You were gruff and unapologetic and funny and smart and a spitfire and I admire your moxie. Goodbye, funny lady.
On “making it” into the world of comedy.
Sage advice from a comedienne who started her career writing bits for a puppet (Topo Gigio on the Ed Sullivan Show). You cannot afford to wait around for the perfect situation. Get your foot in the door and then your elbow and then, like the hokey pokey, your whole self. I’ve been waiting for a very long time for the stars to align, my writing room to be completed, my favorite pencils to be on sale…yadda, yadda, yadda.
Once you have decided that you aren’t going to wait around anymore, be vigiliant for those cracked doors just waiting for you to insert yourself. You are the only one who puts limitations on you. And, likewise, you are the only one who can strip them away.
Get to stripping, do the hokey pokey, and get in the door!
Write Under Your Nose 