Lauren Lapkus Quotes
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Improv changed my life in the best way. I gained so much confidence and really learned how to use my sense of humor to do something other than make sarcastic comments to the TV, though that remains one of my best skills. I stayed in Chicago for college mainly to continue doing improv, which was an awesome decision for me.
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When I was growing up, I watched every sitcom imaginable.
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Society is really coming to a point where they're not asking if women can be funny anymore. We all know they obviously are.
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Most people have kind of done something that could put them in jail at least for one night.
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I had always done broader characters, but going to UCB and speaking to my own voice was important for auditioning for TV and film.
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That's what's so great, I get to play any character in the world. And I think that's one of the things that makes doing 'Comedy Bang Bang' or other improv podcasts so fun, as well as my own, is that you can really explore a character deeply for a long period of time that is nothing like yourself.
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I'm really thankful for my improv background.
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My improv definitely shows a different side of myself, which is more true to what my real humor is and what my real personality is, and I think - I guess 'wild' is a good word for it. I'm still sweet! But I won't let anyone walk all over me.
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You can't really get as much done when you're worried about looking gross.
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I kind of see it as my personal therapy to get on stage and do characters.
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I definitely get inspired by people who are disgusting on some level.
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I love L.A. and feel attached to this city, but I don't identify myself as being a part of it.
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I think I was always a class clown growing up and a funny kid. I never really knew how to channel that until I got into high school.
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Comedy is my first love; that's my main goal in life - to keep doing comedy.
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The audition process for 'Are You There, Chelsea?' was overwhelming and exciting. It was my first pilot season and one of the first pilots I auditioned for.
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I would really like to create my own show. And I really wanna meet Oprah.
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I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can bring to the performers and the audience alike. I love making people laugh and not over-thinking things. Some of my favorite moments are when I am doing an improv scene with friends, and I can't stop laughing during it.
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I was invited to do an all-female improv festival in Portland called All Jane, No Dick. The person running it asked me if I had a female improv team, and I just said yes and then figured out who I would want to bring with me. We had such a fun show together that we decided that we should keep doing it.
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I'm more of a tomboy - I fall into the jeans-and-a-T-shirt style, for sure - but I have a girlie side to me.
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The secret to podcast success is sticking with it and making it fun for yourself.