It's definitely like being in some weird sorority. I'm friends with a lot of actresses, but my 'SNL' friends are my closest.

I'd like to say that parody is a celebration of a person's specific characteristics, as opposed to mockery.

I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV.

It's fun to watch a true-blue movie star at work. They're really unbelievably charismatic. They understand camera angles.

I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time I'm very laissez-faire about stuff like bedtimes and food.

Writers tend to hate recurring characters; there's this writer snob thing about it. But I don't have that. I feel like the challenge is always to find a cool and innovative way to do it and, obviously, to not repeat your jokes.

Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.