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\u201cAs people of color in entertainment, the game is just kinda different. \n Whether you're an architect or a comedian, it doesn't matter.\u201d\nGina Brillon is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer, and mom from the Bronx - who\u2019s been performing standup comedy since she was 17 years old. Her comedy special \u201cThe Floor is Lava\u201d is available on Amazon Prime Video, and co-hosts a weekly podcast \u201cMess in Progress: The Homegirls Guide to Self-Help\u201d (as it\u2019s clear no one has any idea what they're doing in life). Gina\u2019s been featured on HBO Max, Comedy Central, E!, the View, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, \u2018Kevin Can Wait\u2019 (CBS), and \u2018the Conners\u2019 (ABC). And in 2012, she became the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC\u2019s Stand up for Diversity Showcase. Gina\u2019s ALSO a singer, published writer, and poet - whose work has appeared in the New York Post and Daily News, among others. But we also talked (and laughed) about being parents and what we can\u2019t get away with because of the color of our skin...\nLEARN ABOUT GINA\n Website\nPodcast: \u2018Mess in Progress\u2019\nSocial Media: Instagram / Twitter / TikTok\nMENTIONS\n AUTHOR: Nicholson Baker\nAUTHOR: Mark Manson\nPERSON: Keanu Reeves\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices