![]() ![]() ![]() LTP: In the introduction to She Memes Well, you write about embracing the act of evolution. It was different from anything I’d ever watched, and it made me look at comedy differently. But it was something about Even Stevens that was a turning point for me. I grew up on the comedies my family watched, which was Fresh Prince, Martin, Roc, 227 - all that stuff, which I loved. Like, I think I was in a relationship with it for a long time, but I fell in love via Even Stevens, which was a real turning point for me. QUINTA BRUNSON: Probably when I was super-young. L’OREAL THOMPSON PAYTON: When did you first fall in love with comedy? Recently, Shondaland spoke with the Los Angeles-based performer about comedy, joy, and the art of evolution. ![]() “This is what they do and what they’re good at and what they care about. But this show is about the people who teach those kids anyway,” says Brunson. “The idea of a public elementary school - whether we want it to be or not - is a political concept in America because our schools are so desperately underfunded. Took an amount of vulnerability that I wasn’t used to giving. ![]()
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