I'll sit down for an hour or two a few days a week in a quiet place and brainstorm. The earlier in the day, the better, before the parade of distractions starts.

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

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

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

I don't do the mirror thing; maybe once or twice when I first started out.

Comedy takes all of life and puts it through a lens of acceptance, just by the mere act of talking about it on stage in a communal setting. It's very primal and ritualistic in that sense.

It always comes down to what the crowd buys coming out of your mouth, which differs from one comic to the next.