Desi Lydic

“I ate an entire wedge of 'brie' before I realized it was butter.”

“Scientists say that 2 degrees is the furthest we can push the planet before it turns on us. Much like a sorority girl you keep hazing and hazing until she has no choice but to report you to the national chapter.”

“I did what any good full-time working mother would do and left my screaming toddler with my husband for three weeks and convinced Comedy Central to send me on an international work vacation.”

“There's something exciting about traveling the world and opening up your eyes to what the rest of the world is doing.”

“Well, I think comedy can be a great unifier. If someone can laugh about something, maybe they can become more open to having a conversation about something they wouldn't have otherwise.”

“If mugs made fart noises coffee shops wouldn't be relaxing, they'd sound like a yoga class in a retirement home.”

“Becoming a mother gives me more of an incentive to care about the future.”

“People tend to be more available when you can spend 20 minutes with them over Zoom.”

“Usually if you're a woman in Trump's bedroom, the only document you need is a nondisclosure agreement.”

“There was no better place to start understanding Alabama than in church.”

“I've been singing my whole life.”

“CNN doesn't waste time trying to solve a crisis or educate the viewer.”

“I accidentally synced up my work phone with my own personal iCloud photos, which has 6,000 photos.”

“It really was a true test to try to act for 14-hour days when people don't think that you're acting.”

“There's always that little bit of tension that happens when you make a joke, especially when there's a language barrier.”

“What does the G in 5G stand for? Gluten.”

“You're worried about the quality of John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's child care? It's not like they're getting their nanny off Craigslist. They're rich celebrities. They could get Mary Poppins to watch their baby, as in literally call Julie Andrews, get her to come out of retirement to babysit in character as Mary Poppins.”

“One thing that became abundantly clear right away was that the more women you have in positions of power, the bigger the opportunity you have to serve women. If a woman is not in the room to speak about what a woman needs, then those decisions aren't being made.”

“Hosts need to moderate in moderation.”

“I think there's a misunderstanding that feminism is about bringing men down to bring women up and it's certainly not that.”