Comedian Wanda Sykes and her wife Alex are now the proud parents of bookend babies-twins!  The completely average-named Oliva Lou and Lucas Claude, birthed by Sykes’ wife, made their entrance on April 27.

I don’t know who Wanda Sykes thinks she is not giving these kids names that make them sound like prescription drugs.  She seemed like such a trendsetter with the twin thing, and the My Two Moms deal but “Oliva and Lucas?”  So.  Not.  Hollywood.  She may just as well have called them John and Jennifer.  Yawn.

The good news:  they’re still young.  Let’s get those names changed tout de suite so Paxil and Propecia can get a proper start in this life.

Congrats to funny lady Wanda Sykes, who is finalizing a deal with Fox for a Saturday late-night show.

The hourlong show, slated to premiere in the fall, will succeed the recently canceled sketch comedy show “MadTV.” It will be topical, featuring a panel of recurring guests sparring over issues concerning politics as well as pop culture. Sykes will appear in field segments as well.

Thank goodness! Late night television NEEDS more women, not more Jimmy Kimmels. I ::heart:: Wanda Sykes, and I’m so excited for this!!

Will you be watching??

Comedian Wanda Sykes made a surprise appearance yesterday at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas.  She denounced the passing of Prop 8 and announced that she is a gay woman.  She and her wife were married on October 25th.

I love that we are approaching a place where someone can say “I’m gay” and it isn’t some big scandalous thing.  It struck me recently that it seems like there are so many more gay people now.  I remember when I was a kid that hearing about a homosexual person was a rarity.  But truly, lots of people were always gay but now they feel safe enough to say it.  This wave of openness and freedom that is currently happening…it feels like history in the making.  I’m happy to be here for it.