As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

My whole act is confession.

While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.

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.

The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.

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

My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's.