Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.

I also do a certain amount of talking through material on stage, to see what happens and allow interesting ideas to manifest.

Your stage persona is usually a version of yourself, to varying degrees. Some folks do a full-on character, so that's different. But most comics do some version of themselves.

I don't think comics necessarily think in literary terms. There is an element of developing your stage persona and your comedic voice, but I don't think comics see it like a character in a novel.

Inherent in mourning is celebration. Mourning without celebration or some form of acceptance leaves you stuck.

I belong to a gym now... well, let me rephrase that: I don't belong there at all, but I go.

A person riding a unicycle on a tightrope doesn't worry about being likeable; they're doing something amazing that very few people can do.