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But I didnt feel comfortable tweeting very much about it.
How do you reduce this to 140 characters?
I think the days of cheap laughs are over.
Instead of underserving it or capitalizing on the moment, I wanted to wait and do it with thought.
How did you decide to approach the material in the way you did?
Were in this new moment where if you disagree with someone, youve wronged them.
Its like, No, were allowed to have different opinions.
I dont owe you an apology just because we disagree.
Its time to level up.
You do call yourself out for previous work that generalizes about the differences between men and women.
How and why did you move past that?The simple answer is, I grew up.
It felt necessary to delineate that.
Despite the subject, it seems like youre having more fun performing than you have in the past.
Are you having more fun?Yeah, definitely.
Im a serious person, and I never thought I was allowed to be playful onstage.
I dont know if I was trying to neuter myself; I was just trying to be good.
