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" I kind of see it as my personal therapy to get on stage and do characters. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 would really like to create my own show. And I really wanna meet Oprah. "

" For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I had always done broader characters, but going to UCB and speaking to my own voice was important for auditioning for TV and film. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" The audition process for 'Are You There, Chelsea?' was overwhelming and exciting. It was my first pilot season and one of the first pilots I auditioned for. "

" I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can bring to the performers and the audience alike. I love making people laugh and not over-thinking things. Some of my favorite moments are when I am doing an improv scene with friends, and I can't stop laughing during it. "

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

" I've done 70 different characters on my podcast. But in terms of characters that I revisit a lot, I think there are 10 that I know more in-depth. "

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

" 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. "

" 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!' "

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

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

" When I was growing up, I watched every sitcom imaginable. "