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>>> WELCOME BACK, COMEDIAN KRISTINA KUZMIC DOES NOT MINCE
WORDS WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE IN
GENERAL.
GENERAL.
GENERAL. HER VIDEOS ARE A HUGE HIT AND
SHE HAS BEEN PRAISE AS I IT
PLUS GIRL.
PLUS GIRL. >> ACCOMMODATE HER STOPS IN
TACOMA TOMORROW NIGHT.
WHAT IS IN IT PLUS GIRL?
IT MAKES ME SWEAT EVERY TIME I
HEAR IT.
HEAR IT.
HEAR IT. >> HAD ONE LIVE UP?
IT IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
>> TELL ME HOW YOU GOT INTO
COMEDY.
COMEDY.
COMEDY. >> EVERYTHING I DO NOW IS
INSPIRED BY MY PAST.
I FOUND MYSELF NEWLY DIVORCED,
SINGLE MOM, TWO YOUNG KIDS, I
COULDN'T EVEN AFFORD A BED.
I COMPLETELY FELT LIKE MY KIDS
DESERVE BETTER THAN ME AND I
HAD NO SELF WORDS.
AND SO NOW I REALLY TRY TO BE
THERE FOR THAT PERSON EVEN IF
THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. IF THEY ARE SUFFERING, I WANT
TO BRING SOME HUMOR AND SHOW
THEM THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
>> HOW DID YOU MANAGE TURNING
PAIN INTO COMEDY?
HOW YOU MAKE THAT TURN IS AN
ARRESTING.
ARRESTING. >> IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
WE HUMANS WANT A QUICK FIX.
GOING FROM HATING YOUR LIFE TO
LOVING YOUR LIFE TAKES YEARS.
I BASICALLY GOT TO A POINT
WHERE I WAS SUICIDAL.
I HAD TO DECIDE I'M EITHER
GOING DOWN THAT PATH OR GET
SUPER FEISTY AND FIGHT.
I DECIDED TO FIGHT AND I AM SO
GLAD.
GLAD.
GLAD. >>
GLAD. >> I AM TRYING TO IMAGINE THE
FIRST TIME YOU'RE ON STAGE AND
USING YOUR ENERGY TO DO
SOMETHING NEW.
SOMETHING NEW. WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
>> IS REALLY THERAPEUTIC FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> A
ME. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY LOVE
THAT STUFF.
THAT STUFF. >> I HAVE MY SHOW TOMORROW
NIGHT AND MEETING PEOPLE FACE-
TO-FACE, IT'S ONE THING TO PUT
A VIDEO OUT THERE BUT THEN TO
MEET THESE PEOPLE FACE TO FACE
AND BE ABLE TO HUNT THEM AND
REMIND THEM HOW AWESOME THEY
ARE HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF
MY CAREER.
MY CAREER. >> THE COMEDY AND THE BLOGGING,
WE CAN SEE OURSELVES IN IT.
YOU FEEL HEARD.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT GOING THROUGH
IT RIGHT NOW AND MAYBE YOU ARE
GOING THROUGH IT NOW AND IT
MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO BE SEEN
AND HEARD.
AND HEARD. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. WE ALL STRUGGLE WITH, AM I THE
ONLY ONE?
ONLY ONE?
ONLY ONE? AM I UNGRATEFUL?
DO I FEEL GUILTY ALL THE TIME?
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
IT COMES WITH PARENTING.
WE FEEL LIKE WHERE WEIRD OR
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH
US.
US.
US. I
US. I TRY
US. I TRY TO REMIND PEOPLE YOU'RE
NOT ALONE.
NOT ALONE. WE ARE ALL NORMAL.
EVERYONE IS A LITTLE WEIRD.
>> NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING
THROUGH, SOMEONE ELSE HAS
STARTED, LIFTED, QUITE A, AND
THEY HAVE MADE IT THROUGH, AND
SO WILL YOU.
