I first fell in love with comedy when I’d visit my granny as a kid. Trips to her house meant staying up late drinking Coca-Cola and watching ‘Saturday Night Live’. – Jessica Williams
Basketball would have been the natural sport to play, but it’s a little too aggressive for me, so instead I dabbled in volleyball and some good old-fashioned Roller Derby. – Jessica Williams
You don’t have to be African American to really enjoy ‘Frisky Business’. But as far as being black, a lot of people in New York have been stopped and frisked, so that hits home for them. – Jessica Williams
I’m six feet tall. No one realizes that because on ‘The Daily Show’ I’m usually sitting. – Jessica Williams
Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman’s perspective, but other times it will be just from a satirical, goofy perspective. – Jessica Williams
As far as diversity’s concerned, there’s me, there’s Al Madrigal, there’s Aasif Mandvi. But I’m not walking around feeling black all the time. That would stress me out. – Jessica Williams
I’m a young correspondent, so sometimes I’m just young. Sometimes I’m just straightforward. – Jessica Williams
It’s impossible to be perfect, and you won’t do a good job if you’re too focused on proving yourself to others. – Jessica Williams
The last thing I do before bed is think I should take my contacts out. Then I fall asleep. – Jessica Williams
