Kelli Prenny on Insecure may be hilariously unfiltered, but Natasha Rothwell , who portrays the outspoken and sexually liberated accountant on the HBO hit series, hasnt always felt like her unique comedic voice was heard.

In a Los Angeles Times profile published Monday, the 41-year-old White Lotus actor discussed her time writing for Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2015 and how it was more of a struggle than she expected.

I didnt want folks to think I got in to satisfy a requirement, Rothwell told the paper. I wanted to show that I belonged. I wanted to be at the table at SNL and I wanted them to think, F, shes funny. I like what she has to say. And I see her and, oh, that joke is great. Thats a lot to carry.