Lauren Lapkus

Comedy is my first love; that's my main goal in life - to keep doing comedy.

— Lauren Lapkus

I'm really thankful for my improv background.

— Lauren Lapkus

The secret to podcast success is sticking with it and making it fun for yourself.

— Lauren Lapkus

I definitely get inspired by people who are disgusting on some level.

— Lauren Lapkus

I love watching people tell stories, because it's very vulnerable.

— Lauren Lapkus

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

— Lauren Lapkus

I love the mall, and I love Howard Stern and Oprah.

— Lauren Lapkus

Getting to be the 'weird roommate' on a sitcom was a dream come true.

— Lauren Lapkus

Doing 'Comedy Bang! Bang!,' you have to play at the top of your abilities, so it is so fun to get that…

— Lauren Lapkus

I had a teacher who recommended I take improv classes in Chicago - I'm from Evanston, Illinois - so I did improv…

— Lauren Lapkus

I often play characters on TV shows that are more sweet and naive and just kind of puppy-dog eyes, and I don't…

— Lauren Lapkus

Most people have kind of done something that could put them in jail at least for one night.

— Lauren Lapkus

I believe that each person can make a difference, but it's so slight that there's basically no point.

— Lauren Lapkus

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

— Lauren Lapkus

Society is really coming to a point where they're not asking if women can be funny anymore. We all know they obviously…

— Lauren Lapkus

The audition process for 'Are You There, Chelsea?' was overwhelming and exciting. It was my first pilot season and one of the…

— Lauren Lapkus

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…

— Lauren Lapkus

I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can…

— Lauren Lapkus

I think that by doing the podcast, I've grown to actually enjoy hosting a little more and realize that my role is…

— Lauren Lapkus

Improv changed my life in the best way. I gained so much confidence and really learned how to use my sense of…

— Lauren Lapkus

It's like, if you tweet anything about One Direction, you'll get a lot of hate - immediately. They're just searching the words…

— Lauren Lapkus

The connective tissue between storytelling, advice, and comedy is passion.

— Lauren Lapkus

It's really fun to play a character that fights back and say what she means.

— Lauren Lapkus

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

— Lauren Lapkus

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

— Lauren Lapkus

I think I was always a class clown growing up and a funny kid. I never really knew how to channel that…

— Lauren Lapkus

I'm a huge 'Bachelor' fan!

— Lauren Lapkus

I live for watching TV and partying with my book club.

— Lauren Lapkus

When I was growing up, I watched every sitcom imaginable.

— Lauren Lapkus

You can't really get as much done when you're worried about looking gross.

— Lauren Lapkus

I would really like to create my own show. And I really wanna meet Oprah.

— Lauren Lapkus

Doing improv really got me started in my whole career.

— Lauren Lapkus

I love improvising on the spot. I like that pressure.

— Lauren Lapkus

I'm more of a tomboy - I fall into the jeans-and-a-T-shirt style, for sure - but I have a girlie side to…

— Lauren Lapkus

I've done 70 different characters on my podcast. But in terms of characters that I revisit a lot, I think there are…

— Lauren Lapkus

A lot of my characters are born out of a small grain in a person that I heighten and take to that…

— Lauren Lapkus

So many of my characters have really crazy physicalities, so it's really fun to be able to say, like, 'I'm an elf…

— Lauren Lapkus

The podcasts that keep my attention are those where I can feel the hosts and guests are enjoying themselves or are really…

— Lauren Lapkus

I love watching 'The Real Housewives of New York.' That's my guilty pleasure. But I don't even feel guilty. I can just…

— Lauren Lapkus

Every so often, you have to do a show that makes you walk to your car with your head down, wondering what…

— Lauren Lapkus