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

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" I kind of see it as my personal therapy to get on stage and do characters. "

" 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. "

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

" I had always done broader characters, but going to UCB and speaking to my own voice was important for auditioning for TV and film. "

" 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. "

" 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 a huge 'Bachelor' fan! "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life. "

" The connective tissue between storytelling, advice, and comedy is passion. "

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

" So many of my characters have really crazy physicalities, so it's really fun to be able to say, like, 'I'm an elf who's the size of a dollar bill!' "

" Most people have kind of done something that could put them in jail at least for one night. "

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

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" 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'm really thankful for my improv background. "

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

" I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can bring to the performers and the audience alike. I love making people laugh and not over-thinking things. Some of my favorite moments are when I am doing an improv scene with friends, and I can't stop laughing during it. "

" I've done 70 different characters on my podcast. But in terms of characters that I revisit a lot, I think there are 10 that I know more in-depth. "

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

" 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. "

" I definitely get inspired by people who are disgusting on some level. "

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

" 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. "