To perform live, to get that thrill of the audience reaction is great. There is no equivalent of watching someone stand up and clap on the Internet.
Making Internet content is very isolating.
I have to follow my instincts when I get an idea like 'Desperate Cheeto.'
Any comedic-type person will tell you there's no greater high in the world than someone to laugh at a joke or tell you, 'I haven't laughed so hard' or 'You made my day' with comedy.
If you think about it, it's the worst stage name that anybody can possibly think of, because it sounds ridiculous, but it's my real name.
I like the idea of sort of being able to stick a pin in something and deflate it with humor and just get a laugh, otherwise we'll cry.
I'm a very casual person.
I don't like gyms, but I try to get my heart rate up once a day. I don't do long workouts because it's boring.
I don't sleep too late.
I don't use an alarm, though sometimes Alexa wakes me, especially if I have to get up at a certain time.
I was really a very antisocial child.
I really spent most of my childhood in my bedroom watching Barbra Streisand movies and musicals and making videos. That was kind of where it all started for me. I would go to the beach occasionally.
I came out when I was like 17.
It wasn't until I moved to New York that I started actually leaving the house and doing things. You know, I was a typical theater nerd.
Hopefully I work well with others.
You have to be careful with parodies. I don't like when they're too obvious, 'cause it can be a little cheap.
It's surprising how much hate mail I don't get.
Music and comedy, musical comedy, specifically, really helped me through my childhood. I felt out of place, I felt lots of adversity, and I felt scared all the time.
I don't work with anyone. I have no editors. I have no directors. There's no one even holding the camera or anything. It's just me in my apartment.
I'm a big show queen to begin with. I think in show tunes.
