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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. "

Lauren Lapkus

Forget

New York

Love

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" 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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Say

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

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Own

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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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's really fun to play a character that fights back and say what she means. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

Lauren Lapkus

My Own

Create

" 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'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. "

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

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

Lauren Lapkus

Got

Started

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

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

Lauren Lapkus

Growing Up

Sitcom

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Lauren Lapkus

Born

Take

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

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

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

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