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I've actually never done standup before.

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

Some people use stand-up to get something else in their careers, but it's truly the art form of stand-up I love.

Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue.

I realize as I get older that stand-up is a huge part of who I am. I think I'll do it for the rest of my life.

Stand-up is a weird animal. There are people who really want to know what you think about things, your opinion on life. But then there are people who think you're just that beautician in 'Legally Blonde,' who doesn't have opinions on anything. Or that I'm Stifler's mom and hot for it all the time.

Most stand-ups, once they have done it, think of it as their default job. I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart still feels that way now. You are a stand-up first; other things come and go.

But I love stand-up, and it's where I came from creatively, so it's something I never want to walk away from.