It just felt to me, if I tell my story that will be irrefutably in the record. Like, here's a person speaking on their own behalf, and if I titled it,' Rape Jokes,' maybe the number one Google result for the term rape jokes will be this special and not some coverage of some stupid, half-delivered punchline.

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My personal philosophy is, talk about whatever you want on a show, but it better be good. And especially if it's something that challenges folks. You don't want to be on the side of power to demean a group that is at risk. Because that's propaganda. Whenever you're on the side of power, you're not making art. Art upends power.

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We need to do a better job of understanding what the world is. by Cameron Esposito

We need to do a better job of understanding what the world is.

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I feel like little kids should and do steal money. That is a majo... by Cameron Esposito

I feel like little kids should and do steal money. That is a major part of being a young child.

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I love my job and I think my job is hard, but also, my job is suc... by Cameron Esposito

I love my job and I think my job is hard, but also, my job is such a privilege.

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Stealing money from your parents - I feel like I did that a lot and I now know as an adult that your parents knew how much money they had. Nobody was being fooled.

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I get a lot of credit for having succeeded as a Latina in this world, and I am not that. I appreciate it, but I'm Italian. And that does happen a lot.

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Australia's massive. I don't have a lot of downtime. by Cameron Esposito

Australia's massive. I don't have a lot of downtime.

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I am embarrassed to exist. by Cameron Esposito

I am embarrassed to exist.

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I know more Australian people than I know New Zealand persons. I feel like there's a real gap in my education.

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If I'm going one place, I want to feel like I can really get the... by Cameron Esposito

If I'm going one place, I want to feel like I can really get the whole vibe.

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It's hard to narrow down your influences in comedy. by Cameron Esposito

It's hard to narrow down your influences in comedy.

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Everybody that you can think of that does comedy, I have met or w... by Cameron Esposito

Everybody that you can think of that does comedy, I have met or worked with almost all of them.

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Who are my influences? Everybody. by Cameron Esposito

Who are my influences? Everybody.

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Here's what I wish people wouldn't ask me: "Who are your influences?" That's a boring question. It's not even like, "What's it like to be a woman in comedy?" That question also happens often in interviews, but I at least understand where it's coming from. "Who are your influences" - I wonder if people ask that of male comics? Maybe they do.

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Before I was a vegetarian, I traveled to South Africa and hung out there for a little bit. And they had different animals - did you know different parts of the world have different animals? Because I didn't until I got there! This is what being an American is like. You're like, "Every place has these animals."

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What have I stolen? Probably money as a kid. by Cameron Esposito

What have I stolen? Probably money as a kid.

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Run. Yoga. Hike. Generally try to outpace the nerves. If that doe... by Cameron Esposito

Run. Yoga. Hike. Generally try to outpace the nerves. If that doesn't work, one Jack on the rocks.

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I've never apologized for being a woman, for being gay, for being kind of butch, masculine of center. I am into it. Like, I like who I am, i think sometimes that has been challenging for folks.

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