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Posted by Buellboy Wanda Sykes promises to pull no punches on new show McClatchy/Rick Bentley---Comedian Wanda Sykes says her talk-show topics will hit on everything from entertainment to politics. Wanda Sykes has no problem speaking her mind, rattling off jokes or creating conversation. Now, she'll try to get others to be funny and interesting as she joins the world of late-night chatters when the weekly The Wanda Sykes Show launches at 10 p.m. Saturday on Fox. Hosting a talk show is new for Sykes but the format is not. She got her start on HBO's The Chris Rock Show, a talk show that had no restrictions because it aired on premium cable. The freedom was perfect for Sykes, who finds humor in everything from politics to sex — and talks about it frankly. But even with the strict rules that come with network TV, Sykes doesn't plan to pull any verbal punches. “I believe Fox has given us the opportunity to put it out there. I mean, that's what they want. They booked me to be me,” Sykes says. The network does have a safety net. Like all network talk shows, The Wanda Sykes Show will be recorded in advance. How far in advance might change depending on how much has to be bleeped. Right now, taping the show on Saturday afternoons means Sykes can be topical with her material. Sykes, a cast member on The New Adventures of Old Christine and Curb Your Enthusiasm, wasn't looking to host a talk show when Fox contacted her. She especially wasn't that interested in a network job because of the potential limitations in language and topics. The Barack Obama campaign made her change her mind. “I was like, ‘Wow, I really wish I had an outlet where I could go out there and just speak on this on a week-to-week basis and be current.' And I thought, ‘You know what? This talk show ... I can do that. I can do the things like we did on Chris Rock.' And that seemed like what they were getting at, what they wanted. And so I'm like, ‘This is the time. This is the time to
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