Continuing to do stand-up is always a challenge because the audiences and the environments in which you work very often differ.

Doormen are kind of invisible, people don't know their names. They just say, Thank you, or Good morning. I'd never thought about doormen before. They're a vanishing breed. More electronic doors are being introduced.

Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.

Marriage and fatherhood heighten the disillusion that we all think we are born handy. We confidently believe that we can fix things around the house, as if it's part of the collective brain that was further enhanced by eighth-grade shop class.

I kind of do it in my head, then I'll try pieces of it on stage and if it looks promising, I'll put it together.

I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do.

I've done more than I thought I was ever going to do. I've had a very long and very satisfying career.