I stand by everything I said. I absolutely can defend my material, and I take issue with people who say, "It's just shock value. It's not even funny." I disagree. There's different ways to be funny and to be a comedian.

James Lipton: The most pompous arrogant failure in history.

I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

There are really funny alternative comics and really funny straight comics who write and perform traditionally.

I know Dave [Attel] and we're friendly, and I have nothing but respect for him.

I'm not a centrist, and there's nothing about me that's centrist. I never have been.

Ive got a lot of friends there and there is stuff to do but as much as I dislike LA I really like living and working in New York City.