Silence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking, that's when you've lost them.

The world is full of horrible things that will eventually get you and everything you care about. Laughter is a universal way to lift your head up and say: 'Not today, you bastards.'

Comedy Central made me delete the Boston Marathon joke. I wasn't happy about it but, despite popular belief, I can occasionally be a team player.

It's always difficult when someone close to you passes away. But it's really tough when they're on top of you.

I didn't care about the backlash. I think the reason it was so severe was because they didn't know anything about me in New Zealand. If I had made jokes about a shark attack in the US, no one would have cared.

It seemed fun to play a villain on stage and I wanted my jokes to be so good that I could just calmly tell them on stage.

What do I care if someone doesn't like me. If I like someone other people hate, it makes me feel special. I think my fans feel that way.