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

The more you perform, the more adept you get at the nuances of navigating that communal conversation.

Listening to your own sets and listening to the audience as you perform. It's a conversation of sorts. There is an exchange.

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

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

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

Chris Rock went from a guy whose name you knew from SNL to a legendary comedian by working his ass off.