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 am careful with my material and presentation.

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

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

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

I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic.

We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture.