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" Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are two of the most charming A-listers in Hollywood. "
Phoebe Robinson
Two
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" Typically, in New York, there are so many comics on a single lineup that you can only do eight minutes. "
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" I want to have an empire. I like being in front of the camera, performing - but I would like to get to a place where I'm also executive producing and bringing other people along. People of all different walks of life, highlighting their voices. "
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" Like lots of people, I really love Roxane Gay. "
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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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" 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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" I'm fabulous on a budget. "
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" I'm really into short-story collections and essays; they're my jam. "
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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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" What's important is to have more women creators behind the scenes, being producers and being in charge. That will ultimately help push this boys'-club, locker-room mentality out the door. "
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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 from Cleveland, Ohio. I was the only black girl in my grade. And I was just, like, really dorky. Like, I wasn't cool. "
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" There's so many careers that didn't happen because women are like, 'I can't deal with this harassment. I'm going to leave this industry.' "
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" If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month stamp. "
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History
End
" One cannot control the life they are born into. "
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Born
Cannot
" While complex acting roles are lacking for actresses, what's even more rare are female directors. "
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" '2 Dope Queens,' it was just a way for us to showcase female comedians, showcase comedians of color, showcase LGBT comedians, and shake up the landscape and be like, 'Hey, there is more than just what is out there.' "
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" I was a funny kid growing up, and I did improv in college and went to Pratt Institute, but I did it very informally. It was just me and some of my friends goofing around on campus. "
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" Flashback episodes are a tried-and-true sitcom device, but they always work! "
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Device
Always
Flashback
" Sometimes it's good to act responsibly. "
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Responsibly
Sometimes
" I think people just don't respect women's bodies in general, the bodies of women of color in general. "
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People
Think
Respect
" 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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Being
Think
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" Not going to lie: when I heard that Toni Braxton's sister, Tamar, wanted to have a music career, I was skeptical. I know she sang backup for Toni and is a great reality-TV star, but being a musician is a whole 'nother league. Well, Tamar proved me wrong. "
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Me
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" I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person. "
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" I'm going to keep doing the comedy and the art that I do. I'm going to keep uplifting marginalized voices, and I think that's my place to do that. "
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Doing
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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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Makeup
Line
Good
" People like to pretend that all women have the same experience or that all gay people have the same experience. But everyone's life is different, and everyone's point of view is valid. "
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Life
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" I think, at the end of the day, you have to decide what you want. Do you want to be famous? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to have a career? Those are three very different things. "
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" I'm a nail biter and have been my whole life. "
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Whole
" The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one. "
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" Being in a male-dominated industry, you can feel like a little excluded. That was making me feel like maybe I'm not funny. I was really seriously considering, like, quitting standup. "
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