Rosebud Bakeris an expert in making light of lifes most devastating moments.
Topics like death, grief, and addiction have often been fodder for Baker.
It throws off the story, guys.
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Its like hearing somebody got shot in the head with a T-shirt cannon.
I was getting pregnant and doing IVF [in vitro fertilization].
I had a lot of personal life material to work with.
Its energizing, I would say, more than anything.
Its like a pressure valve.
You went back to work six weeks after having your baby.
Why did you want to get back to work so quickly?
Why was that important to you?I was so insane after I gave birth.
I think it was a combination of factors.
Thats just a real thing that I cant say I havent noticed.
InThe Motherlodeyou talked about how motherhood can feel isolated and lonely at times.
Nobodys really going to treat you differently in comedy after you have a kid because nobody really cares.
Im trying to expand my identity rather than shrink or change it.
Then I met with the head writers and I was brought on about a couple of weeks later.
It was pretty much that simple.
It was a stroke of luck.
There are so many funny comics and hilarious people.
Maybe thinking of it that way is helpful to me, it keeps you kind of humble.
Were you involved at all inSNLs 50th Anniversary special?No, I was not on that episode.
To be there for that historic anniversary and that moment surrounded by so many funny people was truly surreal.
It was one of the best nights of my life.
I remember looking around and going, Whoa.
I wish I had words to describe it but I havent really figured out what those words are yet.
In my stand up, I take a stab at make a little bit of a point.
Theres a point underneath it but its a light touch.
I take a stab at remove that when Im writing for Weekend Update.
I take a stab at keep it really silly.
I dont always succeed, but thats generally what I attempt to do.
Its just a lot to keep up with.
I think were all tired of it.
Everybody working in late-night TV, I think, is just like, Oh man.
On top ofSNLand your stand up comedy, you were also on HulusLife & Beth.
Id love to keep getting in front of the camera because thats kind of where I started.
Id like to keep working with my friends and collaborating with people that I love.
That was kind of a whole goal when I got into this and I cant say that its changed.
