I first did stand-up when I was 17, and then I passed out fliers for a comedy club (in New York City) and I got onstage whenever I could. And musical theater went out the window as soon as I started doing stand-up.

I'm doing stuff on Kaballah and Scientology and a little bit more racial stuff, for good measure.

Also, I learned whether you are gay, bisexual, it doesn't matter, you know... because, at the end of the day, they're both gross. But mostly, I learned that elderly black women are wise beyond their years... but younger black women are prostitutes.

Mommy is one of the chosen people … and daddy believes that Jesus is magic!

I started out in clubs, and I've always liked clubs. I like theaters because people are there for the show.

You want the actors to disappear into roles and stay under the radar, and that gets harder when someone is known for their actual personality, or who they seem to be.

By the time I would have graduated, at 22, I was a writer and featured performer on Saturday Night Live.