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What Comics Sacrifice And What Lives They Live - I Know That Most Of Their Lives, Their Adult Lives, They're Sitting Around Or Walking Around With Notebooks, Writing Things Down. Usually They're Fairly Sensitive. Usually They're Very Bright. And That Makes Them Poets.

In My Life, I Didn't Get Into Comedy To Be - I Had No Business Model. All I Wanted To Do Was, Basically, Finish Becoming Myself. And You Stand In Front Of People And Be Seen And Heard In This Format. I Thought It Was The Most Practical Format For Me To Express Whatever It Was I Was Going Through. Whatever My Ideas Were In My Evolving Philosophy About Life. I Obviously Don't Sell Out Theaters. I'm Not A Household Name. I'm Not Incredibly Consistent In Terms Of Doing The Same Act Over And Over Again, And I'm Definitely Working Out A Lot Of My Existential Issues Onstage.

Most Of My Comedy Writing Happens Through Improvisation On Stage; Doing It In The Moment.

There Are A Lot Of Things That I'm Allowing Myself To Be, But It's A Conscious Effort To Experience Contentment For Me. My Brain Doesn't Do That Naturally. I'm Very Overwhelmed All Of The Time.

My Monologues Aren't Always Funny. They're Generally Thoughtful. Sometimes At Different Levels Of Aggravation. And Sometimes No Aggravation. But The Pressure On Me Is Not To Be Joke-efficient When I'm Talking On This Mic. And That Sets The Tone.