I do longer runs on things, a lot stories. I really like one-liners, I like a lot of different kinds of standup but I've always been long-winded.

I have a lot of stories about being a kid because it was the last time I was interesting.

I was always the squarest person in the cool room, and alternatively, sometimes the weirder person at the mainstream table.

It's nice when you're nervous and everybody's like, "Yeah, you should be nervous." Because a lot of times you're anxious and people say, "Relax. Shut up." And that just feels like, Well, I guess I'm also crazy.

Things have to be funny first, and if they want to have a point, that's awesome.

I always wanted it to be multi-cam from the beginning. In the first seeds of the idea, I wanted a live audience, multi-cam show. That was very important for me.

Excuse me: I am homeless. I am gay. I have AIDS. I'm new in town.