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

After twenty plus years of performing hundreds of shows a year, I prefer to try things out on stage rather than for friends. I don't see the benefit ….

I don't think comics necessarily think in literary terms. There is an element of developing your stage persona and your comedic voice, but I don't th….

I'm keeping in shape, you know, gotta look good for the ladies - and certain guys. Hey, I can't control who's looking. I just gotta bring the heat..

I think the more you hone your voice, take risks and talk about things that matter, the better chance you have of getting into the realm of the philo….

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

Your stage persona is usually a version of yourself, to varying degrees. Some folks do a full-on character, so that's different. But most comics do s….

I don't know that I have a single comedy philosophy. But talking about things that matter to you is a good place to start. Listening is a big part of….

Comedians have varying levels of training. It can range from classically trained actors (like Robin Williams) to people who took comedy classes to fo….

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech..

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 r….

I'm just looking for a little mystery in life... like things you can't explain. Like, you go to Mexico, they tell you don't drink the water. You go t….

I have a lot of friends who are getting married. I try to avoid talking to them about their sex lives now 'cause it's so depressing. One guy told me ….

Laughing at something is a form of accepting it or at list making peace with it..

People don't come to a comedy club simply to hear someone's thoughts, no matter how profound..

Some people say homosexuality is a sin. It’s not. God is perfectly cool with it, God feels the exact same way about homosexuality that God feels abou….

I often think about my future wife and how lax she's been about getting in touch with me..

I belong to a gym now... well, let me rephrase that: I don't belong there at all, but I go..

Comedians can articulate some important and profound ideas that address a lot of the hypocrisy we're inundated with (in the media)..

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 o….

Comedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion..