played comedy rules were always funnier IMO.

    • @tigergreg8
      @tigergreg8 8 місяців тому

      I've never heard of Maria or Sarah, I'm going to look them up right now. Thanks for the heads up 👍 @@kalevala29

    • @adampower9757
      @adampower9757 5 місяців тому

      That's sad to be in her condition. That's not really her family. The kids belong to her white wife and the donor. She's just the step parent.
      She should have froze her eggs to have her own children latter. She as a 'family', but deep down, she knows it's not really hers. Everyone watching this should learn from her experience and avoid her mistakes.

    • @tigergreg8
      @tigergreg8 5 місяців тому

      I doubt she'd tell you her family is a mistake. @@adampower9757

  • @lindsayalisonstevens3592
    @lindsayalisonstevens3592 6 місяців тому +17

    Wanda Sykes - still as effortlessly hilarious as ever 😂😂😂

  • @sjent
    @sjent 10 місяців тому +39

    This is gold.

  • @HelenS.739
    @HelenS.739 7 місяців тому +23

    Congratulations to you both and your family too. I've always enjoy her shows and her movies too. Never been disappointed in any thing Wanda Sykes is in 👏👏👏👏

  • @sandradee9193
    @sandradee9193 8 місяців тому +30

    My mom is mixed, my dad is black, my 3 kids are about 65% white, ( green eyes, blue eyes) in-laws really white. Lol

  • @SexyAzzHell93
    @SexyAzzHell93 8 місяців тому +21

    I love her on The Upshaw's with Mike Epps and Kim Fields.

    • @LafemmeSASE
      @LafemmeSASE 8 місяців тому +3

      THATS MY SHOW.....Poor Benny with his triflin ass

  • @judy7012
    @judy7012 8 місяців тому +59

    Wanda Sykes, you are so funny. Thank you for the smiles and laughs you bring us ❤

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 10 місяців тому +60

    Just love the hair, and the jokes.

  • @patriciabotti5661
    @patriciabotti5661 8 місяців тому +23

    Would love to see this woman live❤❤❤

    • @sandrabennett7395
      @sandrabennett7395 8 місяців тому +1

      I was going to see her live and the cost of the seats was ok, but when the ticket seller company added so many fees on that it doubled the price, I had to say NO. I don’t think it was Ticketmaster, but same thing.

  • @tonyvcruz1316
    @tonyvcruz1316 8 місяців тому +16

    Wanda is soooooooo funny, I just love her.

  • @krissifadwa
    @krissifadwa 8 місяців тому +6

    03:49 HAHAHA "you gotta eat!"

  • @barthagaby1
    @barthagaby1 8 місяців тому +20

    I just love Wanda!!!

  • @sharonprince6364
    @sharonprince6364 6 місяців тому +8

    Omg !!! She is a great comedian !!!😂😂😂😂😂had me laughing my ass off !!! Simply love her !!!

  • @mimiekona
    @mimiekona 6 місяців тому +4

    Wanda 😂cracks me up every time
    Thank you

  • @tammyfazio3900
    @tammyfazio3900 7 місяців тому +2

    Love watching you and laughing. You make my day🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤

  • @nalanijames3409
    @nalanijames3409 8 місяців тому +6

    I was looking forward to a new story!!!

  • @susieg9884
    @susieg9884 8 місяців тому +41

    She's wonderful! So funny, so smart!

  • @debbieflores6178
    @debbieflores6178 6 місяців тому

    The best from Wanda, she's awesome!

  • @kimsemyan7991
    @kimsemyan7991 21 день тому

    I just LOVE Wanda Sykes!

  • @timothyshortnacy7550
    @timothyshortnacy7550 9 місяців тому +18

    I love her!!!

  • @dawnbullard6068
    @dawnbullard6068 6 місяців тому

    So cool. More power to her and her family ❤

  • @TC-xh5wp
    @TC-xh5wp 6 місяців тому +5

    She's always been funny af. She looks great and happy!

  • @scribe712
    @scribe712 9 місяців тому +9

    I love that she's from the same area of Virginia as me. Wish we could have met back in the day.

  • @MatthewTheWanderer
    @MatthewTheWanderer 8 місяців тому +1

    This was hilarious!

  • @anastasianeophytou6061
    @anastasianeophytou6061 8 місяців тому +7

    Love her! xx

  • @countrychola7735
    @countrychola7735 6 місяців тому +1

    Iconic queen❤

  • @mariaansnyman5056
    @mariaansnyman5056 5 місяців тому

    😂😂😂😂 I love Wanda, she is open and versatile. This woman has a great sence of humor.

