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- ↑ "Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied". IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. 22 July 2003. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ Mizejewski, Linda (2014). Pretty/Funny: Women Comedians and Body Politics. University of Texas Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1477307601.
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