The actor and comedian first went viral for making her family a brochure about her dating life. In the years since, she’s given us college realness in Overcompensating, co-hosted the podcast Ride with Benito Skinner, and turned her stand-up shows into timely political forums. Her new Netflix special is sure to cement her as the people’s princess of the comedy world.
Where do you feel most at home?
At my parents’ house in Connecticut. It’s an old Victorian-style house that is so warm and welcoming. It’s more than a house to me. My mom, dad, and their five children moved there the year before I was born, and when they thought about selling it briefly in the early 2000s, I threatened suicide.
What’s something people get wrong about you?
I’m actually a total sweetie pie.
When you were little, what were you known for?
Being a nag.
What’s one work of art that got you through an important moment in your life?
When I was 25, I blew up my life in order to become a stand-up comedian. I was watching Interstellar every single day. It gave me a lot of comfort, and then after three months of doing that, I started therapy for the first time.
What would you wear to meet your greatest enemy?
A little black dress.
What would you be doing if you weren’t working in your field?
I would steal art. I think I could be pretty good at it?
What do you want to see more of in your industry? Less of?
More taking risks on new voices, less reboots.
What’s been the hardest part of your career so far?
Dating male actors. Be depressed or be a narcissist, but please, for the love of god, don’t be both!
Name an influence of yours that might surprise people.
Ken Burns.
Who do you call the most?
When’s the last time you laughed hysterically?
Benny sent me a scene he had written for season two, episode five of Overcompensating. I laughed so hard I cried and called him immediately to show him what he had done to me.
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