Ali Wong

The audience is so important. Because there's something that I might think is super funny, but if it's just not getting the feedback, I have to let it go. ”

I liked that improv and sketch comedy were collaborative, but you really depended on other people and a stage to perform. With stand-up comedy, I liked that you had no one else to blame and depend on. ”

Some people do specials, like, when they've only been doing comedy for three years or something. Which is fine! But I'm kind of old fashioned, and I knew that I didn't want to do one too early. ”

The word 'supportive' has no place in stand-up comedy. I hate when people are like, 'Support female comedy.' That's not a real genre of comedy. I think if you have true respect for women as three-dimensional creators who are innovative, you wouldn't group them together like that. ”

My dad was obviously a really quirky, unconventional Asian man who didn't care about what other people thought. When he would fight with my mom, he would be really dramatic. He would be like, 'Devil, get away, for I am God's property.' He would say crazy things that were so melodramatic but so theatrical and funny. ”

My dad was a doctor, and he would tell us a lot of nasty, funny stories from the hospital. It was funny to me when I'd go over to other people's houses and they didn't talk about intestines at the table. ”

Comedy has so much to do with honesty, and women can be more open about their emotions. ”

Writing is the life blood of everything in Hollywood. Without writers, there are no scripts, no acting work. ”

Some useful advice for all of my Asian-American brothers and sisters - never go paint-balling with a Vietnam veteran. ”

Making people laugh was the only thing I ever truly excelled at. But at home, I was so quiet with my family, which taught me to be really observant. ”