This whole urban rap thing needs to be pulled back some. The ghetto is being glorified, and there's nothing good about the ghetto except getting out of one.

You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for a comedian. It increases the tension in a good way and adds contrast like a curveball complements the fastball of a good pitcher.

I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good if you can do that, but I don't like to think that's the way all black comedians are. I'm not that type.

You can't wait forever for an audience to get the joke, but you should give them at least two seconds to join in before you go on to the next one.

I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation.

Don't try to give a funny opinion; give your opinion in a way that will be funny.

A technique I developed quite naturally to help me make smooth transitions was to use a word or phrase from the next routine in the preceding one.