I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible.

I'm not completely sure we aren't all living in a hallucination now.

Maybe depression is the most reasonable response to all the crap around us. Maybe it's the happy people who need medication.

I've had this look for about a year. I usually grow this beard out around Christmas. I like to go to malls dressed as Jesus, and I like to then walk around the mall and go, 'No! No! This wasn't what it was supposed to be about, people!' Then if there's a Santa at the mall, I walk up to him and say, 'Listen, fat man, you're just a clown at my birthday party.'

There's a fine line between cultural criticism and bitterness.

We’re built to deal with death, disease, failure, struggle, heartbreak, problems. It’s what separates us from the animals and why we envy and love animals so much. We’re aware of it all and have to process it. The way we each handle being human is where all the good stories, jokes, art, wisdom, revelations, and bullshit come from.