Comics seemed to have a handle on things. They could sort of disarm and get control over reality. I found it very comforting to laugh.

I knew most of my radio listeners were lefty political people, and I decided definitively not to be that guy - not to address politics.

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

The worst thing about living in this world, in general, is that things get overwhelming, and things cause a tremendous amount of despair and anxiety.

My favorite part is being engaged with somebody's story and life, and getting a laugh with people I have a tremendous amount of respect for or not, and being challenged by the immediacy of conversation.

When I was a young kid I loved Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett and Jackie Vernon.

I think seeing Pryor's first movie, Live In Concert, when I was in high school changed my life. Pryor really put the heart in darkness for me.