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

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

Stand-up for me is just my opinions on things, so it wouldnt be as fun translated into a sketch. Nor would a sketch be as fun if it were me standing there saying it.

The more you do stuff, the better you get at dealing with how you still fail at it a lot of the time.

Why do people shush animals? Theyve never spoken

I have tons of jokes with moments in them over the years in stand-up that don't get a laugh but I love them so they stay.

I don't know if there's a strategy really so much as, like I learned doing standup and had to learn fast, you always just try to give your favorite, strongest stuff as early as possible and you start with what you like the most.