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.

Comedians act every night on stage, so they have great performing chops. They especially know how to play themselves, which is how we set 'Teachers Lounge' up.

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

Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion.

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

I think comedy is no different now than it was at other points. It takes a long time to get good and know how to distill what makes you funny beyond the realm of standup, which is what I'm trying to do with 'Teachers Lounge.'

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