Basically, I got into stand-up because I'm too egocentric to be an actor and not disciplined enough to be a writer.
Christian FinneganIf you purchased the latest Joss Stone CD, what you're saying is that you're an employee of VH1.
Christian FinneganMichael Jackson's charity efforts? Mmm. I'm sure they have nothing to do with his molestation charges.
Christian FinneganWhat is the point of a car alarm if it doesn't get people out of their beds to come help you? So if I ever have a car alarm - if I ever have a car - it's just going to be a big speaker on the back of my car. And when anybody tries to break in, it's just gonna go: Attention! Free bags of weed! Come get your free bags of weed!
Christian FinneganI certainly do believe that a lot of comedy comes from awkwardness and embarrassment - pointing out the ways things are uncomfortable. Definitely the stuff that interests me. I don't necessarily think that comedy comes from a dark place, like you have to be a strung-out heroin addict. But I don't think it comes from happiness, that's for sure. It comes from frustration and suppressed rage, and wishing the world were different.
Christian FinneganThere's something so awesome about being able to get up in front of a microphone and do exactly what you want. Stand-up is as close as you're ever going to get to being 100 percent in control of a situation artistically, and I don't understand why people wouldn't want to keep doing that.
Christian Finnegan