Like most comedians, I started stand-up because of hardship. My dad was ill and dying, and then I found this thing that helped me refocus... It helped me process what I was going through. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I'll only diet for a Marvel movie. I will give up bacon and waffles to be Storm. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
He's done enough for me. He didn't make my career or anything. I was never close with Chris Rock. We went on tour together,… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
It always is easier to have someone listen to you if you disarm them with the laughter first. It seems like a 'duh' kind… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I've done everything I possibly can to make my phone think I'm 22. I haven't used capital letters in years. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I'm never one to claim a celebrity as a friend unless I know their mama's name or something like that. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I just like watching young women living for themselves and traveling. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I suppose I'll do my dramatic turn that comedians do at some point, I'll do my 'Patch Adams' or what not. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
Your objective is to make people laugh and then sneak your thoughts in underneath the jokes. If your thoughts are on top, that's not… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I wait till everyone leaves a social media site before I go on. I wait till everyone says it's over and then I'm like,… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
I enjoy Chris Rock. Bill Burr. Wanda Sykes. I enjoy the legends. But no one is like Richard Pryor. Before I knew what a… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
