Sarah Silverman. She's the reason I do comedy. Her DNC speech was my favorite thing I ever heard. Sitting down with her and laughing would be incredible.
I've been watching a ton of Ali Wong on Netflix. I love everything she does - there's a fearlessness about her.
I wanted to be the female Jim Carrey.
[Joan Rivers] is fantastic. AND SHE'S 80! There's no 80-year-old pitcher. If you're a running back and you're 28 they're like, "Oh, here he goes, turning the corner on his career, he's on the downswing..."
Lucille was a darling lady. Probably the finest comedienne in the business.
Joan Rivers, who said to Marcel Marceau, Can we talk? Never got a dinner!
Male comics are always coming up to me and they're like 'Hey Natasha. Don't you think you're a little attractive to be a comedian?' and I'm like 'Don't you think you're a little ugly to be talking to me?'
Phyllis Diller came through a mine field of male comedians when she arrived on the comedy scene and she defused them all. She won her place in the Hall of Comedy as the First Lady. I will miss her.
I loved 'The Carol Burnett Show' - I thought she was the funniest lady I'd ever seen.
I love Jennifer Saunders, the 'Absolutely Fabulous' creator.
You know James Corden - I'm like a version of him but in a girl.
I'm such a fan of Lily's [Tomlin], for so many years. I feel like Lily was the first popular mainstream crossover comedian who also was kind of an overtly feminist comedian.
I've always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler.
I'm a really gifted physical comedienne. I write and produce a lot of sketch comedy.
Cameron Esposito is a musician and podcaster from the States and she's hilarious.
I think Chelsea Handler is the funniest woman.
When I was 17, I read a profile of Carol Leifer. Since then, I wanted to be her. I still want to be her.
I'm very fond of Amy Schumer. I think she's terrific, an enormous talent.
I've never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don't really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny.
I would love to work with Kristin Wiig one day. I find her hilarious, and I totally idolize her.
I love Chelsea Handler.
Instead of going into politics, I decided to go into comedy, which is the second most daunting career path for a woman.
Tina Fey is one of my heroes.
I've been called Ellen DeGeneres on a number of occasions over the course of my career.
As a woman, it seems you can't just be a comedian; you're always classed as something else, too, whether that's 'beautiful,' 'pint-sized,' 'larger-than-life' or in my case, 'Hattie Jacques-esque,' 'the giraffe,' 'big.'
