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.

Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, Why is that person staring at me?

I wasn't much good. When I went into the line on a fake - I would holler 'I don't have it!'

The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.

I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though youre poking fun at someone or something, theres still an affection for it.

I think everyone probably starts out sounding like someone else, but gradually you develop your own sound.

All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.