After college, I knew I wanted to work in comedy, so the first thing I did was go to where the comedy was. I moved from Charlottesville to Chicago, because that's where The Second City and Improv Olympics are. You have to go wherever you need to go to study what interests you.

At some point, you realize that people might be laughing at your jokes because they're afraid not to laugh.

Last night the Taliban offered to release eight Westerners if the U.S. promised not to attack. The State Department declined but thanked the Taliban for the offer, saying it really felt good to laugh again.

In real life, people in the most dire situations must cope through humor.

It doesn't matter if it's a school play or a dumb TV show. It's your work. You should care about it so much that people get annoyed with you.

No other formula gives your baby a better start in life except that stuff that comes out of you for free.

I want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.