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My material reaches everyone.
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I was a latchkey kid, so when I saw the 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' that showed me that there was a different type of lifestyle out there. I was curious about it and amazed about it.
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I will never say never, but I can tell you right now - I am perfectly happy with being who I am. I just - I really - I'm an entertainer, and the thing that I'd decided to work on was my career, and I decided the energy that I was putting in certain relationships - I was really kind of wasting my time, and I knew it.
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That's a nice thing about being a topical standup: you can add in things to keep it fresh.
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Now that I live in Los Angeles, if I meet somebody from Detroit, it's like there's this brother- or sisterhood, where we're real folks.
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The thing is, it's that Detroiters are hard workers. We've always been hard workers, even when times are down. I've been able to take that with me, that work ethic, to help me build my career.
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One day, we had a layoff at my job. And I went to my boss, and I said, 'Please save someone else's job. This is a win-win situation for the company and me - and just lay me off.' I did that in around 2003, and I never looked back. I became a full-time comic.
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In 'Mother's Day,' which is directed by legendary director Garry Marshall, I play a mother figure to the character played by Jason Sudeikis from 'Saturday Night Live.' He's a widower, and I'm a mother who's helping him to get over the loss of his wife.
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I think that, for so long, there was only one type of actor, and now you see these different colors, different people, different shapes and different sizes. It just makes it more interesting.
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I appreciate the audience for checking us as comics.
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One of my dreams was to change the way women of color were seen on television.
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I started by doing a little funny story, and then I started going to open mics. I realized I had a lot of work to do - you have to get over the stage fright and get your stage presence up. It took me some time, but I finally feel that I'm at a point where I feel comfortable on stage and giving my point of view.
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At my job, my manager had a massive heart attack; we had layoffs. It made me realize that nothing is certain, nothing is for sure, and if I'm going to make a move, I gotta make a move now.
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The president of CBS handpicked me for the 'Star Search' revival, which Arsenio Hall hosted. He picked 12 comics, and I was the only female. I always look to that as inspiration.
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I'm fat, and I support fat celebrities, like Oprah.
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I am a seasoned performer.
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I worked harder at my craft, and it took some time, but here I am today doing what I want to do, which is entertain people.
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Really, it hasn't changed for female comics; it's still hard for females to really enter the game.
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That's the one thing I have to say to females. If you don't have a certain look, or if you look a certain way, they won't accept you.
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I always tell people if you want to do something, go to a great comedy show. And that's what I try to do: give people a really good comedy show.
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I did all this standup comedy in college, and from that point on, I tried to develop myself and get my name back out there.
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We provide comedy for everybody, no matter what your race or gender. We just want people to come out and have a really good time.
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Even when I was an engineer, I was a comic on my job. At birthday and holiday parties, I was the one scheduling and emceeing. If you work on your gift, and you're good, it will shine through.
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Whatever you're destined to do, you will be.