I don't really worry about a crowd liking me.

A crowd is the only way to know if something works. Telling a friend or two doesn't matter. A crowd is what tells you what works or doesn't, so I'd rather go in front of them cold and see.

I don't really worry about a crowd liking me.

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

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

Sometimes crowds start out not liking someone but then they shift and love them. Or vice versa. It can shift on a dime.

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.