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KR: It's funny how things work out. So, Violet just turned 10 a couple days

ago and she's at the age where everything I do is lame and she would never

want to see my comedy. She thinks that swearing is lame because I swear
sometimes. She'll say, "Swearing is something that mommies do."

Meanwhile, she thinks that getting her homework done on time and being

polite and really, just being British are all great. That's her rebellion.

I think its funny that you just are who you are. It absolves yourself of a lot

of the parenting responsibility when you see just how themselves your

children are, no matter what you do. So, no, she's not interested in seeing

my comedy, though she does love comedy. She likes Miranda Sings. She loves

Anna Kendrick. We'll have a laugh at home sometimes and she thinks I'm

funny, but she certainly understands that it's my job. She doesn't think its
cool and she has no interest in seeing it.

AH: That is definitely a common thing, kids who shun whatever

they identify as something their parents do or like. And I've

heard it a lot from other comics.

KR: I think Violet definitely notices, at least in the U.K., where we live.

Obviously, people recognize me there. They come over to say hello and she

likes that, but she's not a fan. She's like that there are fans, but she's not one

of them. She's like, "Is this going to get us priority tickets to see Lizzo?
Great, then I'm in." She loves the benefits of my work but not the actual

work.

But I think she does trust me. She knows that even though I mention her, I

never slag her off. People always ask me, "What's the line? Don't you feel
badly talking about your daughter?" I really don't feel that I do talk about

my daughter. I say little things that are all celebratory, but they're oblique

enough that it's really about me. It's not about her. It's simply my reaction

to this character.