It may have lost its special-ness forever and the clubs might not being doing well but I think standup is in the best shape it has been in a long time.

I'm not for everyone. I'm barely for me.

God doesn't seem to talk to people like he used to. Who's he talking to now? I don't know. Then I'm walking down the street in Manhattan one day, and I realize maybe it's those guys you see walking down the street talking to themselves. You know, those guys that are like, 'I can't! No, I can't!' Maybe the other side of that conversation is God going, 'You're the new leader.' 'No I can't!' They're not crazy - they're reluctant prophets.

In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was still special.

I'm just saying, 'Hey, throw me a bone. How about a smile, cute t-shirt? Look at me.' Nothing - unless it's a turn to their friends to go, 'Hey, why is that weird guy looking at us?'

Americans don't understand irony? I am an intelligent person living in the United States. My entire existence is ironic.

I just wanted to be a good comic and had no sense of show business, but at some point you want the opportunity to write a show about your life.