You've got to have gumption. You've got to be willing to stand up on the stage for no money for ten years.

I can't claim to feel like I've been under some man's thumb in comedy. I've sort of always done my own thing for better or worse, and have been lucky enough to be able to perform ever since.

I think the show does better with newsmakers and politicians than it does with actors.

I was brought up to question things, but I was always a really quiet and shy child.

There's a very fine line between political comedian and activist, and I don't really think I fall over into the activist category.

You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.

I've been a performer in the public eye for many years now and it's much darker. It feels so worse now. It feels heavy; it's difficult to deal with. The hatred is unbelievable, but I actually feel a lot more compassion for the journalists and people who aren't used to that. At least on some level, it's been a part of my world for a long time, so I can handle it. I'm not going to say that I'm used to it, because I'm not. I think it's really difficult for people who are just doing journalism and receiving death threats on a very consistent basis.