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Hey Michelle, how you doing today?

Hey Lindsay, I'm good, how are you?

Not too bad.

So I know that you've done some stand-up comedy in the past, is that right?

Yeah, it's been a while while but I did do it oh my god what was it

like for you I mean where did where was your first performance the first one I can't remember exactly which place was the very first one, but I went to this place a couple times stand-up New York.

I can't remember, the first one I'm not sure where it was I think downtown somewhere

but yeah I mean it was it was fun I mean it's it's definitely

intimidating but I mean it's you just kind of look at it as an experiment right and

you can't expect to go out right away and be like like so wonderful at it or to know what you're doing exactly or to not

feel afraid. Unfortunately I didn't continue with it but as but when I did

do it the few times I did every time I felt a little bit more comfortable.

So that's what I could say.

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