I think the cleverness is inadvertent.

The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.

I performed for the U.S. troops in Guantanamo Bay. And signed autographs for people who've been gone from America for so long they didn't realize that I'm not famous.

My writing process is very feedback-based. When I do stand-up, I listen to the audience. I try to understand what's connecting, what's not connecting, and then rewrite, rewrite and rewrite.

You're always on duty because you're in a constant state of observation. That's one of the challenges of being a comedian. I think one of the other challenges is that, whether we like it or not, it's a profession that requires failure. It doesn't just encourage failure. It requires it because it's all trial and error. You need to know what doesn't work to know what works.

Creepy people do the things that decent people want to do, but have decided are not a great idea.

You need to know what doesn't work to know what works. It's especially true in improv and stand-up.