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" One of the things I love about 'Idol' besides the drama, the backstories, and the crazy arrangements on popular songs is the auditions, when everyone is full of hope and nerves. "

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" With '2 Dope Queens,' with stand-up, and also with 'Sooo Many White Guys,' the interview stuff that I do, I really am a fan first. "

Phoebe Robinson

Fan

Many

Interview

" I was a funny kid growing up, and I did improv in college and went to Pratt Institute, but I did it very informally. It was just me and some of my friends goofing around on campus. "

" Typically, in New York, there are so many comics on a single lineup that you can only do eight minutes. "

" From the leg lamp to Ralphie's tongue getting stuck on a frozen pole to that BB-gun incident, 'A Christmas Story' has left its mark on all our brains, so much so that it sometimes feels like this story is our own. "

" Feminism is being broken open, to welcome more people than just white women of a certain class. "

" I'm really into short-story collections and essays; they're my jam. "

" Even the best comedians aren't always sure what is going to be funny, what is going to work. So that means they're constantly and trying and failing in order to get there. "

" I'm a nail biter and have been my whole life. "

" I'm fabulous on a budget. "

Phoebe Robinson

Fabulous

Budget

" I'm a very business-minded person. "

Phoebe Robinson

Person

Very

" I love any TV show that has to do with singing. "

" I'll be the first to admit it: I love fluff. Whether it's watching 'America's Next Top Model' or listening to dance pop like Rihanna's 'Where Have You Been,' I like to keep it light and fun, especially during the spring and summer months. "

" Like lots of people, I really love Roxane Gay. "

Phoebe Robinson

People

Lots

" I am a grizzly New Yorker. "

" I just wanna go on the record to say I talk about U2 so much, I should be their publicist. I should be added to the PR team. U2 is my favorite band of all time. I love them so much. "

" The Roots know how to give their audience some medicine without them even realizing it. "

" There's so many careers that didn't happen because women are like, 'I can't deal with this harassment. I'm going to leave this industry.' "

Phoebe Robinson

Leave

Women

" 'Ain't It Fun,' which is about entering the real world, is bouncy and shows off Paramore's lighter side, to the dismay of some of the band's fans, who are used to the punk-rock sound. "

" I don't think people realize what it's like for people of color to audition for film and TV. "

Phoebe Robinson

Think

Color

" Sometimes in stand-up, you want that late-night set where you get that five minutes, then you want a half-hour special, and then the crown, if you will, is an HBO special. "

" At its best, alt comedy can be challenging, surprising, and innovative. And at its worst, alt comics think that being awkward.com/FAQS is a substitution for punchlines. "

" I'm obsessed with the Fenty beauty line. It's like, finally, women of color get good makeup. "

" I thought I was going to be a serious screenwriter and produce serious films. It was going to be 'American Beauty' and very important work. "

" I'm not a caffeine person. "

Phoebe Robinson

Person

Caffeine

" I never really thought of comedy as a career. My goal was, when I moved to New York, I was going to write serious films. "

" A lot of times in comedy, and also in podcasting and television, there are different kinds of voices that can be celebrated. So you can have 'Insecure' exist, you can have a '2 Dope Queens' exist, you can have 'The Mindy Project' exist - very distinct, funny voices from women and from people of color. "

" One cannot control the life they are born into. "

" I love how most people in 'Sixteen Candles' don't actually look their age. It adds to the movie's funky and low-budget vibe. "

" I love doing standup, but I love watching it more. Watching people like Michelle Buteau or Baron Vaughn get up and do their thing - that is what comedy can be like. "

" One of the great things about 'The Voice' is that all the judges sing their own hits, as well as covers, and do duets with each other. "