(Laughter) I first tried my hand at stand-up comedy in my late 20s, and despite being a pathologically shy virtual mute with low self-esteem who'd never held a microphone before, I knew as soon as I walked and stood in front of the audience, I knew, before I'd even landed my first joke, I knew that I really liked stand-up, and stand-up really liked me.
(Risos) Minha primeira tentativa com comédia stand-up foi com quase 30 anos, e apesar de ser extremamente tímida, virtualmente muda, ter baixa autoestima e nunca ter segurado um microfone antes, eu soube que, assim que me deparei com a plateia, e mesmo antes de fazer minha primeira piada, eu realmente gostava de stand-up, e que o stand-up realmente gostava de mim.