

When I got to the building, I saw there were already a bunch of people waiting outside. I was so excited to be on camera that I basically heel-toed all the way to the studio, which was conveniently down the street from where I lived (another bonus: didn't need to use bus money). My first acting gig! AND I was about to get $125! Four tacos at the truck for meeeee, baby! Within minutes, the account that posted the ad sent me a location and shoot date. Brunson details some of her awkward moments as a struggling performer, including the time she briefly worked as a phone sex operator and the time she answered a Craigslist ad to play an artist for an instructional video.or so she thought.īrunson's new book She Memes Well, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is now available for pre-order and will hit book shelves on June 15. Her essays deal with topics such as her move from Philadelphia to Los Angeles to pursue a comedy career, and being "halfway recognizable" as one of Instagram's first viral stars. In the book, Brunson writes about her personal life and her career.

And now, she's releasing a book of personal essays titled She Memes Well-and E! News can share the first look at the cover and excerpt.

Today, she's the creator of the viral 2014 digital series The Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Dateand cast member of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show. Quinta Brunson worked some pretty awkward gigs before finding success as a viral comedy star.
