I dreamed of being an actress when I was a little kid because you don't know then that the writer writes everything the actor is saying. But as I got older, I got into college and became more aware that writing is another option, and I started getting into it, too.

Only in comedy, by the way, does an obedient white girl from the suburbs count as diversity.

It was scary to be in that world of politics. I felt uncomfortable to be in that discussion. The weird thing is, when Darrell Hammond or Will Ferrell or Dana Carvey did an impersonation of a president, no one assumed it was personal, but because Sarah Palin and I are both women and people think women are meaner to each other, everyone assumed it was personal.

You can't control things by being nervous.

Life is improvisation. All of those [improv] classes were like church to me. The training had seeped into me and changed who I am.

It's hard to get laughs when you're new.

The ladies of comedy now are comfortable dressing up. It's not forbidden anymore.