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Taylor Tomlinson

Stand-up comedian

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Podcaster

"Hey has anybody else paid a therapist hundreds of dollars to tell you to "take some deep breaths"?"

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Born in the 1990s

Female

Podcaster

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Stand-up comedian

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WTF pod alum

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You Made It Weird alum

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A little about Taylor

Church comedian

She was raised by a devout Christian family and initially performed in church basements, school venues, and coffee shops.

A family affair

Her first attempt at stand-up comedy was when her dad signed both of them up for a stand-up comedy class.

Podcaster

She is one-third of the podcast Self-helpless with stand-up comics Kelsey Cook and Delanie Fischer.

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Favorite podcasts

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Favorite podcasts

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I love Bertcast, Gilmore Guys (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Goys now but I still listen to old Gilmore Guys episodes too), Fresh Air, Good One, Conan's podcast is great, Gettin Better with Ron Funches.

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Favorite comics

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Favorite comics

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I love so many comics. I love Maria Bamford and everything she does. I'm inspired watching Richard Pryor documentaries and his stand up obviously. Opening for guys like Brian Regan and Bert Kreischer taught me a lot. I think John Mulaney is brilliant. Dave Chappelle keeps putting out incredible hours. There's so many.

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Favorite childhood movies

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Favorite childhood movies

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HOOK AND THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE

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On stage fright

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On stage fright

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I used to have terrible stage fright, the best way to get over it is to just get onstage so much that it becomes second nature and not at all a big deal.

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Being an introvert

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Being an introvert

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Being an introvert can hurt you in this business sometimes because "networking" (EW GROSS WORD) is definitely a thing unfortunately. I've gotten better at socializing. A lot of comics reached out to me early on and said I seemed standoffish but I was just shy and afraid haha.

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Advice to aspiring comedians

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Advice to aspiring comedians

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Get onstage as much as humanly possible, study the greats, and write like stand up is your job.

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Quarter life crisis advice

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Quarter life crisis advice

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My advice is work hard to accomplish your goals, stay humble and try to empathize with people who hurt you. Because you will be hurt by friends, family, partners and it will feel very intense because you're young. Think about how awful high school was and how it felt as though it would never end and you never even think about it now - I think our twenties will be like that too.

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Los Angeles vs. New York

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Los Angeles vs. New York

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I think being bicoastal, if you can swing it, is the way to go. LA and NY have different things going for them. There is a lot of TV opportunities in LA and podcasts - but NY is amazing and you can do so many shows in a night there.

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On telling her parents her jokes

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On telling her parents her jokes

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I've told my parents my comedy isn't really their taste anymore. I run jokes about my family past them before putting it on TV.

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Developing a joke over time

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Developing a joke over time

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I always record my sets at least on audio. A joke really evolves the more you do it which is why doing the road is so important. You need those reps to make something polished and perfect.

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What she struggles with the most

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What she struggles with the most

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Anxiety, depression, imposter syndrome

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Inspiration for her style of comedy

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Inspiration for her style of comedy

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I just tell jokes about my own life and try to make it relatable enough for as many people to enjoy as possible.

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Reaction to getting a Netflix special

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Reaction to getting a Netflix special

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I was insanely excited for about 30 minutes, then self-doubt crept in and I started panicking, then I put my head down and got to work.

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If she was the class clown

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If she was the class clown

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Technically I did win Class Clown senior year of high school but on the voting ballots it said "Funniest" and the Yearbook staff changed it to Class Clown, which I was not at all. I think people voted for me for "funniest" because they knew I did stand up.

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How much of her material is true

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How much of her material is true

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All of my jokes happened to me. Sometimes I will change details (names or where I saw something happen - saying "someone I dated" instead of "my current boyfriend" etc) to protect people I have relationships with but the material is true.

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Difficulty starting out as a stand-up

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Difficulty starting out as a stand-up

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The hardest thing about being an up and coming comic is getting enough stage time to get better. Hopefully you're in a good city with lots of open mics.

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Difference writing jokes at age 16 vs. mid 20s

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Difference writing jokes at age 16 vs. mid 20s

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I think writing jokes has definitely gotten faster and easier for me as I've gotten older. You just understand yourself better and know your voice.

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If she wasn't doing comedy

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If she wasn't doing comedy

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Writing young-adult novels in a cabin. It was not a cool plan, but it’s what I wanted to do when I was a kid.

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Favorite comedian

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Favorite comedian

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Maria Bamford is my favorite comedian, but there are so many comedians pivoting during this time in ways that inspire me.

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Best comedy advice she has ever received

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Best comedy advice she has ever received

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The best comedy advice in the beginning of my career was get onstage every night, as many times as possible. It’s the only way to get better. You can’t practice stand-up alone in your room. You can’t find out if a joke works by asking two of your friends.

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