People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.

The intention is to make people laugh, to make people happy. It's unselfish, it's in the service of others, and as a comedian you are making yourself vulnerable in order to make others happy. And it has a transformative power.

Being called ugly and fat and disgusting to look at from the time I could barely understand what the words meant has scarred me so deep inside that I have learned to hunt, stalk, claim, own and defend my own loveliness.

I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less strong. I can take the bullets for those who aren't able to.

I'm not a body shamer. The word fat has been used to hurt me my entire life.

I'd like to put across the notion that bad taste is actually good for you.

Why can't all different types of women be considered beautiful? Why can't we can't we all be considered possible love interests?