I moved to New York first and was really apprehensive about moving to L.A., but I really, really like it.

I was extremely shy and had a terrible fear of public speaking. But I had fallen in love with stand-up.

I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.

I would say I try to make my comedy really personal. I try to tell stories that happened to me, experiences from my life.

You really need to have that discipline. It's not even discipline. I just put down these rules. It's not like a vague, 'Motivate yourself!' and do something. Its specific hours set aside every day for certain things.

It wasn't until I moved to New York that I decided to make a conscious effort to be myself.

It really helped to have someone whose taste I really trusted who I knew was really smart and a really good writer. Sometimes I find it hard to judge my own work so it was good to have someone who could look at it. It was like, "Oh, she likes it, then it's good."