How do your parents feel
about being the subject of
jokes?
My dad loves when he’s in my
jokes. He’s been in the crowd
and I can hear him laughing his
ass off as I’m doing an impres-
sion of him. It’s fun and makes
me almost break character. My
mom does not like to hear her-
self in my act. So for this album,
I had to tell her which tracks to
skip over.
Your main region is the New
York City area. In other words,
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performing in front of audiences
that likely are not fans of Donald
Trump. Do you have to watch
yourself when performing else-
where?
One of my favorite comedians
was Patrice O’Neil, and when
he passed away, there was this
profile in the New Yorker about
him. And I remember someone
was quoted as saying about Pa-
trice, “I’ve never laughed harder
at someone I’ve disagreed with
more.” That’s how I feel about
political jokes. They have to be
undeniably funny so that even
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