  • @maryrosekent8223
    @maryrosekent8223 8 місяців тому +6

    I ♥️ Wanda Sykes!

  • @georgialee3432
    @georgialee3432 5 місяців тому +1

    I love Wanda. She’s just a regular person. She lives in my neighborhood. You see her out at the supermarket or the local restaurants. She makes no big deal. She’s just a good neighbor and a regular person

  • @myriamguns2162
    @myriamguns2162 8 місяців тому +7

    She is great. I've only just discovered her today 👏

    • @hiking1388
      @hiking1388 6 місяців тому +1

      Have fun exploring her decades of work!! I've grown up watching Wanda, and she's always been hilarious but now as an adult in my 30s I appreciate just how awesome and laidback she seems. She'd be the best celebrity to hang out with for a day! 🤩

  • @lynnemariehegland4432
    @lynnemariehegland4432 6 місяців тому +1

    Well, Wanda helps me laugh every time I see her!

  • @reenakaur307
    @reenakaur307 3 місяці тому

    Much Love from Brussels ❤🙏When are you coming to Brussels ????🎉👸

  • @grod5287
    @grod5287 6 місяців тому

    LOVE

  • @lorettawilson6338
    @lorettawilson6338 6 місяців тому

    THE REALNESS❣️❣️❣️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 YOU LOOK FANTASTIC GIRL❣️❣️❣️👍🤗

  • @kazkazzie3906
    @kazkazzie3906 8 місяців тому +7

    Brenda's acting skills is so on point 😆

  • @dominikaxy
    @dominikaxy 8 місяців тому +2

    Wow! She looks amazing!

  • @joyce2077
    @joyce2077 7 місяців тому

    Thank you 🎉

  • @timerunner9164
    @timerunner9164 9 місяців тому +23

    We love you Wanda!!!! Your the best!

  • @amym1126
    @amym1126 10 місяців тому +9

    Forever the best ❤

  • @rebeccabamford5505
    @rebeccabamford5505 6 місяців тому +3

    Her Hair is beautiful here. She looks amazing

  • @Bluesidian
    @Bluesidian 6 місяців тому

    LOL LOL , i love Mrs Wanda .

  • @patmatt1987
    @patmatt1987 6 місяців тому

    No way babe, you’re not the help you’re the big time successful breadwinner! Been following you for a long time, and let me tell you I love me some Wanda!! BTW the hair is AMAZING!!!!

  • @aimeeamigone2717
    @aimeeamigone2717 6 місяців тому

    Frkin love her

  • @ScorpioMami415
    @ScorpioMami415 2 місяці тому

    I love Wanda Sykes 😂😂😂 I love her hair absolutely beautiful.

  • @princeeverlove
    @princeeverlove 8 місяців тому +10

    MY FAMILY NOT WHITE...BRITISH VANILLA...BIG DIFFERENCE 😂

  • @Tems-wj5no
    @Tems-wj5no 6 місяців тому

    She is one of the best

  • @MsLyricLee
    @MsLyricLee 8 місяців тому +4

    Lmaooooo 🤣🤣 She's brilliant.

  • @pucciann
    @pucciann 8 місяців тому +7

    Wanda…. you’re a treasure…. we need more Wanda more Wanda more Wanda
    … and how’d you marry a French woman who’s food tastes like “necessity” 🤣 c’mon wifey pony up!

  • @deanbarnette1602
    @deanbarnette1602 8 місяців тому +2

    LMFGAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @danzellharrell5255
    @danzellharrell5255 2 місяці тому

    All I see is Phee from the Bad Batch 😂

  • @Martinbeef
    @Martinbeef 8 місяців тому +60

    She’s amazing. One day I pray that we won’t think about the colour of people, it just won’t matter.

    • @tigergreg8
      @tigergreg8 8 місяців тому +9

      She doesn't say it because she thinks it's an issue anymore, she says it because people laugh about it. I'll bet you laughed at it, and that's what she wants.

    • @CharGC123
      @CharGC123 8 місяців тому +7

      Love is colorblind, but too many hateful ignorant people aren't. Humor is a great way too break down those twisted restraining walls.

