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" I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am. "

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" I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend. "

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

" If I'm talking about something current, a current issue or something political, it's because I was able to read it when I was on the plane getting to the gig... a lot of it happens when I'm on the road because when I'm home, you're just mom, and that's it. "

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" I have problems with YouTube and things like that, when you catch it mid production. If I'm doing a show and I'm working on a bit and someone's there with a phone, they record it and put it online - it's not the finished product. "

" But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking. "

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" Men don't hear women. "

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" Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going. "

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