I have a lot of friends who are getting married. I try to avoid talking to them about their sex lives now 'cause it's so depressing. One guy told me it had been six months since he had gotten to second base with his wife. Yeah, I don't know which one was more pathetic: that he used the phrase 'second base' or that he hadn't been there in six months?

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

Comedians can articulate some important and profound ideas that address a lot of the hypocrisy we're inundated with (in the media).

I think the more you hone your voice, take risks and talk about things that matter, the better chance you have of getting into the realm of the philosophers of stand up. But you have to be funny.

Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.

Hard work is a muscle that you develop, as is taking risks.

Sometimes it's fun to explore ideas that might make people uncomfortable. If you let it, there's a lot of self-censoring that can go on in the name of remaining likeable, but I don't find that an artistically interesting path to take.