It's hard for me to shut off my writer brain completely.

If there's one big thing you can take from Amy Poehler as a performer, it's committing, full on.

It's great fun to memorize somebody's biography, and then liberally play with the real facts of their life and go a step beyond reality.

I write and rewrite and memorize, and then inject my performance with improvising and spontaneity, because if something feels too rehearsed, it's not going to be fun.

I can't say the connection is one I've made consciously, but quitting drinking allowed me to be less selfish. My wife would definitely say that one of the major benefits of me quitting drinking is that I have more time and focus for other people.

If anything, in the podcast world, I'm relieved that I don't have to dress like the character. I don't necessarily have to do all of the physicality that conveys the character, but do as much as I need to help me feel like the character.

I think Comedy Central and probably all channels are on their way toward being apps accessible on whatever the Roku of the future is.