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" I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real. "

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" I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic. "

" I had breast cancer. Yeah, I know it's scary. "

" I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom. "

" In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it. "

" I tried snowboarding, and that scared the hell out of me. "

" I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things. "

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" I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too. "

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" I think sometimes celebrities can hurt a candidate. You don't want people to judge them on your last project. "

" It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are. "

" My shows and my material are grounded in reality. It's pretty much something that's either happened in my life or in the news, and I start there and give you my take on it. "

" It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh. "

" If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it. "

" But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that. "

" Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it. "

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" D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it. "

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" And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike. "

" I have a very diverse crowd from old, young, black, white, straight, gay. It's a little bit of everybody. "

" Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do. "

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