I guess I'm drawn to religion because I can be provocative without harming something people really care about, like their cars.

Launching a new TV show is probably one of the most difficult things that a writer can do.

You have to respect people's suffering. To deny that the world is unfair and painful for most of the people living in it would be false and judgmental.

The people who seem to have a lock on power get swept out in a couple of years. So it's naïve to keep swinging at the same targets over and over. It took me a long time to realize, but most of the shackles that I flailed against were just illusory.

I'm not religious. I do have a baby - a four-month old girl - and that's a religion in itself.

I guess I'm drawn to religion because I can be provocative without harming something people really care about, like their cars.

I have no idea how it got so big. I was just trying to find something to do while I was living in Boulder, Colorado, which isn't really a funny town. There are a lot of smart people there, but comedy isn't at the forefront of their minds.