I'm not someone who gets to play The O2 and places like that, but that's the kind of rock and roll venue. The popularity of stand-up means that some people are getting to play rock star venues. Read Summary
Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person. Read Summary
So many times I've done a CD, and then the week after I record it, I've got this new tagline that's killer. And it makes the whole bit better. It happens all the time. But that's just the process of comedy. Read Summary
I never want to compromise my act just to get a laugh. Read Summary
Any comic like myself owes everything he has to Lenny Bruce. He was the originator. The godfather of uncensored American stand-up is clearly Lenny Bruce. Read Summary
Stand-up is still my favorite, but the podcast is a close second. It's so fun, and it's given me the opportunity to have three-hour conversations with people I wouldn't have otherwise been able to talk to. When I talked to Maynard Keenan from Tool, I almost couldn't believe it was happening. Read Summary
When it's going well, stand-up is the best thing in the world, but when it's not, it feels like all your toes are being pulled off one by one. Read Summary
I have the improv background, but stand-up is different. Read Summary