Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion.

I think there comes a time in any comedian's career where they can either coast or keep growing and evolving.

TV is a different animal. It's not a club set. As you said, you do short sets on TV - about five minutes. So you have to get that rhythm down and also be aware of the camera so you're connecting with the viewers at home as well as the studio audience. It's a different muscle to develop.

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.

Comedians have varying levels of training. It can range from classically trained actors (like Robin Williams) to people who took comedy classes to folks who just started doing it. That's the beauty of comedy: it's close to a pure meritocracy.

Chris Rock went from a guy whose name you knew from SNL to a legendary comedian by working his ass off.

Like once we picked Jim Norton as the head of security, the writing flows pretty easily.