Quotes from Jaboukie Young-White

Seriously, you can't talk socialism in America without going to the OG, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

But I do have one real problem with socialism: I like money.

Fact check: The examples of failed socialism that critics use are not socialist democracies but authoritarian states led by corrupt, ruthless, and paranoid dictators.

Nothing screams 'I'm desperate for attention' like tweeting in all caps.

I go through my tweets while writing and be like, 'Oh, this has staying power and is still relevant.'

My favorite topical tweets are the ones that put a tweet in context so it illuminates a deeper truth or societal trend.

As a gay person, I'm used to speaking on gay issues. As a black person, I'm used to speaking on black issues.

For me, I didn't really have family that was in entertainment. I didn't really grow up with an uncle that's a TV writer or something, so I didn't even know that it was possible at all. I slowly learned more about it and ended up here. I want people to not be discouraged by the fact that they don't have a legacy in Hollywood that's bringing them in.

That is what I got into comedy for, to be able to challenge myself and just grow as a comedian and find new ways to be funny.

One time I spent more than $40 on groceries, and my bank thought someone stole my debit card.

Twitter is comedy writing. It's one-liners that give way to fully fleshed-out thoughts.

The urge to push the concept of sex and sexuality into the fringes of the human experience is so bizarre to me.

When I started out in stand-up, I was already used to speaking in front of people, how to project, control my voice - a lot of learning curves I had overcome.

There's an infectiousness to comedy. It's meant to be shared and spread, so I feel like any message that you're talking about through the vehicle of comedy is going to get further than if you just straightforwardly said it.

Whatever I'm writing has seemed to be about something I don't feel I could freely express in my everyday life, and stand-up is a really effective medium for getting people to hear exactly the things and viewpoints that they normally don't want listen to.

I don't need a driver's license, my Uber driver needs a driver's license.