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

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.

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.

When I got to Saturday Night Live, it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long time to figure stuff out.

I can't cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.