    • @adampower9757
      @adampower9757 5 місяців тому +1

      @@CharGC123 That's sad to be in her condition. That's not really her family. The kids belong to her white wife and the donor. She's just the step parent.
      She should have froze her eggs to have her own children latter. She as a 'family', but deep down, she knows it's not really hers. Everyone watching this should learn from her experience and avoid her mistakes.

    • @morrismonet3554
      @morrismonet3554 5 місяців тому

      MLK wanted it that way, and we were almost there until the Democrats decided it was better to divide us and keep us divided.

    • @bwenluck9812
      @bwenluck9812 5 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@adampower9757
      What condition is that? She's where she wants to be. Stop pretending she's miserable. I don't think she is.....
      I learned a long time ago that "blood" don't mean diddly! It's love and commitment that makes "family".

  • @jeromefitzroy
    @jeromefitzroy 8 місяців тому +7

    My mom used to say don’t hate, because you would end up marrying the one you hate.

    • @kimberlyjohnson5794
      @kimberlyjohnson5794 6 місяців тому

      Yes! Or say what you will never accept! Life will sent you just that! I have a joke with my best friend about it. Dont say it out loud or it’s coming! 😂

  • @user-sr5mr5ls7d
    @user-sr5mr5ls7d 5 місяців тому

    Her hair does look amazing here

  • @BBQNBLUES
    @BBQNBLUES 6 місяців тому

    Could go for some Minie's Chocolate Pie right now :)

  • @elanmackey7892
    @elanmackey7892 8 місяців тому +9

    Shes funny!😅

  • @msays1275
    @msays1275 9 місяців тому +5

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @byronlee1702
    @byronlee1702 7 місяців тому +7

    Wanda Sykes should have taken over Ellen's TV spot years ago.

  • @julien2912
    @julien2912 8 місяців тому +6

    From the title of the video I though she was going to say that she did her ancestry search and found out that some of her ancestors were white.

    • @knbsd3876
      @knbsd3876 6 місяців тому

      Doesn’t need to say that…already true!

  • @boris2835
    @boris2835 6 місяців тому

    where was this standup?

  • @brenda-el5cz
    @brenda-el5cz 4 місяці тому

    shes soo funny az

  • @anitahargreaves9526
    @anitahargreaves9526 6 місяців тому

    I wish UK show Curb your enthusiasm soon, only seen episodes on UA-cam. Hilarious. 👵🇬🇧😅🌲

  • @karoltowns8384
    @karoltowns8384 8 місяців тому +1

    I love her comedy!

  • @jaredoaks
    @jaredoaks 8 місяців тому

    National Treasure!

  • @cptight88
    @cptight88 6 місяців тому

    She looks fantastic

  • @user-ox9ph7ow5i
    @user-ox9ph7ow5i 5 місяців тому

    Explains A LOT.

  • @madamemarmot
    @madamemarmot 8 місяців тому

    You said mirepoix. 💖💖💖💖💖💖

  • @ms.err0r530
    @ms.err0r530 8 місяців тому

    😂😂🤣🤣

  • @angelgalvan3983
    @angelgalvan3983 8 місяців тому +5

    I smell French foot!!!

  • @clarkclarke
    @clarkclarke 6 місяців тому +1

    great hair style ...

  • @user-zu6cu8pb1d
    @user-zu6cu8pb1d Місяць тому

    As soon as she said wife, it was over.

  • @belindajohansen2899
    @belindajohansen2899 5 місяців тому +2

    I cook as a "necessity". I eat to live. Can't stand cooking. In fact, I just watched this while drinking a glass of milk and eating a piece of banana bread. I did make the banana bread because I don't mind baking.

  • @mrspeaker89
    @mrspeaker89 2 місяці тому

    She's the reason I watch The Upshaws

  • @RIXRADvidz
    @RIXRADvidz 10 місяців тому +24

    Caregivers, We're Caregivers, Wanda cares for her family, I care for my near Octogenarian partner, hell I'm 60, I'm pretty much ready for my own caregiver. Wanda knows, we're just the Help. LOL Wonderful Wanda !!!

    • @EricaGamet
      @EricaGamet 8 місяців тому +2

      I just wanted to say hi, since I've seen you on a few different YT channels (Taskmaster, I think, was the last one)... and I know you're going through some stuff... so I hope you're having a good weekend and having some good laughs on UA-cam somewhere. Hugs from Seattle!

    • @EricaGamet
      @EricaGamet 8 місяців тому +2

      @@RIXRADvidz 💜💜💜

  • @belovedtwilight41
    @belovedtwilight41 10 місяців тому +19

    Yeah that's crossed a lot of our minds too? How did that happen?

