You can't expect everyone to laugh or applaud you for doing edgy things. Sometimes you'll miss. But I think comedians are artists and there's a value in failure. It kind of works both ways between comedians and audiences. The audience has to understand that comedians are going to sometimes tell a joke that doesn't work out with dark subjects, and the comedian has to understand that sometimes they 'll fail and it's not the audience's fault for not getting it or loving it.

God, that Anthony Jeselnik Show sounds really funny.

My girlfriend wants an open relationship. I said no way. What kind of man would I be if I had to tell my friends I date you?

I guess I prefer the laughs. I couldn't do a whole set of just shocks, but I like throwing a fastball inside every now and then to keep people on their toes.

I was always cutting words. I even would write my jokes in my notebook. I still do this, almost like a poem.

The best way to break up with a girl is like I'm taking off a band-aid. Slowly and in the shower.

I don't have much racial stuff in my act. And no one's ever really threatened me to my face. Threats on the internet don't bother me so much.