Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.

I remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, 'Oh, my God, that guy is so prepared, I have nothing, I have no props.' And that was Andy Samberg. And Andy Samberg said he was looking at me going, 'Oh, that guy has no props. He doesn't need props.' And that was the first time we met, was in that elevator.

Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright - getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.

My dad's from there, and I have relatives there, but I don't think I've been to Chicago since I was like 9.

I really enjoyed playing Vinny Vedecci, the Italian talk show host. He was the first character I ever came up with where I gave him a name and a way of dressing.

Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don't work.

The best thing to do is to get out in front of an audience as much as you can, and learn from the experience.