Because of the timing of the crazy Tiger Woods story (it broke on the Friday after Thanksgiving), Wanda Sykes was actually the first late-night host to address it on her show Saturday night. And while I tend to think Sykes is about as funny as Nazis gassing little Jewish yarmulke-wearing kittens, I have to give her credit for her interpretation of the events, which seems to be spot-on even before more details came out on Sunday. Also, I’d be remiss to not highlight this joke of hers:

“The black in him bought the Cadillac and the Asian in him crashed it.”

Not the best execution, but I appreciate the use of two stereotypes in the same joke. But when you’ve got a multiracial guy like Tiger, why stop at two racist stereotypes? She could have added that the rich white guy in Tiger was the one cheating on his wife, or that his Thai roots gave him a late-night craving for ladyboys.

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Wanda Sykes’s new late-night show debuts tomorrow on Fox, and although I’ve never particularly liked her comedy, I have to admit that my curiosity’s piqued. Why? Because even though she’s an unattractive black gay woman and I’m a handsome white ladykiller, we can at least agree on one thing: booze. Well, booze and being attracted to women. But let’s stick to booze for the purpose of this post.

Sykes will conduct a discussion similar to Bill Maher’s, but not as serious or confrontational. The panel will sit at a bar, complete with cocktails.

“I’m not going to work this hard and not be able to drink,” she told critics via conference call this week. “I want you to feel like you’re hanging out at my spot, seeing my friends.” She’ll sip vodka and club soda since, “If you spill it, there’s no problem with wardrobe.” [Denver Post]

I don’t know. I can’t convince myself that I’ll enjoy watching Sykes, but I definitely appreciate her drinking on television. At the very least, it’ll be better than “Mad TV.”