We're always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.

There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.

I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don't want handouts and don't much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.

If all else fails, you can always be a pro.

Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate. Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.

The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.

You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.