Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams
Jessica Williamsis an American pianist and composer who has deep roots in jazz. She has been called "one of the top jazz pianists of today."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth17 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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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'.
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The last thing I do before bed is think I should take my contacts out. Then I fall asleep.
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It will stop people from buying cigarettes. A lot of people can't stand the smell of smoke. Some are allergic and don't know it. It gets in your clothes.
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It's impossible to be perfect, and you won't do a good job if you're too focused on proving yourself to others.
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I'm six feet tall. No one realizes that because on 'The Daily Show' I'm usually sitting.
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My favorite place in the world is the Harry Potter tour near London.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Those teams are very comparable. We felt confident going into today. We weren't about to drop another home game.
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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.