I'm very self-deprecating, so I'm not afraid to make jokes at my own expense, and I've just found that makes people a little more comfortable and can open the door for people to feel a little bit more understanding and accepting of where you're coming from.

Growing up, I was constantly labeled an 'oreo' by my black peers because of my proper speech and 'valley girl accent.'

I believe there's a huge conflict of interest when local prosecutors investigate cases of police violence within their own communities.

What's really great about social media is we have tremendous access, and there's a wealth of information about the people that we admire online.

But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's what I put all my effort into.

There are still movies where females are just there to be cool, or they are there to lambaste their husbands and scold. But female comedy characters are changing for the better.

I think comedy can be a way of sugar-coating a pill that needs to be taken, and whatever I complain about onstage, I hope I justify the negativity by using humour to make the point.

I really like comedy. There's always a choice, when you're writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the story, the important stuff.