The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.

My whole act is confession.

I am careful with my material and presentation.

Though it sold very well, I hated "The Edge."

I developed several comedy phone calls.

If you've never met a student from the University of Chicago, I'll describe him to you. If you give him a glass of water, he says, 'This is a glass of water. But is it a glass of water? And if it is a glass of water, why is it a glass of water?' And eventually he dies of thirst.

I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.