Comedian

When I started out in stand-up, I was already used to speaking in front of people, how to project, control my voice - a lot of learning curves I had overcome.

Nothing screams 'I'm desperate for attention' like tweeting in all caps.

Why do we still use paper to vote? Paper is over!

I just try to do things that make me excited. If I can find a way to surprise myself, then that's when I'm really excited to share something and really can stand behind it.

The news can by very cyclical. The same issues are coming up over and over and over again.

Is socialism still for me if I'm a millennial millionaire?

I've been doing some acting, writing classes, and taking a holistic approach so I can actually be good at this craft. But ideally I'd eventually want to get my own show and make my 'Atlanta' or my 'Master of None' - whatever that would look like - in whatever media landscape that would best suit it.

I use Twitter as a writing tool a lot.

There's an infectiousness to comedy. It's meant to be shared and spread, so I feel like any message that you're talking about through the vehicle of comedy is going to get further than if you just straightforwardly said it.

On a 1 to 10 scale, I don't think that I could model, but I could definitely end a Republican senator's career.

But I do have one real problem with socialism: I like money.

I use Twitter as a writing tool a lot.

There's an infectiousness to comedy. It's meant to be shared and spread, so I feel like any message that you're talking about through the vehicle of comedy is going to get further than if you just straightforwardly said it.

For me, I didn't really have family that was in entertainment. I didn't really grow up with an uncle that's a TV writer or something, so I didn't even know that it was possible at all. I slowly learned more about it and ended up here. I want people to not be discouraged by the fact that they don't have a legacy in Hollywood that's bringing them in.

My favorite topical tweets are the ones that put a tweet in context so it illuminates a deeper truth or societal trend.

I don't need a driver's license, my Uber driver needs a driver's license.

Voting is designed for old people.

My parents are Jamaican immigrants and both have a multiracial background. They're Jamaican but my genetic makeup is West African, European, Asian.

As a gay person, I'm used to speaking on gay issues. As a black person, I'm used to speaking on black issues.

That is what I got into comedy for, to be able to challenge myself and just grow as a comedian and find new ways to be funny.