My natural hair is who I am. I have lots of braids, and I have lots of twists, but it's all very low maintenance. I feel like I can get up and go and get out of the house. I just don't have it in me to get my hair done all the time.

I started 'The Daily Show' when I was 22. I was going to class at Long Beach.

Post-'Daily Show' has been so busy, which I've been surprised about. We're basically independent contractors in a way. So you have one gig, and you're worried about never getting another gig again, or at least I do.

'The Daily Show' was amazing because I learned so much.

'The Daily Show' was like my family. We had dogs in the office every day, all day. It was just such a warm, beautiful, sweet experience for me. Choosing to leave the show was so hard because I really, really loved everybody there, and I loved what it gave me and the platform it gave me.

It's a really nice way to cut your teeth, doing live shows. It's like going to the gym because you do have to think fast. You are constantly under the threat of people not laughing. Instead of getting hit, people could just not laugh, so you really are trying to mine quickly for the funniest thing you could say in that moment.

I feel like now is great time for a rom-com because the genre is sort of being opened up to being told by people that look different from each other or who have different orientations.

I really like when different stories are represented, it's not just the same kind of person, and when there's humor in it, and there's relationships.

Every day when I wake up, I check Instagram.

I check Facebook to see how everybody from high school's doing. I go on Reddit to see what my weirdos are talking about. Then I go on Tumblr to see what my feminists are talking about.

The world is ready for a more sophisticated 'TMZ.' If there's one thing I've learned, it's that any dummy with a half-decent idea can become a billionaire.

Race affects everything that I do, and everything that I create speaks to intersectionality.

I think when you're a tall girl, you feel a little bit like an outcast. You have to go to the back of the photo. You're taller than all the boys. I know I felt more like an outsider. And then as I got older, I just got used to it. I got like, 'I don't date under 6 feet.' That's my policy.

Height has been very, very central to the development of my personality.

As I got older, I had to learn to not have people speak for me. It was the first time I recognized, 'Oh, sometimes people are going to condescend to me because I'm a woman, or sometimes people aren't going to give me opportunities because of the way I look.'

The stories I want to tell are when we're our own heroes and our own enemies, and I don't think that's a rude thing to ask for. I don't think that's something I should apologize for.

A lot of the time, black people, we don't introduce ourselves as black.

I live in Brooklyn, and there's so many interracial couples in Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, you don't talk about race like that.

The popularity of '2 Dope Queens' just showed there was like a hunger for new stories because we have alternative comics on our show that wouldn't normally be featured on, like, a white guy's comedy show.

There are a lot of podcasters that are females of color. And I think that we should be allowed to tell a very specific kind of story. And if you don't like it, you don't like it. But if you do, enjoy the tea! Sip that tea.

I feel like, all things aside, it's a really great time to be a woman. And I don't want to hear stories from, like, white dudes anymore. Like, not really. I want to hear stories from women.

If you don't want to put on any makeup, try some fake eyelashes. They make your eyes pop and give you a little confidence boost.

I do make a really great bolognese, and the key is putting good 'ol wine in there.

I work really hard, and have had many opportunities to give up and throw the towel in. But I never did.

I love to hit the gym when I can. I usually work out three times a week and do circuit training.

You need to marry someone that is your soul mate, that you're obsessed with, and never ignore that.

Motherhood made me a better person.

I'm a firecracker when it comes to my husband. I'm a stand by my man kind of girl.

It's okay to be sad if things don't go the way you had hoped.

I don't want anyone to ever feel they are alone and no one likes them, or to feel as insecure as I did.

My friends know I'm a really big movie buff, and I named Vivianne after a movie character. She was named after Vivianne Walker in 'Ya Ya Sisterhood.'

I've always been that person who's struggled to find a swimsuit that I love.

For me, the best way to unwind at the end of the day while I'm pregnant is to take a nice, long soak. I get in my bathtub, download a show onto my computer, prop it up on a chair, and just lie there watching and relaxing.

I feel better now after two children - I think I look better; I feel better.

I just love Italian, and I think, from being Italian, I just love Italian food.

I watched 'Newlyweds' - that was my favorite reality show because I love Jessica Simpson. I'm obsessed with her.

I was always meant to be a mom. As soon as I had my kids, it just felt so natural.

I worked as a belly dancer at a Greek restaurant senior year in high school.

I think that people can have their hand in as many different things as they want. You've just got to put your mind to it and just do it.

For me, I feel like I'm slowly accomplishing what I've always wanted to do. I've always dreamed really big, and my mom planted that in all three of my siblings: 'You guys can do anything.'

Taking a walk here and there and eating healthy is great. But I also feel like confidence and body image have a lot to do with how you feel on the inside.

I do voices. I can sound like a man or cartoon character. I also have very believable Spanish and English accents.

What does get hard is when I'm put in the box of, 'Oh, she just woke up one day, did a reality show, and decided she wants to be a singer.' That's offensive, and it's not the case with me.

'Gold' is about being appreciative and grateful of your life, your family, and the love in it.

I write in the weirdest places. I wrote 'Girl on the Coast' in my car with the kids in the back and Eric driving. I just wrote the whole thing on my phone. I just typed out the lyrics.

I think I get my alone time when I have to go fly and do a work trip. After work's done, I go check into my hotel, and I get to have a few hours to myself to order room service and just be quiet and silent.

I signed with Big Yellow Dog and have been with them for years. The president of the company is a woman named Carla Wallace, who is an amazing publisher who just has a knack for female artists.

Eric has pro athletes on both sides of his family - plus, I used to play sports - so I'm sure our son will develop athletic ability.

When you have kids, it can be hard sometimes because you've got to find creative ways to spend time with each other. So with 'Lights Down Low,' I wanted to just write about all the things that we do to try to keep the love alive in creative ways, because you can't always go out on a date... but you can make a date at home.

I really was bullied badly in school.