The sensory deprivation chamber has been the most important tool that I've ever used for developing my mind

You're sort of programmed a certain way because of your environment. That's all you know. But we don't have that anymore because of the internet. Because of the internet we're all communicating with each other all across the board, so you're getting information from people all around the world, hitting a much more diverse slice of culture.

If I could, I would live in Houston, and I would encourage any comic starting out looking for a good place to develop to move there.

My company is called Talking Monkey, Inc. It's because that's what I think all people are: talking monkeys.

When I started out I was definitely more traditional. It was 1988. Everyone was doing the Jerry Seinfeld.

Cities are natural, that's why they're everywhere. It's not like there's only one city, and everybody's like 'What the f**k is this?' No, cities are all over the place. They're natural. You know what's not natural? You, in the middle of the mountains, in the middle of the winter.

People for the most part can smell lies.