And in Improvisation there is one hard and fast rule, and that rule is known as "Yes And." The term YES AND: to say yes, and not just yes, but to add….

I was a loud child, and if my mother sang to me, I would be quiet..

To grow up with the loss of your mother is a scar that never goes away..

I've never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don't really have a choice in the matter. My goal is jus….

I'm always learning when I'm surrounded by great people. In every experience, I feel like I'm learning. I'm not like, "Oh good. I'm done! I don't hav….

I think that people who don't like kids are awful people..

If my time with my kids is shorter than it was yesterday, it's better than nothing..

I like being a funny lady. I think theres nothing sexier than a funny lady..

I never thought I'd get a chance to do what I'm doing. It's such a dream..

I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I’m African American but that doesn’t include the other ha….

I get anxious. That lovely Jewish guilt that comes with ancestry..

I really love laughing..

To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal..

Honestly, because it's my third, I feel like I've been pregnant for like six years, seriously..

I feel like I'm a drag queen..

I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write..

I don't look my best when I wake up! But I do feel beautiful when I'm tired and happy and I've had a good laugh and a glass of champagne..

The thing you can do better than anyone else is love your children, because they're your children..

I like comedy as a group sport..

Because you want to keep an air of calm and cool..

When I first moved to New York, someone who thought they knew more than I did said: "You have to always look like you know where you're going when yo….