You gotta hang out with people who have big dreams and believe in that dream.

Being on TV sucks. It's a lot of work. You memorize scripts and then you show up and they change everything. I'm a control freak. When I'm doing stand-up, I say what I want and then I get instant feedback.

I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.

Connecting with people is not hard. I love the interaction and the feedback after shows. It does take some time, but the fans appreciate it which makes it worth it.

Why would anybody connect to someone who has everything going for them? It's the person who has faults that people want to connect to. So people identify with certain insecurities on stage and just by me talking about my diabetes people come up to me after the show and tell me "Gabe, my blood sugar is out of control and I feel you". That's the first thing they say, they say "I feel you!".

As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else.

I think the furthest I ever got was Guitar Hero. If I could start a band like that, I think I could do it.