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.

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.

I belong to a gym now... well, let me rephrase that: I don't belong there at all, but I go.

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

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

Inherent in mourning is celebration. Mourning without celebration or some form of acceptance leaves you stuck.

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.