"I love L.A. and feel attached to this city, but I don't identify myself as being a part of it." — Lauren Lapkus

Every so often, you have to do a show that makes you walk to your car with your head down, wondering what you're doing with your life. It's good for you, as long as you're not feeling that way every night.

I feel like that would be pretty strange to meet a voice actor as a kid.

I think I was always a class clown growing up and a funny kid. I never really knew how to channel that until I got into high school.

That's what's so great, I get to play any character in the world. And I think that's one of the things that makes doing 'Comedy Bang Bang' or other improv podcasts so fun, as well as my own, is that you can really explore a character deeply for a long period of time that is nothing like yourself.

For me, what really excites me about my characters and what pushes their core is the kind of dark, sad side of life.

I had always done broader characters, but going to UCB and speaking to my own voice was important for auditioning for TV and film.

I think that by doing the podcast, I've grown to actually enjoy hosting a little more and realize that my role is a bit of a host, even though I thought I was totally avoiding that by creating this construct. But hosting a late night show has never really been a goal of mine in particular, but it could be fun.

I kind of see it as my personal therapy to get on stage and do characters.

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I love L.A. and feel attached to this city, but I don't identify myself as being a part of it.