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I was raised that emotion was a good thing.

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As kids, there's somehow the fear that these bullies can end your life if they want to. Everything is blown up, and occasionally that kind of awful thing does happen.

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Nobody wants to see sketch comedy that's the same sketch they've seen time and time again, or that's just a rehash of that thing.

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You can track elections by who was playing that president on 'SNL' at that time. There's the theory that the more likable or charismatic impression would help get the president elected.

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The best comedy and horror feel like they take place in reality. You have a rule or two you are bending or heightening, but the world around it is real.

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Black people who want to do comedy go into standup, where our heroes opened a lot of doors. Improv doesn't have a ton of heroes that you can look to.

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In the Trump era, it's way more obvious extreme racism exists. But there are still a lot of people who think, 'We don't have a racist bone in our bodies.' We have to face the racism in ourselves.

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It was definitely during the Obama administration that talking about racism, or calling it out, suddenly seemed taboo. It seemed like talking about race was somehow summoning the evil of racism.

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New York is about as cosmopolitan as it gets. It's a fairly mixed and woke town, so there weren't a lot of situations growing up where I felt like the outsider or the alien.

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I love getting cheers. I love giving scares. Anything that really works with the audience makes me happy.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: February 21st, 1979

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