"Once, after a long week, I felt so insecure that I decided to make a list of people who thought I wa..." — Nell Scovell

Once, after a long week, I felt so insecure that I decided to make a list of people who thought I was funny even if I didn't think I was. At the top of the list, I wrote, 'Garry Shandling.' His early praise protected me like a comedy-writer version of Harry Potter's scar.

Nell Scovell Journalist • American