Wanda Sykes On Her Mom Duties: 'I Handle Everything That Comes Out'

Access Hollywood - May 28, 2009 8:07 AM PDT
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Wanda Sykes has only been a mom for a few weeks, but she's already using her twins for jokes.

"Babies are very inconsiderate," the star told Jay Leno on Wednesday's "Tonight Show." "Everyone said twins, so they should be there maybe after 35 weeks... [but then], nothing. Just sitting around waiting. I was like, 'Babies, you gotta hurry up and get here, I have a big White House correspondents' gig coming up! I got a gig, baby!'"

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The twins, born to wife Alex, arrived in April, weeks before her performance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on May 9 - and Wanda said she and her spouse have divided the child care responsibilities.

"She's breast feeding so Alex takes care of everything that goes in and I handle everything that comes out," Wanda said.

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Wanda was also in the delivery room for the birth, which she said "was not pretty."

"I was there," she said. "I was hands on and you know, when the doctors tell you 'Don't look this way?' Don't look that way!"

Wanda came out at a rally for gay rights last November in Las Vegas, where she revealed she'd gotten married to Alex in California on October 25 of last year. And she got serious with Jay, addressing the California Supreme Court's upholding of the state's anti-gay marriage law, Prop. 8, which was announced on Tuesday.

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"Very disappointed," Wanda said of the ruling, though she couldn't go too long without cracking a joke. "[Alex] had her fingers crossed, I was like, 'Wait a minute! Is this fingers crossed that she's out or that she's in!'"

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  • Tyler
    i feel stupid im a huge fan of Wanda and i didn't she was les but i still like her she very funny and very likable hope her new show is good
    report abuseposted September 14, 2009 10:59 AM PDT
  • The Dragonesse
    Dear Wanda, So happy for you and your spouse on the birth of your fabulous twins. God has blessed you already and may he continue to do so. Your babies are born into a home filled with love and caring. Kudos for the breast feeding. So much better than the imitation milk that screws up babies digestive tract . I most certainly see that you are good parents. Congratulations!
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 8:56 AM PDT
  • Will P
    I love Wanda Sykes, I remember when she was straight and Wanda Sykes-Hall..
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 8:55 AM PDT
  • Will P
    I love Wanda Sykes, I remember when she was straight and Wanda Sykes-Hall..
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 8:55 AM PDT
  • LMB
    They don't say the twins names??? Are they boys, girls one of each??? Congrats to the new family! Children are a blessing!
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 8:45 AM PDT
  • kep54
    Not very funny! More annoying then anything
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 8:44 AM PDT
  • Red
    Yea, give 'em all the spotlight.
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 8:37 AM PDT
  • Leah J
    I seen her last nite on Jay's show! She was great as usual always funny!
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 8:23 AM PDT

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