Nailed It! has made Nicole Byer so popular she's had to find a way to shrug off her kid fans

The Daily Beast

The Netflix reality competition, which earned its first Emmy nomination this week, could've easily avoided being family friendly as their was a lot of raunchy material that was left on the cutting-room floor. "I told a lot of d*ck jokes that got cut out," says Byer. Yet before Byer hosted Nailed It!, she ascended with standup comedy that went into graphic detail about life as a big woman. "Being on Netflix has afforded Byer a larger platform than ever before for her story," says Kevin Fallon. "Her stand-up shows now routinely sell out. She’s gotten to work on series like Tuca & Bertie and The Good Place. She’s more confident in herself and her abilities. There are setbacks. It turns out that kids now love her, a demographic she never aimed for. She’s developed a trick for dealing with them. When one comes up to her, she’ll ask them their name and then their age. Then she’ll ask them if they knew that one day they’re going to have to pay taxes." Byer adds: “That always turns children off. I don’t know what it is. They’re like, ‘Oh, I don’t like this lady anymore.’ And I’m like...great!”