The life of a stand-up comedian can be taxing.
The hours arent long, but they are late.
The environment is competitive, and the venues are boozy.
Its not a coincidence that so many comedians turn to drugs to keep going.
Taylor Tomlinsons secret weapon is an even stronger analgesic: therapy.
Its part of the package.
Stephen Colbert and Taylor Tomlinson present at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on January 15.
With great success comes greater stress, hence the therapy.
And she has a trainer now, and she adjusted her touring schedule so she can actually sleep.
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Tomlinson wears a suit onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Look, the truth is I could not have done [After Midnight] four years ago.
Even three years ago.
Anyone in your 20s: You dont know who you are yet.
Tomlinson wears a suit onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Its crazy how different I felt every year of my 20s.
I feel like Im finally stabilizing at 30…I really do feel different.
Twenty-nine was a really hard year.
But also really good, and out of that, I do feel like the best version of myself.
It feels like things kind of locked into place in a nice way.
They say if you love what you do, youll never work a day in your life.
But thats not entirely true.
Being on the road is really fun, but its also really lonely.
Getting to see comedians more.
Getting to meet more comedians.
Stephen Colbert and Taylor Tomlinson present at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on January 15.
Be someone you feel good about.
But she and I both see the bias coming.
[The whole thing] is a bummer, she says.
That movie changed a bunch of peoples minds, I guess?
It was really wild to see that when I was just starting to do stand-up.
That was very formative and cool for me.
But yeah, I dont know.
I think I underestimated how big a deal it would be.
Because I know so many great female comics, and I think its abundantly clear that women are hilarious.
So I was like, If youre a lady, what do you wear?
Bring me the jacket!, shetold Seth Meyers.
Thats why I think Ellen [DeGeneres] is going to be the first person to break through.
Because shes already wearing jackets.
Well, it wont be Ellen.
But guess who is already wearing jackets?
For the show, itll be suitsThere are suits mood boards.
I wore a full-blown suit at Radio City, and I was like, This is awesome!
A jacket for a bad bitch with her shit figured out and a fat paycheck on the way.
This year I came in with three options.
I went with the loud one.
But [this time] I was like, Just go for it.
Things are going well.
Your dreams came true.
You have the stand-up career you always wanted.
Just do what you think is cool.
So thats where we ended up and I feel pretty good about it.
After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinsonpremieres on January 16 on CBS.
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