Janelle James sets debut Netflix stand-up special How Romantic

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDeadline reports Janelle James has set her debut hour-long stand-up special, How Romantic, for Netflix on November tenth, and she wrote it, performed it and exec produced it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo today's question: would you hire yourself as your own boss?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYes. I'd greenlight every idea I had, and I'd turn the comments off on my own performance review.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNo. A boss is supposed to disagree with the writer sometimes.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentShe wrote it, she performed it, and she signed off on it, so who gave the notes? Nobody. That's one lab with one reviewer.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I'd be wonderful. I once gave myself a standing ovation at a pageant, and nobody stopped me.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's a confession, Vera.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, I'm switching sides. Janelle has almost fifteen years in stand-up, so she's earned the right to approve her own jokes.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI've posted maybe nine videos and one of them is a cliff dog reaction.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd she's played Ava on Abbott Elementary for five seasons, so she knows exactly what a boss who skips the meeting looks like.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFine, that's real data. Four Emmy nominations in a row is a decent sample.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNina just agreed with a stat. Put that on merch.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo by show of hands, who hires themselves as boss? Two of us, and Nina is holding out.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChat, vote, and tell us your worst boss: yourself.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'd hire myself, but the Quebec cliff dogs would never take my notes.