If you get mad about how your voice sounds when it comes out of your own mouth, it's not really my fault. Go ahead and be yourself.

There's a very fine line between political comedian and activist, and I don't really think I fall over into the activist category.

It's like you can't even go on the radio anymore and condemn a whole subset of people to hell without getting some blowback.

I've talked to a lot of other women in the field of comedy and none of us feel like being a woman has been a barrier to success in our lives. I can't claim to feel like I've been under some man's thumb in comedy. I've sort of always done my own thing for better or worse, and have been lucky enough to be able to perform ever since. So I'm not surprised by all the articles, but I don't know if it's necessarily true. It's not like we haven't been around.

I don't think that comedy is going to affect or change anything. I remember back in 2004 people were like, "How does it feel knowing that you're going to be part of the shifting tide in the political system?" And in the end nothing changed, and we weren't part of anything. And we're not happy anywhere. I think we're kind of hoping, obviously, but it didn't really have a great impact on people.

I think the show does better with newsmakers and politicians than it does with actors.

I don't feel intimidated by any of the people I'm talking to or the situations I find myself in. I just try to make my nana proud.