![]() ![]() ![]() And I remember the day we went to go get her, the doctor said, "You're going to have to be your mom's biggest helper. And when my mom came out of the hospital, and mind you, she had to learn how to talk, walk, eat, everything all over again. She was in the hospital for three months, and during that three-month process, we were with my grandmother and my aunties. Do you mind sharing how that changed your relationship with her? Your mom got into a terrible car accident when you were eight. That version of Tiffany's childhood changes in an instant. You can take a deep breath and just let all your pain out in their chest. You feel like the back of you can't even be seen, all their meat has just sucked you in. You're in the safest place, just so warm. ![]() Those hugs, that's like you just feel like you're in that person's body. She used to have the best, the best hugs. Now let working mommy sleep." And then I go, "Okay," and I let her sleep.Īnd then me and my sister would be playing and I would be trying to clean up the kitchen, and she'd come in and she'd see me trying to clean up, and then she would pick me up. But I'd wake her up and I'd be like, "These are for you, mommy." And she would go, "Oh, thank you." And I'd be like, "Because you work so hard and you're the best working mommy ever." And she'd go, "Oh, thank you very much. I used to take all these spices and seasonings that I could get to in the cabinet, and I would mix everything together and make it like a patty. She gets home from work at like six, five in the morning or whatever. My mom worked the graveyard shift at the post office. ![]() So if you don't mind, I'm just going to jump right in to your mom. Look, Tiffany, the reason I'm so excited to interview you is because you have one of the most radiant personalities, and I think that it's easy for people to forget just how challenging your childhood was. No, I read that you was they the Obama psychic. Oh, I googled you and did the research on you. All season long, I'll have intimate conversations with folks who've navigated remarkable change in their lives, and hopefully it'll get us to think differently about change in our own lives. I study how and why we change, and my work as a cognitive scientist has taken me all over, including the Obama White House. Comedy isn't just something Tiffany does on stage, it's how she survives. But the reason I wanted to talk to Tiffany is not because she's funny, it's because of how she uses funny, how she's turned her comedy into a superpower to navigate the profound changes she's confronted in her life. You balling out of control." And I'm looking at my bank account like, "Uh-huh." And all my friends are telling me, "Tiffany, you a star now. And I'm trying to figure out where is my cut of that money because I haven't seen it at all yet. Her Netflix special won her a Grammy for Best Comedy Album, and she's also been in the hit Blockbuster movies, Bad Trip and Girls Trip. She's a badass comedian who's won an Emmy for her performance hosting Saturday Night Live. If you think about it, like everything that I am capable of, that I'm able to access, it comes from all of the tragedy. Girl, if I hadn't gone through all the stuff that I've been through, I would not be funny at all. ![]()
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