The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I was in, which was acting, singing and dancing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Instead of going into politics, I decided to go into comedy, which is the second most daunting career path for a woman.
I think a lot of studios today are run by women, and we are entering a time when a lot of women have evolved in Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade and wanted to become writers and comedians.
I see myself as a comedian rather than a female comedian. I happen to be a woman, but I am a comedian by trade.
I'm lucky. I've worked with extremely talented women who won't sacrifice comedy to make themselves look better.
Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
It never dawned on me that I had the option of becoming a comedian. I come from a little dirt street town in northwest Texas, and they really don't talk about the arts there much on career day.
Comedy is just one of the many professions that women are taking over.
I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.
I was trained classically, and that's something that I want to do, but I do want to say that right now it's a good market for female comedians, and I want to explore that right now. I really do want to do dramas and meatier roles, especially film.
When I started, there was no comedy community, no comedy industry; there were comedians.