American - Comedian | May 14, 1982 -
When people didn't really know who I was, and I would get on stage, they would be distracted by what I looked like, so I would have to dumb myself down, in a way, for people to feel safe to laugh.
Anjelah Johnson
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My goal's always to connect and relate to my audience. I want them to leave my show feeling like they got to know me better - not only that, but like we could be friends. I want people to leave going, 'Oh my gosh, I could totally hang out with her!'
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I think people know what they're getting with my name, because they've seen my specials on Netflix.
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When I really started just giving them the truth of who I was, that's when my fan base really started to grow.
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I'm Mexican. I eat salsa with everything.
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Few comedians can go to their shows and have people yell out bits that they want to hear. It's like going to see your favorite band and yelling out your favorite songs and to say the words along with them.
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I really just got married for the material, to tell you the truth.
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Ellen DeGeneres is great. She has this natural style, and she makes comedy look so easy.
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Everyone who comes to my show has their own struggles. There's so many people dealing with so many things; I love that I get to be part of their healing process by making them laugh.
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I'm so lucky to do what I do, traveling across the country and making people laugh.
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I started doing comedy in a church.
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I was lucky to grow up in a culturally diverse area knowing a lot of different people from all different walks of life.
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