Experience as much as you can and absorb a lot of reality. Otherwise, your writing will have the force of a Wiffle ball.

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.

I find that the creative side of my brain and the archival side of my brain don't work well together. When I've done my best work, I've been in a trance-like state.

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

As a writer you sometimes feel the need to shake things up.

I'm enthralled by the national yearning that the Russians had during the 50s and 60s. The whole century was pretty rough for them. They suffered genocide, war, poverty, and half the population was sent to labor camps. But they were determined to get into space first.

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