What was your first stand-up experience like?
My first experience was at an open mic called Performance Anxiety in New York. It was terrifying and awesome and I totally bombed, but when it was over I felt so powerful! As soon as I got a couple of laughs I was totally hooked -- I thought, "I HAVE to do this again...
When did you decide that comedy was your forte within the entertainment industry?
Even though comedy and humor has played a really important role in my entire life, it did not finally occur to me to make a vocation of it until a couple of years ago. I moved to New York and was exposed to some really talented comedians and artists, and my eyes were opened to the many, many different ways that comedy can be applied to all art forms. And truly, there is nothing I love better than to make people laugh.
What other skills are your strengths in theater?
Hmmmm.... good question :). I can sing and I can dance a little, so I somehow continue to find myself in musicals every so often. I'm a crafty sort of person so the technical aspects of theatre production really fascinate me as well. I think I'm fortunate that my passion for theatre runs deep and wide -- I wouldn't classify that as a skill neccessarily, but it does provide me with the motivation to learn all that I can about the industry and continue to get training in diverse areas of theater.
In high school, what was your most embarrassing moment or encounter?
A few days before the beginning of my senior year of high school, me and some fellow drama nerds went to my high school in the middle of the night and started "decorating" it with spray paint (I would say vandalize but that would really cheapen our intentions). Ten minutes into it the cops showed up. They had a couple squad cars and some dogs. We all had to sit on the front steps while the dogs gaurded us and they read us our rights. The humiliating part was having to show up on the first day of freshman orientation and explain to all the new students why we were scrubbing spray paint off the side of the building... And thus began my life of crime.
Kathy Griffin or Margaret Cho?
I hate this question because I love them both. If I leave the comedy out of it and just think of them in a cage fight, my money would be on Ms. Cho. Though Kathy Griffin is pretty f-in' scrappy....
Pink or Red?
Red, for sure. Preferably cherry red. I have a cherry red coffee maker and just looking at it turns me on every morning like clockwork. Nothing like a sexy cup of coffee to start your day.
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