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Enter for procreation; gay folks who want to get married, somehow threaten the marriage of two straight people who live nowhere near them. Instead of saying, “Cool, you know what you need, I hope you find it,” it’s demonized as inappropriate. Why are politicians so ripe for satire? Politicians are always my favorite target because they ask us to choose them to make decisions for us based on a set of promises they make. It’s a unique position of power and when you have been granted with it, you are asking to be scrutinized. If you use that power in a hypocritical or corrupt way, I derive great pleasure in pointing it out. You’re a staunch advocate of Planned Parenthood. Is political activism a necessary outgrowth of being a social critic? I see it as an outgrowth for me. Knowing that I was able to make a choice about how my life was going to go down thanks to the availability of family planning, led me to want to give back and hopefully inspire other women to say to themselves, “I was able to control how and when I wanted children thanks to Planned Parenthood and other women’s health Q&A HUFFINGTON 07.01-08.12 clinics. I want to stand with them and say thanks.” I hope people understand that by vocalizing their support for these places and saying, “I am a healthy sexual women and proud of it,” that it makes those who are desperately trying to tamp that down look like the cave dwellers they are. Would you ever consider running for political office? Lord no. I am a reactor and a questioner. I like my role as bullshit caller. Why do you think comedy If you is such an important way can make of interacting with the people laugh, world? I have found they cannot that if you can make deny that they people laugh, they had a bond cannot deny, even if with you.” it is for that moment, that they had a bond with you. It is a crack in the armor. I also feel that if people can laugh, it means that they have not given up hope. If I choose my targets wisely, and sometimes I do not, I can get someone to laugh with me at at least one thing. I like making people feel like they have a pal in the fight, and since I can’t cook for everyone, I try to make them laugh.