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Anyone whos not here for that should see themselves out.
And she has a few jokes on Trump that feel like illuminating, clear-eyed ways of attacking the material.
Much of the Trump stuff dances around on superficials, though.
Sykess imageisfunny, but the tether is more tenuous.
Its funny, in other words, but its not particularly deep.
Her joke about how no one should watchThe Bachelorfeels similar.
Sykess work is much stronger when she turns to the reality showNaked and Afraid.
Then, Sykes explains why: Ronald is homeless.
Its the kind of observation that gives Sykess otherwise highly skilled goofing a little more oomph.
Im learning things from my family, Sykes says.
Like, Im learning how to play.
She pauses, raising her eyebrows and dropping her face into a look of skeptical disdain.
Because black peopledont play.
Dont you play with me now!
Then she pauses and looks at her white son, whos just kicking around some balloons.
He is a kid, playing with a toy.
Sykes, especially when she moves to the personal, is in peak form.
