I used to go to open mics in New York when I was starting out, and it was mostly just people who wanted an audience to look at them for eight minutes on a stage.
I don't enjoy reality television at all. I have to say that I get it, though. I watch some of it, and I understand why people enjoy it.
I would never bring a kid to a comedy show myself, but I have noticed that I can't stop other people from bringing their kids.
Bad improv happens with people who are inexperienced with each other and don't know the craft that well. But bad stand-up is something that could happen to someone at any level in their career.
In high school, I was doing a skit for forensics and people started laughing, more than I was prepared to deal with. It was a surprise.
My style can't be held within a pixel medium. Like, it needs to be performed in a living, breathing space. People need to have all their senses ready to take on my comedy, and unfortunately, TV alienates at least their sense of touch, taste, smell.
I would love for people to know that the label 'feminist' is something that everyone should wear proudly, because it just means that you support women.
Most of the people I know in comedy are not weird or messed up.
You go from nobody looking at you to people taking second looks. I remember really loving it - and then feeling so guilty for loving it. Like, 'That's gross, Kristen.' Also, telling myself it could go away at any moment, and I'd be so sad.