A biography for Taylor Tomlinsonhasn’t been written yet.
“People are tackling harder subjects now on stage. In part because, with the Internet, everything's been done. So if you're just doing observational comedy or political comedy, it is really hard to come up with a take or an angle that nobody else has done.”
“I was a really shy, scared kid. I was really, really anxious to go on stage for the first five years that I was doing this. But, once I was up there, I felt like myself. I felt like, 'Oh. This is who I actually am. This is who I want to be.'”
“I'm so desperate for all the wisdom that only comes with age. But I can't do anything except wait for it.”
“Now that I have my dream job, my friends are less sympathetic to my dating troubles. I think it's easy to feel like one area of your life isn't going the way you want it to. And if another area of your life is going the way you want it to, you feel guilty for wanting the other area to go well, too.”
“When I got diagnosed, they started listing names. They were like, 'You know who else is bipolar? Selena Gomez.' And I was like, 'That does make me feel better. She is very pretty. Okay, I'll be bipolar.'”
“There's still, you still have to be careful nowadays, with cancel culture and whatnot, but it's nothing compared to what church cancel culture is.”
“People really want to laugh, and whatever resonates with them is good.”
“A big turning point was my first Neflix special, 'Quarter-Life Crisis,' in 2020. That led to more bookings, late night TV appearances and a second Netflix special.”
“I just want to talk about darker subjects.”
“You can't practice stand-up alone in your room. You can't find out if a joke works by asking two of your friends.”
“I know dead mom jokes make people uncomfortable.”
“A lot of people - myself included - get overwhelmed with the amount of content you have to produce now. But it's necessary unless you're super famous. And even then, you need an Instagram.”
“I'm not super topical or political.”
“When I started doing standup, it was the first time I felt comfortable with myself. I think people I went to school with were surprised - I was kind of quiet and introverted.”
“It sucks that I had to get engaged and then go through an excruciating breakup and let go of this future I had planned for myself with another person. But the hour that ended up being 'Quarter-Life Crisis' was different and, in my opinion, so much better than what it would have been if I hadn't gone through that right before.”
“I like how much better being on the road makes you at comedy. I like how strong you get on it. What I don't like is how isolating it is and how hard it is on your brain and your body.”
“I had all this shame because when I was a kid, my parents were like, 'You don't get on medication. That's weak. That's not good for you.' So I think I felt weak for needing that.”
“I didn't go up in a comedy club until I was in my late teens, because I didn't know where to get a fake ID or anything, and I'm such a good kid.”
“Something has to be really cool or funny... for me to think about wanting to do it. I think my agents would probably prefer that I audition for more things.”
“I was really sheltered growing up.”