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

I wasn't in the drama department, but I auditioned anyway and he not only cast me but also included a few sketches that I wrote, which really sparked my pursuit of comedy.

The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It's like mourning, in essence.

Comics can definitely be subversive on the whole, but it's a stylistic thing.

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

Some people say homosexuality is a sin. It’s not. God is perfectly cool with it, God feels the exact same way about homosexuality that God feels about heterosexuality. Now you might say, ‘Whoa, slow down. You move too fast. How could you have the audacity, the temerity, to speak on behalf of God?’ Exactly, that’s an excellent point and I pray that you remember it.

The more you perform, the more adept you get at the nuances of navigating that communal conversation.