Sometimes people ask me, ‘You do stand-up?’ I try explaining what I do, and I don’t think they really get it. So: ‘Yeah, I do stand-up.’ I wish there was one word to express what I do – that way, I don’t sound arrogant. Whenever I say I’m a performer, people think I’m a performance artist: ‘She paints herself white and pretends to be a flower.’
– Charlyne Yi