I think bravery is when you're willing to really put yourself on the line and maybe lose out, financially - and be able to say exactly what motivates you and what inspires you and what you find completely unacceptable in humanity and in culture.

It's depressing sitting at a comedy club all night, waiting to get on to do your five or ten minutes of material.

Growing up in the '60s and the '70s, things certainly seemed more simplistic and easier to digest.

I don't consider myself a comic but a performer. A comic tells bad jokes.

Purim, one of my favorite holidays. It's like the original drag queen's holiday. It's when all the Jewish men go for it and feel no guilt for a change.

On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and Dennis Hopper—all your choices should be so easy.

When people pay to see you live, they connect with you on a much deeper level than people who just buy your records.