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" I'm not totally sure what I want to be doing, but it's so fun to be on 'SNL' because you get exposed to so many different people and so many different experiences. It's a cool, lucky way to break into the business. "

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" Being sick is the reason I went into comedy. "

" My dad is a really funny guy, and we would make jokes about my leukemia. When my friends would come over, we would joke about it, too. "

" I've had some pretty rough interviews. And it's funny when people are interviewing you, and they sort of don't really understand what you do, and they kind of insult you. "

" My fridge is usually pretty empty. If I can get it together to order FreshDirect, I will have some fruit and yogurt in the fridge. But there isn't a ton of stuff you would cook with. "

" I felt that it was cool to even get to the point where I was able to audition on the actual 'SNL' stage. Looking back on it, I can't believe that I wasn't more nervous. "

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" People think New York is crazy and busy, but it's actually a great place for lazy people to live. "

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" It's like, backstage at 'SNL,' like, if you come back after a show or something, or a lot of times even at the after-parties, we're just pretty tired and like, 'Hey, what's up.' Just getting a drink and kind of chilling out. Nothing crazy. "

" I sleep a lot on Sunday. It's really great. "

" Every sketch goes through a rewrite stage where a group of writers sits around a table and pitches more jokes and ideas for the piece. "

" I went to this one in Ohio, and then I became a counselor there, and it was just the most fun thing. I was so depressed when I came home from camp. "

" I've been watching a lot of A&E's 'Intervention.' I know that's sort of depressing, but I love watching it. "

" It's totally my dream job. I grew up watching 'Saturday Night Live.' We'd watch it at sleepover parties and quote it. "

" I had been on this improv team at this really great improv theater. It's called iO now. It used to be called Improv Olympic. They have showcases for Lorne Michaels and other writers and people who work at 'SNL' usually about once a year, although I don't know if it always happens. "

" Cleveland gets crapped on a lot. "