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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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" 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. "

Lauren Lapkus

Together

Fun

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Lauren Lapkus

Good

Children

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

Lauren Lapkus

Growing Up

Sitcom

" 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. "

" I love the mall, and I love Howard Stern and Oprah. "

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

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

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

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

Lauren Lapkus

Got

Started

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

Lauren Lapkus

Spot

I Love

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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'm really thankful for my improv background. "

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

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

Lauren Lapkus

My Own

Create

" 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

" 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. "