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And she brings exactly that whether youre actually having a conversation or shes making her first late-night appearance.
Listen to the episode and read a short excerpt of the discussion below.
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How did you getLate Night?I had to submit a tape through my reps.
It actually was really rushed.
This was September 2016.
I had just recorded my Comedy CentralHalf Hourin June of 2016 and it was coming out in October.
I didnt know what material they were using.
So I had just really put all my good shit out.
End of June, I was like,Okay Im spent.
Im starting from scratch.Im back to the beginning.
So even this joke was something Id probably been doing about a month, a month and a half.
But I really did rush to put it together.
Did you have to approach it differently than other stand-up sets?Its five minutes.
Im a long-winded person.
The Comedy CentralHalf Hourcomes on Friday at midnight.
People who watchBroad City,a good chunk of them might be down.
I was conscious of taking a little bit of edges off of certain things.
I didnt say that in theLate Nightset.
This set, I literally have 20 recordings of it.
There was a time I probably had it down to four-and-a-half minutes.
And then I got up there.
I took a couple pauses.
Theres a countdown clock right there in front of you.
Okay, now take your time here.
Im doing the set and so mindful of the time and trying to get everything to fit so tight.
You say you got it down to 4:30, but what does that mean?
I gave like a six-and-a-half-minute punch in joint, so then they can decide to pull something.
It was like, Oh yeah, we like that set.
Were going to have you, this is your date.
So now I just start getting up on as many shows as I can get up.
This was in New York and I could do that.
I could call in favors and be like, Give me five, just give me five.
I was doing open mics!
Some shows I would have a longer set I was already scheduled to do.
Are there moments where it feels like no ones laughing?
This line you thought was so funny, no one else is getting.
Do I cut it?
Did you oughta keep theLate Nightproducers updated?You have to send in a transcript the week before.
You have to pop in it all out.
And then they send it off to their legal team.
Seth comes backstage and greets people.
And I said, Can I point to you during my set?
Can I play with you?
And he was like, Yeah, sure.
And you cant practice that.
You cant go to a stand-up show and be like, Just imagine Seth Meyers is over there.Exactly.
How did you feel afterwards?It is so short.
Five minutes is so fast.
I was losing my mind for a month and then its over in five.
I wish I moved around.I definitely felt that in the moment.
But I didnt come off being like,I killed it.
This is the greatest.It was like,I did what I had to do.
I did what was asked of me.
You said the words you were planning on saying.
You gave them the transcript.
You followed it.I followed the transcript.
I liked my outfit.Okay, you did it.
Thats being a professional comedian.
Its realizing every set does not have to be a celebration that you did stand-up.
Its doing a job.I know.
You know what I mean?
I think I was more nervous, in a way, than I was for myHalf Hour.
But also, theres something so institutional about it.
We been seeing this since Carson.
Its like,I wore a fuckin black jumpsuit and some heels.
It was just so much more a tradition.
