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At its best, alt comedy can be challenging, surprising, and innovative. And at its worst, alt comics think that being awkward.com/FAQS is a substitution for punchlines.
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I started watching 'Daria' when I was in college because I didn't have cable growing up. It's such a smart show with a different type of female character.
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Anyone who does stand-up comedy can agree that doing a late-night spot is a dream of theirs.
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From the leg lamp to Ralphie's tongue getting stuck on a frozen pole to that BB-gun incident, 'A Christmas Story' has left its mark on all our brains, so much so that it sometimes feels like this story is our own.
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A lot of times in comedy, and also in podcasting and television, there are different kinds of voices that can be celebrated. So you can have 'Insecure' exist, you can have a '2 Dope Queens' exist, you can have 'The Mindy Project' exist - very distinct, funny voices from women and from people of color.
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I never really watched much stand-up growing up. I just was not really that into it. But I can say I honestly fell in love with it the second I touched the microphone. It was like this weird thing where it's like, 'Oh, yeah, this is what I'm supposed to do.'
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Comedy is subjective, and any joke can be funny.
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I'm fabulous on a budget.
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Spending $40,000 on shoes is downright ignorant.
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Even the best comedians aren't always sure what is going to be funny, what is going to work. So that means they're constantly and trying and failing in order to get there.
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I've experienced harassment. I've had male comedians be very inappropriate.
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I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person.
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One of the great things about 'The Voice' is that all the judges sing their own hits, as well as covers, and do duets with each other.
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I love how most people in 'Sixteen Candles' don't actually look their age. It adds to the movie's funky and low-budget vibe.
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I'm a sucker for two things: Adam Lambert and songs that start out as emo as a sad episode of 'Felicity' and then drop. That. Beat.
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I'm obsessed with the Fenty beauty line. It's like, finally, women of color get good makeup.
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It's better to keep your past and present loves separate.
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Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move.
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The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one.
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I think people just don't respect women's bodies in general, the bodies of women of color in general.
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I will allow myself to sleep in until 9 A.M. on the weekends.
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Let's stop acting like a man who is clear about his intentions, is open to love, and has a good head on his shoulders is 'boring,' 'lame,' and 'not passionate like the edgy guy.'
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I love doing standup, but I love watching it more. Watching people like Michelle Buteau or Baron Vaughn get up and do their thing - that is what comedy can be like.
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I try to read 20 books a year.