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First off, I loved the special.Thank you for saying that, Im glad that you liked it.
What prompted that theme for you?I think excellence is so subjective.
Im grateful you think Im great, but there are certainly many who have walked out in a huff.
I had one guy yell out: Youre tiring!
And then I believe he tweeted at me, Youre verbose and tiring!
I think mediocrity is in the eye of the beholder.
Its embarrassing to participate.
Theres just lots of pressure.
They say you just get more close-minded and bizarre as you get old.
Clearly, I dont know what Im talking about.
There are so many things I know nothing about.
I grew up in a very phobic, and probably very racist society.
Maybe more subtly, because it was the Midwest.
Because I cant imagine.
I dont know, and I would like to learn.
And the idea, also, that Im lucky to still keep speaking.
I think my voice isnt as important at all.
So not to talk my way out of a job, but to say, Yeah.
Yeah.Im usually one of the only women on.
I just feel bad for the clubs.
I go, Youre leaving money on the table!
Because you’re free to get huge crowds for a more diverse lineup.
At least I believe that to be true.
I dont know what its like to be a restaurant owner.
You were ahead of the curve when it came to talking about mental health in your comedy.
Netting is the amount of money that youdoget, gross is the amount of money that you willneverget.
I dont know if thats fair, you know?
That I dont know, really.
Usually I pay $1,200 plus hotel if its somebody flying in.
And they are lovely people.
Of course, Im biased in saying that because they did pay me for the special.
But it all worked out.
I didnt tell him because hell get too nervous, and so I just didnt tell him.
I knew that he would come up if I asked him to come up, because he loves me.
He co-wrote the song with me, and hes done it before come up with me to sing it.
He didnt know it was going to happen, but hes down.
He looks so wrinkled!
He said, If I had known, I would have ironed my shirt.
I love his screamo voice.Yeah!
Hes been such a great influence.
He knows so much about music.
He has a best friend whos a heavy metalhead.
Theres my manager in between, so its very easy.
I dont have to get into the emotional part of it.
it becomes more entertaining than fraught with anxiety.
So whats your job?
Would you like to have a raise?
Oh, I mean …
I wouldnt evernotwant a raise.Okay!
And just have some curiosity: …
If you feel comfortable to share with me what youre making.
To see if youre in the same ballpark as other people.
Not to create drama, but to gather knowledge.
So thats the value you have.
They have the person they already know.
So I think you have nothing to lose to ask: This is what Id like.
And then maybe they come back, and just be quiet.
Its the most important thing.
You say what you want and just shut up, and sit with the discomfort of that.
And then just see what happens.
If you want to bookend it with me, Ill do it!
