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" I never really thought of comedy as a career. My goal was, when I moved to New York, I was going to write serious films. "

Phoebe Robinson

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" I was a funny kid growing up, and I did improv in college and went to Pratt Institute, but I did it very informally. It was just me and some of my friends goofing around on campus. "

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