The Super Bowl is an occasion that's really associated with abundance - lots of snacks, parties, spectacle - and so it would be great if there were also some kind of tradition of generosity attached to it as well.
Toughing out the winter is a dedication to my heritage, both in terms of not going 'soft' by kowtowing to nature's volatility and staying physically close to my family in New England. I don't run from that kind of pressure.
I grew up in the Boston suburbs and inherited a stubborn New England refusal to acknowledge frigid temperatures.
'Are you sure you're going to be warm enough?' is a question I get a lot.
I drink iced coffee nearly every morning and many afternoons year-round.
In my early years doing standup, I bombed a lot.
A standup set ends on a buildup of tension and subsequent release for a big laugh.
Nonresidents have a tendency to rush their visits to Harlem.
I think the term 'Twitter comedian' can seem like a pejorative because it's not a job, really, and there's such a low barrier for entry to get started.
I don't want to have to be a teacher so I can be a comedian.
I feel like, in Boston, I was a little too complacent. I could get on stage when I wanted. I didn't feel like I was pushing myself. I could get work in New England and not have to travel too much.
I like to see my parents, and they like it when I'm around.
I was a weirdo, but a well-liked weirdo.
I had a Screech-from-'Saved by the Bell' kind of vibe in that I hung out with people and had friends while having, like, big, curly hair and being generally a dork.
I played sports because I think it's mandatory in the greater Boston area regardless of your aptitude. It's like, well, what else would you be doing?
When I was young - like, young young - I would read all the time. I would read when I was walking places. My taste was, like, all over the place. I wouldn't even call it taste. It was just like, what was there.
I value niceness. But now, as a grown person, I value goodness above that. Because niceness doesn't change anything, and goodness changes things.
My mom worked as an education director.
I live very gently.
I've always been very un-fun. I'm a habit person. I have a very weak version of an addictive personality.
