A biography for Phoebe Robinsonhasn’t been written yet.
“At its best, alt comedy can be challenging, surprising, and innovative. And at its worst, alt comics think that being awkward.com/FAQS is a substitution for punchlines.”
“I think people just don't respect women's bodies in general, the bodies of women of color in general.”
“The 'X-Men' franchise has not been a perfect one.”
“I never really watched much stand-up growing up. I just was not really that into it. But I can say I honestly fell in love with it the second I touched the microphone. It was like this weird thing where it's like, 'Oh, yeah, this is what I'm supposed to do.'”
“Say what you want about Maroon 5 not making music like the kind found on 'Songs About Jane,' the fact remains that they know how to write a really good pop song that highlights lead singer Adam Levine's falsetto.”
“I think that comfort is underrated in a lot of ways.”
“Spending $40,000 on shoes is downright ignorant.”
“I love how most people in 'Sixteen Candles' don't actually look their age. It adds to the movie's funky and low-budget vibe.”
“I love sending flowers! It's the best.”
“I thought I was going to be a serious screenwriter and produce serious films. It was going to be 'American Beauty' and very important work.”
“I want to have an empire. I like being in front of the camera, performing - but I would like to get to a place where I'm also executive producing and bringing other people along. People of all different walks of life, highlighting their voices.”
“Technology has been the great equalizer: you can find your audience, you can build your brand, and the people that are into you, great. They're going to follow you to whatever platform you go to.”
“Typically, in New York, there are so many comics on a single lineup that you can only do eight minutes.”
“Flashback episodes are a tried-and-true sitcom device, but they always work!”
“I love how Shakespeare can really rip your heart out one second and then make you laugh the next. He's a master writer.”
“As scary as it is, we have to admit that there are folks in the world who only know the Roots as 'the band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.''”
“I really like a red lip as my go-to when I go out.”
“The great thing about being a standard-issue, straight white person is you have so much time. Gay people, people of color, we have less time! We have to be a living Learning Annex to everybody. We don't have time to master hobbies like skipping rocks along lakes.”
“Like lots of people, I really love Roxane Gay.”
“Let's stop acting like a man who is clear about his intentions, is open to love, and has a good head on his shoulders is 'boring,' 'lame,' and 'not passionate like the edgy guy.'”