A crowd is the only way to know if something works. Telling a friend or two doesn't matter. A crowd is what tells you what works or doesn't, so I'd rather go in front of them cold and see.

It's a constant process of bouncing ideas off of one another and intuitively arriving at the right decision in the moment.

That heightened dynamic can produce interesting, funny ideas that are phrased in ways that surprise even you, as the performer.

Laughing at something is a form of accepting it or at list making peace with it.

I often think about my future wife and how lax she's been about getting in touch with me.

If you're funny, you can find a stage to get on. If you're good, you'll start to get work and eventually get paid.

I don't know that I have a single comedy philosophy. But talking about things that matter to you is a good place to start. Listening is a big part of it, too.