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As far as diversity's concerned, there's me, there's Al Madrigal, there's Aasif Mandvi. But I'm not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out.

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You don't have to be African American to really enjoy 'Frisky Business'. But as far as being black, a lot of people in New York have been stopped and frisked, so that hits home for them.

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I'm a young correspondent, so sometimes I'm just young. Sometimes I'm just straightforward.

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Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman's perspective, but other times it will be just from a satirical, goofy perspective.

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I'm six feet tall. No one realizes that because on 'The Daily Show' I'm usually sitting.

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My favorite place in the world is the Harry Potter tour near London.

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The last thing I do before bed is think I should take my contacts out. Then I fall asleep.

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I think it's really progressive to talk about race in relationships. I think there is so much room for that, and there needs to be more of it.

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I was always told that I acted too white. I was always told that I was going to date a white guy - which, in fairness, was true: I do have a white boyfriend. So they weren't entirely wrong, but all of those things were really damaging.

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I read so much Harry Potter, that's, like, all I wanted to talk about. I watched stuff like 'Lizzie McGuire.' I watched things that were very mainstream but white, and I went to a predominately white school.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: July 31st, 1989

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