  • @TheTishy44
    @TheTishy44 6 місяців тому +5

    Her skin and face looks amazing. She’s 71.

    • @lachinx
      @lachinx 5 місяців тому +1

      She’s 59

    • @bwenluck9812
      @bwenluck9812 5 місяців тому

      Black don't crack!!!!

  • @bonniemarsh7902
    @bonniemarsh7902 2 місяці тому

    U good, just dont s☆♡¥ in the pie!!!

  • @cxa24
    @cxa24 5 місяців тому

    You forgot so hard that you can only whisper

  • @ladydi2493
    @ladydi2493 6 місяців тому

    She’s so cute….

  • @Laudon1228
    @Laudon1228 8 місяців тому +1

    I’ve wondered for a while if Ms. Sykes has some Native American heritage.

  • @Coffee-xh4kp
    @Coffee-xh4kp 5 місяців тому +1

    As a black man who's married to a white woman........I totally get it 😂

  • @maureen9515
    @maureen9515 8 місяців тому +2

    Fabulous hair

  • @stellaeleptheriadou3062
    @stellaeleptheriadou3062 8 місяців тому +5

    Oh my, my mom used to put the vegetables (carrots, potatoes, celery etc.) whole in the food.
    And to this day she still insists, that whole, they maintain their vitamins better, rather than cooked chopped, because this way they loose their vitamines. Go figure!

  • @dragonfly4484
    @dragonfly4484 10 місяців тому +16

    She is funny

  • @a.j.3088
    @a.j.3088 7 місяців тому +3

    Love her outfit. Very fancy and sexy.

  • @dancemaniac3868
    @dancemaniac3868 7 місяців тому

    Her legs are amazing.

  • @iCarilloninChrist
    @iCarilloninChrist 9 місяців тому +1

    *_Lololololololololol !!!_*

  • @nunocarvalhoguerra7190
    @nunocarvalhoguerra7190 8 місяців тому +1

    Her latest Netflix special is HiLLARIOUS

  • @MrJT69
    @MrJT69 5 місяців тому

    Just goes to show you no matter how gifted you are some of us still can't even get our basic purpose right

  • @leontynehudson1748
    @leontynehudson1748 8 місяців тому +5

    Love that hair! I want it!! Unfortunately God has another plan for me!😆🌸💫🧚🏾‍♂️🙏🏾

  • @chloestewart1902
    @chloestewart1902 7 місяців тому +1

    Sounds like she wants to get out The Get Out

  • @jean5416
    @jean5416 8 місяців тому +14

    I love her .
    But I don’t understand why in USA , a black person born in USA , is called : African American .
    Why ?
    A white American is called European American ????
    And why African American first and not American African ?
    And African because the skin is black ?
    So a white guy born in africa .
    Go to live in USA .
    New ID card .
    So the white guy is now a African American ??????

    • @andreabrown4541
      @andreabrown4541 8 місяців тому +1

      Jesse Jackson gave a press conference about this decades ago. And that is why I don't understand your comment.

    • @jean5416
      @jean5416 8 місяців тому +3

      @@andreabrown4541 sorry i am french in France .
      And because we are in 2023 I have to do some effort and talk like woke for people to understand me .
      So I am a cis man white ,
      Gay , absolutely not lgbt .
      I just don’t understand why a black American don’t have the right to be called : 100% American , like a white American .

    • @wplants9793
      @wplants9793 8 місяців тому

      Just as it sounds, they are African and American. White people do say German American, Irish American, Swedish American ect…

    • @patriciajones6771
      @patriciajones6771 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@wplants9793And who cares I live in the Caribbean, so therefore I have to say "AFRICAN CARIBBEAN" 😂😂😂 every body can see I AM BLACK I don't have to label it.

    • @andreabrown4541
      @andreabrown4541 8 місяців тому

      @@jean5416 If you are French, you may not be aware of the historical context of Jackson's press release. The black community had revived the South African anti-apartheid movement that was part of our parents' CRM when Jackson made the press release. At the time, this country was still very much pro-South African apartheid.

  • @janetclaireSays
    @janetclaireSays 5 місяців тому

    You'd expect the French person to know how to cook well!

  • @alienmoosestudios
    @alienmoosestudios 8 місяців тому +2

    BUWAHAHAHA 🤣🤪🦝👽🤪🤣