Occupation: Comedian Birth: February 20, 1984
I've come to learn as an adult that love is a hell of a drug. It's one of the most dangerous things that human beings can have. It's also one of the ….
I became a chameleon. My color didn't change. But I could change your perception of my color..
Language and accents govern so much of how people think about other people..
So what you do [under apartheid system] is you convince black people that the reason they are being oppressed is because there are some within their ….
If you spoke to me in Zulu, I replied to you in Zulu. If you spoke to me in Tswana, I replied to you in Tswana. Maybe I didn't look like you, but if ….
I often feel like the woman in your life is your driving force. She's your muse. She plays a big role in determining how confident you feel when you ….
When I first came to the U.S. - because I do accents and I've traveled the world. I have friends of almost every single ethnicity, and I would mimic ….
As an outsider myself, I always mixed myself with different groups...I've never been afraid to go into a different space and relate to those people, ….
I was like, wow, this guy's [Donald Trump ] going to do well. And I remember people laughed at me. People were like, oh, you silly ignorant person wh….
I grew up in a world where authority was female. I never thought to call myself a feminist because of branding. I had this skewed idea of feminist: I….
Families were living separately from the fathers. And so although, according to African culture, men were the head of the household, the truth is wom….
Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing..
Progression, in my opinion, is often identifying shortcomings - whether it's views or the things you're doing in your life, your relationships - and ….
I think all of us should seek help, and not help is in a - you know, help shouldn't be seen as a frightening thing. Help shouldn't be seen as a weak ….
When you see someone as a human being, you begin to understand most people are doing what they believe is right. I ask myself, "What if you were wron….
I've just come to realize I'm going to share my point of view. Some people won't like me for it. Some people will. I will work every day to be as hon….
In my world, a woman was the most powerful thing that I knew. Still is. A woman made the money in my house; a woman made my food. A woman beat my ass….
Nelson Mandela was in jail when I was really young, and Winnie Mandela was one of the biggest faces of the movement. In South Africa we have a common….
I think it's despicable. I also think it's frightening that we seem to live through history over and over again. And I don't know if I'm the only one….
I know that I cannot change the entire world, but I've always believed I can at least affect change in my world..
Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them..