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Comedian Gina Brion is over people being offended by everything.

So much so, her new HBO Latino comedy special easily offended may offend some people.

In our conversation, Gina floored me with her honesty about everything from how comedy helped her process a toxic relationship

to how she feels her me-to moments forced

her to choose between her career and her dignity.

Gina, thanks for coming in.

Thanks for having me.

And showing up early nonetheless.

I'm so early.

The false stereotype about Latina's being late.

You have been doing stand-up since you were 17 years old.

Tell me about the very first time you got on stage and gave this a try.

So it was the day of my high school graduation.

Shout out to Lehman High School in the Bronx.

It was the day of my high school graduation,

and my mom had entered me and my twin sister

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