>> I THINK HUMOR GIVES US
PERMISSION TO DO SOME THINGS WE
MIGHT NOT DO IN A SERIOUS WAY.
WE HAVE ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS THAT
I WANT EVERYONE TO ENJOY.
>> MY CHILDREN HAVE BIG FEARS
IN LIFE.
IN LIFE.
IN LIFE. THEY ARE CONVINCED THAT CERTAIN
THINGS MIGHT KILL THEM.
BEING THE GOOD BOND THAT I AM
I'M GOING TO DO RESEARCH TO SEE
IF THAT'S THE CASE.
ONE OF MY CHILDREN BUT THIS
CONTAINER ON THE COUNTER AFTER
FINISHING IT INSTEAD OF
RECYCLING IT.
RECYCLING IT. I'M GOING TO CHECK OF STORING
THIS AWAY WILL HURT ME.
NOPE.
NOPE.
NOPE. I
NOPE. I AM GOOD.
PUTTING A DIRTY DISH THAT YOU
PERSONALLY DIRTIED UP INTO THE
SINK.
SINK.
SINK. HERE WE GO.
>> JUST KIDDING.
ALL GOOD.
ALL GOOD.
ALL GOOD. >> I LOVE IT.
MY GROWN CHILD AND MY HUSBAND
STILL DO THAT.
I TAKE PICTURES ALL THE TIME OF
THINGS THAT ARE NEAR BUT NOT IN
THE PLACE THEY SHOULD BE.
>> THERE'S ANOTHER CLIP OF THE
CLOTHING NEXT TO THE LAUNDRY
BASKET.
BASKET.
BASKET. IS THAT EXTRA INCH THAT MIGHT
ACTUALLY SEND THEM TO THE ER.
>> THE TRASH THAT IS NEXT TO
THE TRASH CAN.
THEY MIGHT PULL A MUSCLE DOING
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> YOU HAVE THREE KIDS.
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THEM?
>> AMAZING AND EXHAUSTING.
THE HARDEST PART ABOUT MY 16-
YEAR-OLD IS THAT HE'S EXACTLY
LIKE ME.
LIKE ME.
LIKE ME. >> IT CAN BE REALLY PERILOUS TO
SEE YOURSELF REFLECTED BACK.
>> I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
IS GOING TO DO WITH HIS LIFE.
I THINK HE WILL HELP PEOPLE
SOMEHOW.
SOMEHOW.
SOMEHOW. MY MIDDLE CHILD IS BY THE BOOK
SUPER PATIENT, SHE IS 14.
MI FIVE-YEAR-OLD THINKS HE IS A
ROCK STAR.
ROCK STAR. I AM PRETTY SURE HE IS.
>> THERE THEY ARE.
HOW DID THEY FEEL ABOUT BEING
AT THE CENTER OF YOUR COMEDY.
>> I HAVE ROLE WITH MY OLDER
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. I'M
KIDS. I'M NOT ALLOWED TO POST A
PICTURE OF THEM OR TALK
SPECIFICS ABOUT THEM WITHOUT
THEIR PERMISSION.
THEIR PERMISSION. I HAVE VIDEO WHERE I SAY ALL OF
MY KIDS ARE MAD AT ME.
BUT I DON'T SAY SPECIFICALLY
WHY THEY ARE MAD AT ME.
THAT WOULD BE BREACHING THAT.
I TRY TO RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
THERE ARE SOME BOUNDARIES.
WHAT IS THE BEST MOM ADVICE
YOU'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN?
>> TO NEVER FEEL GUILTY FOR
TAKING TIME OUT FOR MYSELF.
IT DOES NOT MAKE ME SELFISH, IT
MAKES ME SMART.
MY SANITY IS IMPORTANT AND MY
CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT FROM ME
HAVING MORE PATIENCE.
>> IF MOM DOESN'T HAVE IT
TOGETHER, NOBODY HAS IT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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