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.

With the first episode [of John Mulaney Show] I tell a story that happened to me accidentally chasing a woman down the subway.

In every case, I find pre-planning noble, but not always that useful in comedy. You know comedy once you're doing it.

It's really fun to be writing and producing your own sketches. You almost have more control.

You can't always see both sides of the story. Eventually, you have to pick a side and stick with it. No more equivocating. You have to commit.

I was just trying to blend the standup that I do almost with like the visual sketch stuff that I did on "Saturday Night Live." And so in terms of how elastic in the world is, we'll see what we can get away with [in John Mulaney show].

It is 100% easier not to do things than to do them, and so much fun not to do them - especially when you were supposed to do them. In terms of instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin.