Jimmy Kimmel Tells Wanda Sykes She’s “Robbed” Hosting Oscars

“You get what you pay for. If you want a sober Wanda, you need to add some zeros and move the comma.”

According to Jimmy Kimmel, Wanda Sykes is underpaid for her efforts hosting the 94th Academy Awards.

During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, the “Up-Shaws” actress revealed that “of all the jobs I have, this one is actually going to cost me,” referring to her gig as a presenter, which she co-hosts will be shared with fellow comedian Amy Schumer and Regina Hall at Sunday’s ceremony.

When the talk show host then asked the 58-year-old comedian to disclose the amount she would receive, Sykes coyly replied, “Probably like Libra.”

Kimmel, who was the last true host of Hollywood’s Biggest Night in 2018, told Sykes she would be compensated for “less than that,” and revealed he’d been paid $15,000 after months of preparing for the job.

“It sounds like a lot for one night, but it takes months of work to get there,” Kimmel said. “You’re being robbed. Hold on now, because they need hosts.”

“Oh my god,” Wanda laughed as she joked. “I’ve already decided that I’m just going to steal an Oscar.”

The ‘Bad Moms’ actress also admitted that she intends to start drinking as soon as the first act is over to make up for lost income.

“Then I guess I’m here to have fun,” she quipped. “It’s not like I get paid, you know. You get what you pay for. If you want a sober Wanda, you need to add a few zeros and move the comma.

She also joked that if she goes missing during the ceremony, she will most likely be too drunk to make it on stage.

“So if you just see Amy and Regina outside, you can just say, ‘Wanda’s drunk, she’s backstage,'” Sykes said.

Kimmel also asked if the stand-up comedian would be flying family and friends to the Oscars, and she revealed that her wife Alex would be her only plus-one after she talked her mother out of coming.

“It’s not like you’re going to get a good spot,” Sykes recalled when telling her mother. “I will work on the stage. I said if I thought you’d be sitting next to Denzel Washington I’d fly you in. But you’ll be sitting up in the stands next to the guy with Covid.”