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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. "

Phoebe Robinson

Always

Work

Trying

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Off

Show

" 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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Potential

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Red

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Phoebe Robinson

Lie

Great

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