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" I believe that each person can make a difference, but it's so slight that there's basically no point. "
Lauren Lapkus
Make A Difference
I Believe
Believe
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" I did a number of local children's theater plays growing up, but in 5th grade, I had some good times on stage making people laugh as a troll in 'The Hobbit.' That solidified my dream to be on 'Saturday Night Live,' which was hugely influential for me growing up. "
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" I live for watching TV and partying with my book club. "
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" I had a teacher who recommended I take improv classes in Chicago - I'm from Evanston, Illinois - so I did improv classes at Improv Olympic, and that kind of opened me up. "
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Chicago
Kind
" 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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Fall
" I love improvising on the spot. I like that pressure. "
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" For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life. "
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" Comedy is my first love; that's my main goal in life - to keep doing comedy. "
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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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Best
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College
" I'm really thankful for my improv background. "
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" You have to go as hard as you possibly can, or it's going to be weak. Whenever I find myself not committing fully to a character, it's not as funny. It doesn't have that clear point of view, and you find yourself wandering all over the place, whereas committed characters make strong choices that are clear to the audience. "
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Myself
Character
" A lot of my characters are born out of a small grain in a person that I heighten and take to that next level. They're not based on anyone I've ever met, but they are these extreme versions of something. "
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Next
Born
Take
" The podcasts that keep my attention are those where I can feel the hosts and guests are enjoying themselves or are really passionate about the subject matter. "
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Feel
Attention
Passionate
" I feel like that would be pretty strange to meet a voice actor as a kid. "
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Feel
Voice
Kid
" 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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Funny
Women
Know
" I often play characters on TV shows that are more sweet and naive and just kind of puppy-dog eyes, and I don't think I am like that as a person. "
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Play
Think
Sweet
" So many of my characters have really crazy physicalities, so it's really fun to be able to say, like, 'I'm an elf who's the size of a dollar bill!' "
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Like
Crazy
Say
" It's like, if you tweet anything about One Direction, you'll get a lot of hate - immediately. They're just searching the words and then writing back to anybody who writes about them. "
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Hate
You
Writing
" It's really fun to play a character that fights back and say what she means. "
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Character
Fun
Play
" I love the mall, and I love Howard Stern and Oprah. "
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Love
Mall
Stern
" Every so often, you have to do a show that makes you walk to your car with your head down, wondering what you're doing with your life. It's good for you, as long as you're not feeling that way every night. "
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Night
Life
Walk
" I love watching people tell stories, because it's very vulnerable. "
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Tell
Love
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" I love watching 'The Real Housewives of New York.' That's my guilty pleasure. But I don't even feel guilty. I can just watch it, zone out, and forget about my problems. "
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New York
Love
" Getting to be the 'weird roommate' on a sitcom was a dream come true. "
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Dream
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" I would really like to create my own show. And I really wanna meet Oprah. "
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Create
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" When I was growing up, I watched every sitcom imaginable. "
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Growing Up
Sitcom
Up
" Doing improv really got me started in my whole career. "
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" I think that by doing the podcast, I've grown to actually enjoy hosting a little more and realize that my role is a bit of a host, even though I thought I was totally avoiding that by creating this construct. But hosting a late night show has never really been a goal of mine in particular, but it could be fun. "
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Enjoy
Thought
Think
" 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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Attached
City
Part