16 Smart Questions for Nicole Byer

Hey Smarties, have you heard the news? We’ve had a new show come out today called The Other Side. Part makeup tutorial, part paranormal story time, and totally fun, we thought we should introduce you to the show’s first guest, the unendingly funny comedian/actress/writer, Nicole Byer. So let’s meet her, shall we?

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Name: Nicole Byer

Age: ain’t nothing but a number… R.I.P. Aaliyah

Job: Actress/comedian/wig wearer

Hometown: Lincroft, New Jersey… Monmouth County

Show us your most recent selfie:

(I sent this to Sasheer, my bff, saying “I was sitting on a toilet and missed you… “)

Your Most Overused Emoji: Probably the the spooky ghost

Favorite Movie: Ghost

Favorite Book: Jemima J by Jane Green and Jen Green

Favorite TV Show: RuPaul’s Drag Race

Which living person do you most admire?
Whoopi Goldberg

What non-practical talent would you most like to have?
Singing or drawing

What lights you up?
What do I get jazzed about? Performing, shopping, and beating my face for the gods (a.k.a. doing my make-up well).

Tell us about a time you were most scared and how you overcame it.
I’m constantly scared… I just truly fake it until I make it. I get scared over the silliest things. But my brain isn’t wired to stay scared.

What do you think should every woman know how to do?
How to be happy and satisfied alone, without validation from anyone but yourself… or how to change a tire.

If you could inspire your younger self to do one thing, what would it be?
Love who I am at that moment, and to keep my eyes on my own paper… what someone else has isn’t necessarily for me.

What’s one challenge you would like to tackle in the next year?
A movie. I would like to be in a movie… a dope one.

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Thanks for answering, Nicole! Catch her on the premiere episode of The Other Side and let’s discuss in the comments!