You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character.

When you go to standup, there seems to be a common denominator of some form of need or want for validation from the audience that maybe you were lacking as a kid.

I married a saint - well, a saint who curses.

I came from an Italian house. The refrigerator was always full. I never knew you had to buy food. I thought there were food fairies that came at night.

I want to do well and I want to fit in.

You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character.

I'm always giving myself the Alzheimer's test. My shrink told me to do this. It takes one minute. You name every word that comes to mind that begins with the letter F.