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" I definitely get inspired by people who are disgusting on some level. "

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" The secret to podcast success is sticking with it and making it fun for yourself. "

" 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. "

" I live for watching TV and partying with my book club. "

" I'm a huge 'Bachelor' fan! "

" I believe that each person can make a difference, but it's so slight that there's basically no point. "

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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. "

" Most people have kind of done something that could put them in jail at least for one night. "

" Society is really coming to a point where they're not asking if women can be funny anymore. We all know they obviously are. "

" Getting to be the 'weird roommate' on a sitcom was a dream come true. "

" I love improvising on the spot. I like that pressure. "

" Doing 'Comedy Bang! Bang!,' you have to play at the top of your abilities, so it is so fun to get that opportunity. I've grown a lot as a performer just working with those guys. "

" I feel like that would be pretty strange to meet a voice actor as a kid. "

" I love L.A. and feel attached to this city, but I don't identify myself as being a part of it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Comedy is my first love; that's my main goal in life - to keep doing comedy. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm really thankful for my improv background. "

" You can't really get as much done when you're worried about looking gross. "

" I love watching people tell stories, because it's very vulnerable. "

" Doing improv really got me started in my whole career. "

" The connective tissue between storytelling, advice, and comedy is passion. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "