I think ABC sort of hoped I would be really like Carol Burnett. I mean literally, I think.

Please, O ye Lord, keep Jim Bakker behind bars.

I did a lot of ridiculous television. Between 1980 and '85 I had no confidence, so I did everything I was told to do.

While many comics have a secret persona, I fundamentally want to be myself.

You know ladies and gentlemen, a long time ago , there were lots of people, but that was a long time ago

My Obama is getting pretty good ... I think I'll vote for whoever makes my portrayal easier. It takes time to put together a comic impression. It takes time to recognize the tics. Right now, for instance, I could do a dead- on Paul Ryan and people wouldn't recognize it. Personalities take a while to sin.

When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other.