Wanda Sykes

"Wanda is brilliant and completely unique to her audience," Lopez says.

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But it reflects Wanda's sensibility," he said.

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"There will be taped pieces, remotes. We'll have a panel, we'll play games - it's gonna be like a party, hanging out at Wanda's house," she says. While the 11 p.m. show will go up against the recently resurgent "Saturday Night Live,"

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"From the moment I wanted to get into this business, it was doing a talk show." Blacks and Latinos draw large audiences , but rarely get much of a chance latenight. Sykes knows who to blame for that: "White people," she said, tongue-in-cheek. "There are too many of you."

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"Wanda Sykes is one of the sharpest, smartest comics around, and we can't wait to hear what she has to say in this provocative new special," noted Geller. Sykes has been an HBO mainstay for many years. The Emmy®-nominated "Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired,"

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As Wanda Sykes might say, "I am so damned sick of these @#! *# Democratic snakes on this @#!*# plane!"

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"I have to admit, I have rolled a joint in some tampon paper," said Wanda. To which Joyner responded, "That's alright, but when you start rolling your weed in the paper from the Bible, that's wrong. "

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"That's the first law of porno-dynamics," Sykes explained. "A pair of fake boobs in motion stays in motion."

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"As much as I talk about Fox News," said Sykes, "If Rupert Murdoch walked through this door, I would turn and say, thank you. Can I get you a t-shirt?"

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"The Wanda Sykes Show," premiering tonight at 11 on WFXT (Ch. 25). "I'm very excited about the show," Sykes said.

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