Drafthouse Comedy, 1100 13th St. NW; Fri. & Sat., 7 & 9 p.m., $20.

How would you describe your approach to stand-up?

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Hilarious — period. But I would say it’s a little bit storytelling-esque. I derive all my material from personal experiences, so there’s a lot of stuff about relationships or family or just things I am going through at the time, all from my perspective.

Who were your early comic influences?

I was a really big Lucille Ball fan — still am. And Carol Burnett, Fran Drescher. I like a lot of women who are silly and classy at the same time. Sometimes women aren’t really seen as both, so I love it when that combination is visible.

How important is it for you to use your platform to comment on meaningful subjects, such as race and gender?

I wouldn’t want to make a blanket statement saying that’s the responsibility of all comedians, or that’s the responsibility of all audiences to choose to look into things like that. Thankfully, there’s a variety of [comedians], so you can just choose what you want. If someone is like, “I just want to zone out and laugh and not even think about what’s happening in the world,” I get it. Go for it. When people are like, “I want to hear people talk about issues that relate to me and what I’m going through,” I also get that.

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You were named a celebrity ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union in 2015. What have you gained from that experience?

My job is just to be a mouthpiece for whatever they need, whatever issues need to be highlighted. And I’ll ask them questions, too. The new material I’m working on has a lot to do with reproductive health and women’s rights, and sometimes I don’t know everything. I’ll ask questions and be like, “Is this right? Is this factually correct? Is this even in the direction we should be going?” It’s nice to be able to communicate with people who are on the front lines, working with communities and trying to really fight injustices.

As a University of Virginia alumna, you obviously know this area well. What’s your take on D.C. audiences?

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