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Cristela Alonso

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501 total appearances

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Fresh Air
Comic Cristela Alonzo

And she asked me to stay with her and be her caregiver until she passed away.

1941.795 View full episode →
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And I decided to do that because I had been taught that my job was to take care of my family my entire life.

1946.48 View full episode →
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When my mom passed away, I was stuck in Dallas.

1955.109 View full episode →
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Comic Cristela Alonzo

We had moved to Dallas because we moved in with my sister, which is where the premise of my sitcom came.

1957.832 View full episode →
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Comic Cristela Alonzo

It came from that time of my life where I was taking care of my mom and helping my sister raise her kids.

1962.797 View full episode →
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My mom died.

1967.892 View full episode →
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I was stuck.

1968.653 View full episode →
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And I needed a job.

1971.276 View full episode →
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And I responded to this Help Wanted ad that needed office help.

1973.119 View full episode →
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And it was at the comedy club in Dallas, the improv.

1976.423 View full episode →
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And I became the office manager.

1979.447 View full episode →
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And I started watching comics.

1981.389 View full episode →
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And I was like, you know what?

1982.851 View full episode →
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This is kind of like theater.

1983.712 View full episode →
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It's like you're on stage.

1985.595 View full episode →
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And then I'm like, wait, I can write what I talk about?

1987.377 View full episode →
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This is amazing.

1992.343 View full episode →
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I'm going to do stand-up.

1994.366 View full episode →
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Stand-up is like theater.

1995.507 View full episode →
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And I was completely depressed.

1997.778 View full episode →
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