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.

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

Louis CK went from a writer/comedian to winning Emmys for his own show because he works his ass off.

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.

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

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.

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