Nikki Glaser
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They have a different perspective. But I think I have a right to talk about it even if I know nothing about it. I just don't understand this rule of you only get to talk about things that you've lived. Because also, I am just a comedian. I might not have the right take. I'm not right about everything, and I'm not... enacting change politically with my standup. It's just an entertainment thing.
They have a different perspective. But I think I have a right to talk about it even if I know nothing about it. I just don't understand this rule of you only get to talk about things that you've lived. Because also, I am just a comedian. I might not have the right take. I'm not right about everything, and I'm not... enacting change politically with my standup. It's just an entertainment thing.
They have a different perspective. But I think I have a right to talk about it even if I know nothing about it. I just don't understand this rule of you only get to talk about things that you've lived. Because also, I am just a comedian. I might not have the right take. I'm not right about everything, and I'm not... enacting change politically with my standup. It's just an entertainment thing.
So it's for me to be taken so seriously that you said this thing and it's offensive. It's like, well, I'm a clown. There's nothing that is, there's no requirements or courses I had to take. I have no certification for what I'm doing. So you shouldn't expect me to get everything right. And I am completely open to people saying, hey, you have the wrong take on this and here's why.
So it's for me to be taken so seriously that you said this thing and it's offensive. It's like, well, I'm a clown. There's nothing that is, there's no requirements or courses I had to take. I have no certification for what I'm doing. So you shouldn't expect me to get everything right. And I am completely open to people saying, hey, you have the wrong take on this and here's why.
So it's for me to be taken so seriously that you said this thing and it's offensive. It's like, well, I'm a clown. There's nothing that is, there's no requirements or courses I had to take. I have no certification for what I'm doing. So you shouldn't expect me to get everything right. And I am completely open to people saying, hey, you have the wrong take on this and here's why.
And for me to adjust my joke to that, I have no problem with that.
And for me to adjust my joke to that, I have no problem with that.
And for me to adjust my joke to that, I have no problem with that.
You know, I can't think of one because people don't really get as offended. And when they do get offended, there's nothing that I can adjust to even make them feel better because they're usually offended about just the word. And they're usually offended on behalf of someone else and a group of people that have nothing to do with what I'm talking about.
You know, I can't think of one because people don't really get as offended. And when they do get offended, there's nothing that I can adjust to even make them feel better because they're usually offended about just the word. And they're usually offended on behalf of someone else and a group of people that have nothing to do with what I'm talking about.
You know, I can't think of one because people don't really get as offended. And when they do get offended, there's nothing that I can adjust to even make them feel better because they're usually offended about just the word. And they're usually offended on behalf of someone else and a group of people that have nothing to do with what I'm talking about.
Or they're usually offended on behalf of a group of people that they're not even in and that they feel like they have to stand up for. And so I just work hard to get it right. And it's such an achievement for me to talk about something like, you know, suicide and have it be one of my favorite parts of my set that doesn't seem to upset anyone or alienate the crowd.
Or they're usually offended on behalf of a group of people that they're not even in and that they feel like they have to stand up for. And so I just work hard to get it right. And it's such an achievement for me to talk about something like, you know, suicide and have it be one of my favorite parts of my set that doesn't seem to upset anyone or alienate the crowd.
Or they're usually offended on behalf of a group of people that they're not even in and that they feel like they have to stand up for. And so I just work hard to get it right. And it's such an achievement for me to talk about something like, you know, suicide and have it be one of my favorite parts of my set that doesn't seem to upset anyone or alienate the crowd.
I mean, a chunk I have about suicide in my latest special, That wasn't doing well on stage for a while. Like it wasn't like offending people and people weren't like leaving.
I mean, a chunk I have about suicide in my latest special, That wasn't doing well on stage for a while. Like it wasn't like offending people and people weren't like leaving.
I mean, a chunk I have about suicide in my latest special, That wasn't doing well on stage for a while. Like it wasn't like offending people and people weren't like leaving.
But it wasn't like it wasn't doing what it finally ended up doing when I really just made it personalized and found a way to talk about it that made everyone go, well, I guess we can't be mad she's talking about this because it is something she's thought about. And it's maybe something that we've thought about, too, that we're kind of ashamed we've thought about.
But it wasn't like it wasn't doing what it finally ended up doing when I really just made it personalized and found a way to talk about it that made everyone go, well, I guess we can't be mad she's talking about this because it is something she's thought about. And it's maybe something that we've thought about, too, that we're kind of ashamed we've thought about.