I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun.

I've never been good at self-promotion. And my URL is really obscure. And for years and years, there was nothing about me on my website.

I've always liked Richard Pryor. I've always responded to rhythmic profanity.

I don't want to be one of these people who's like, "Man, I don't know where my ideas come from and I don't know why this works."

I felt really conflicted about making money off stuff that's creatively satisfying.

To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a good job. Especially if you're talking about real stuff, like terror atrocities and human rights abuses and pencil-sharpening techniques.

I'm not a professional comedian. Nobody comes to my comedy shows. That's just a little hobby.