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

Opening for Louis C.K. during his "Hilarious" tour was a great experience for me. He is the generation just ahead of me, because he started so young.

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

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.

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.

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

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