I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke completely at someone else's expense. Even though I think he does it better than anyone else, I don't love... Well, it's different with Sacha Baron Cohen, but that whole thing where you're "punking" people? I don't like that. I don't like doing it, and I don't particularly find it funny when the joke is on a person who doesn't know they're being set up.
Michael ShowalterI think gay people deserve all the same rights as everybody else, it's just that marriage is specifically for a man and a woman.
Michael ShowalterThat's the thing that most people don't realize. In real life, comedians aren't funny. They save it. They save it up.
Michael ShowalterI like doing all different types of comedy - stand-up, sketch, movies, TV. I like to try everything.
Michael ShowalterI don't personally feel comfortable performing in a comedy club, mainly because as an audience member, I've never enjoyed that experience. It feels a little bit theme-park-ish to me, in that it's a club whose product is comedy. I find that weird. It's like those specialty chocolate stores, where everything is chocolate. It's too specific. I like going somewhere that specializes in variety.
Michael Showalter