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

The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It's like mourning, in essence.

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

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

That heightened dynamic can produce interesting, funny ideas that are phrased in ways that surprise even you, as the performer.

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

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.