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" I love the mall, and I love Howard Stern and Oprah. "
Lauren Lapkus
Love
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Stern
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" I would really like to create my own show. And I really wanna meet Oprah. "
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" 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. "
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" I feel like that would be pretty strange to meet a voice actor as a kid. "
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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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" The connective tissue between storytelling, advice, and comedy is passion. "
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Comedy
Passion
Storytelling
" 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
Confidence
College
" 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
" 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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Sad
Life
Kind
" Doing improv really got me started in my whole career. "
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Got
Started
Me
" I think I was always a class clown growing up and a funny kid. I never really knew how to channel that until I got into high school. "
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Clown
School
Think
" 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. "
Lauren Lapkus
Hate
You
Writing
" It's really fun to play a character that fights back and say what she means. "
Lauren Lapkus
Character
Fun
Play
" I love watching people tell stories, because it's very vulnerable. "
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Tell
Love
People
" 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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View
Myself
Character
" 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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Good
Children
Me
" I love L.A. and feel attached to this city, but I don't identify myself as being a part of it. "
Lauren Lapkus
Attached
City
Part
" 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. "
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Me
Together
Fun
" 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. "
Lauren Lapkus
Feel
Attention
Passionate
" You can't really get as much done when you're worried about looking gross. "
Lauren Lapkus
Looking
Done
Get
" 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. "
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Process
Pilot
First
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
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Joy
People
Moments
" 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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Teacher
Chicago
Kind
" Most people have kind of done something that could put them in jail at least for one night. "
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People
Done
Jail
" Getting to be the 'weird roommate' on a sitcom was a dream come true. "
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Come
Dream
Getting
" I live for watching TV and partying with my book club. "
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Club
Live
Watching
" I'm a huge 'Bachelor' fan! "
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Fan
Huge
Bachelor
" 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. "
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Humor
Good
Myself
" I'm really thankful for my improv background. "
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Improv
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