It's better to play to the host as though in a real conversation and let the audience listen in- which they are.

When I've mentioned things that I thought only happened to me, or thoughts that I felt had only had crossed my mind, the audience response indicated that they seemed to have happened to, or been thought of by many people.

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

When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself.

I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan, and I have used profanity in my act. But when it becomes a whole thing that defines blacks, we're limiting ourselves. The enemy is us.

It's better to play to the host as though in a real conversation and let the audience listen in- which they are.

Walking back and forth also helps by creating the illusion that you are thinking of the routines on the spot, giving your performance a more spontaneous feeling.