The great thing is that I'm getting my revenge on everybody who treated me badly in high school. The bad thing is I had to go back to high school to do it.

The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed.

If you think of the people who are funny in your life, you'll note it's not because they tell jokes, it's because of their character. If you develop characters, then you'll know them, and you'll know how they'll speak. The comedy will come out of the character.

I was attracted to people who were funny because I wanted to be in that world.

Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other.

Dad had a music store, and he'd often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy.

TV is easier: it's all planned out for you, and the audience is there to see a show and they are all pumped up, but when you are in a comedy club, you have to be really funny to win them over. To me, that's more pure.

Sometimes comedy can be, like, negative and just the worst parts of ourselves coming out.