In terms of, like, instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin.

I'm a very straightforward person. But that's fine for a comedian. Because a lot of times you're talking about everyone else.

I like making fun of myself a lot. I like being made fun of, too. I've always enjoyed it. There's just something really, really funny about someone tearing into me.

I kind of thought, wouldn't it be funny to take a swing at being on the weird side of mainstream?

I've done festivals in the past where I'd be a guest, it was like, Wow, maybe someday I could play Town Hall - but that'll be a long way off. So it's very exciting.

I stopped drinking when I was 23. I kind of started when I was 13, so it was a 10-year run. But I just became a bad, annoying drunk child, so when I stopped, I'd done a lot of things I wasn't proud of.

Understudies don't normally get invited to openings.