I used to be an engineer, and I was the worst engineer in the United States of America. That's why I became a comic.
At my job, my manager had a massive heart attack; we had layoffs. It made me realize that nothing is certain, nothing is for sure, and if I'm going to make a move, I gotta make a move now.
I did all this standup comedy in college, and from that point on, I tried to develop myself and get my name back out there.
I don't have a lot of time for television because I am making it, so it's really hard for me to sit down. But when I do get a chance, I try to catch up on 'Scandal,' 'Empire' and 'black-ish.'
I am a seasoned performer.
'SNL' ain't been relevant since Jim Belushi. It's on every week; it's not funny. They need to find some black women to put on there to make it funny.
I do like to laugh at and talk about relationships.
That's a nice thing about being a topical standup: you can add in things to keep it fresh.
I made the conscious decision to not have kids, and I didn't want to be married.
I have relationships. I date. But it takes a lot to say I'm going to be married and have children.
Being in the Girl Scouts took me out of the projects environment and showed me different things.
I will never say never, but I can tell you right now - I am perfectly happy with being who I am. I just - I really - I'm an entertainer, and the thing that I'd decided to work on was my career, and I decided the energy that I was putting in certain relationships - I was really kind of wasting my time, and I knew it.
I don't want to get married - I've been there and done that. So I know what I'm talking about when I say that. And for everybody has a different path - find out your path! And if you want to do it, don't let people make you feel inadequate because you wanted to do something that's different.
Even when I was an engineer, I was a comic on my job. At birthday and holiday parties, I was the one scheduling and emceeing. If you work on your gift, and you're good, it will shine through.
When you're a plus-sized girl, belts are your best friends. I also love bright colors and skirts, to show my pretty knees.
If you think about how many headlining female comics are out there, you could say 15, maybe 20?
That's the one thing I have to say to females. If you don't have a certain look, or if you look a certain way, they won't accept you.
Everybody wants to say females aren't as funny as men. That's not true. You just don't see as many because it takes a lot to do this occupation.
Seriously, I love my gays. They accept me, and I accept them. Imperfections and all, we accept each other.
One of my dreams was to change the way women of color were seen on television.
